Taylor Berninger, M.S., M.A., M.Ed., CGC
Taylor Berninger, M.S., M.A., M.Ed., CGC
Co-Director of Genetic Counseling (San Diego)
School of Health Professions
Education
M.Ed. in Secondary Education, 2009, University of Missouri-St. Louis; M.S. in Genetic Counseling, 2011, Northwestern University; M.A. in Medical Humanities, 2015, Northwesten University; B.A. in Distributed Studies, 2007, University of Colorado Boulder
Biography
Taylor Berninger, M.S., M.A., M.Ed., CGC, is the co-director of the Augustana-Sanford Genetic Counseling Program (ASGCGP) in San Diego, California. She also works at the University of California San Diego (UCSD) with the T. Denny Sanford Institute for Empathy and Compassion. She transitioned to her current role with UCSD in 2021 after working in fetal care and genetics since starting with the Augustana program in 2016. She was previously employed at Human Longevity, Inc., and, prior to that, she worked at Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD), providing prenatal, cancer, cardiology, neurology and general adult consultations. Berninger was selected as the recipient of the Command Star Performer Award for July 2014 to recognize service excellence and patient- and family-focused care. Before working at NMCSD, she worked at the Greater Los Angeles VA, providing cancer and adult genetic consultation and participating in health systems research. Berninger earned a Master of Science in genetic counseling and Master of Arts in medical humanities and bioethics from Northwestern University in 2011 and 2015, respectively. She also holds a Master of Education in secondary education from the University of Missouri-St. Louis and was a member of the Teach For America St. Louis Corps for two years. She is an active volunteer with the National Society of Genetic Counselors and the Genetic Counselor Educators Association.