Taylan Stulting

Taylan Stulting is a Policy Associate at the CUNY Institute for State and Local Governance where they oversee multiple projects focusing on gender-based violence including survivor engagement, training and technical assistance, and curriculum development. Taylan has over eight years of experience working with survivors through research, grassroots organizing, policy development, direct service, and community education with a particular focus on working with queer and transgender survivors. Prior to their current role, Taylan was the Enough is Enough Coordinator at Kingsbridge Heights Community Center in the Bronx. In that role, they worked with 12 colleges and universities across New York City to support gender-based violence prevention and response efforts. Taylan is also a Circle Keeper for Hidden Water, an organization working to end child sexual abuse through restorative justice practices. As a survivor, Taylan firmly believes in the strength of survivor-led movements and empowering student survivors to enact change on their campuses. Taylan approaches their work with a commitment to anti-oppression, gender liberation, and racial justice.

Taylan holds a B.A. in Women’s and Gender Studies from Bucknell University, an M.A. in Gender, Violence and Conflict from University of Sussex, and an M.SW. with a Certificate in Trauma Practice from Simmons University.