Taylor Hanna-Peterson

Taylor Hanna-Peterson serves as the Academic Programs Coordinator for the School of Social Welfare. In this role, Taylor is responsible for supporting faculty, part-time instructors, and Program Directors across all academic programs with quality instructional and administrative support. She develops, provides, and tracks uptake of educational and training materials and activities to support the School’s teaching mission; catalogs, updates, and ensures the dissemination and uptake of current teaching resources (e.g., course syllabi, Canvas course templates), in coordination with Program Directors; and serves as a resource for instructors by providing technology support for Canvas and other instructional based programs. Taylor will also work to support the administrative needs of the School’s doctoral programs including documenting doctoral student milestones, managing plan changes, leaves of absence, and graduation certification.

Taylor earned a Bachelor of General Studies in Applied Behavioral Sciences and a Master of Science in Education in Higher Education Administration, both from the University of Kansas. Prior to her current role, she served as the Success Technologies Analyst for Academic Success, a Senior Academic Advisor with the University of Kansas Honors Program and an Academic Advisor in College Advising and Student Services (CASS) at KU, advising Psychology, Neuroscience, and Behavioral Science students. She also has several years working in KU Student Housing as a student and graduate staff member.

While in Academic Advising, she served as the NACADA (The Global Community for Academic Advising) co-chair for On-Site Registration for the 2020 NACADA Region 7 Conference, and the co-chair the 2022 Region 7 NACADA Conference, hosted here in Lawrence. Taylor was honored with the 2021 NACADA Region 7 Excellence in Advising - New Advisor Award at NACADA Region 7 2021. Outside of work, Taylor and her husband are both proud Jayhawk fans and fur-parents to their rescue cat, Luna. She is also an active alumnae member of Omega Phi Alpha, National Service Sorority, KU’s only Service Sorority.