Congratulations to Hexin Yang and Taylor Harrington who have recently become PhD candidates

Hexin Yang, Taylor Harrington
2026-05-01

Congratulations to Hexin Yang and Taylor Harrington who have recently become PhD candidates! We look forward to their continued research contributions.

PhD Candidacy Students
Hexin Yang
Hexin Yang
PhD Candidate, Methodologist

Hexin is interested in studying child and adolescent development across various contexts, particularly in school settings, using advanced statistical analyses.

Taylor Harrington
Taylor Harrington
PhD Candidate, Methodologist

Taylor Harrington, MS, is a PhD candidate in Public Health at The Ohio State University. To investigate how multi-level factors shape health behaviors and outcomes, she integrates advanced computational and geospatial methods, including machine learning (e.g., computer vision, random forests, structured topic modeling, text mining) and geospatial modeling (e.g., Bayesian spatial modeling, remote sensing). Through this work, she aims to generate actionable evidence to inform equitable health policy and community-level interventions.