Taran earned her BS degree in Health Education and Health Promotion from Arizona State University, along with her BS degree in Health Science (Healthy Lifestyles Coaching & Fitness Science). She will be starting her Master's in Public Health degree in 2023. Taran is also a Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) and has been working as a Teaching Assistant since August 2020 and an Academic Associate within the College of Health Solutions since January 2022 for HEP 454, HEP 490, and HEP 466.
Taran's background has been in health education and health promotion, curriculum design, military health, public health food safety, obesity, program management, and nutrition education.