Research Profiles

As one of only 37 private R1 institutions in the United States, Baylor University has world-renowned faculty initiating groundbreaking research right here in Waco, Texas. Moreover, many of Baylor's graduate students are participating in this research or initiating research of their own. These research profiles serve as an archive of the top-tier research taking place within graduate education at Baylor. 

Patrick Leech

Ph.D. Candidate, History
Hungarian Diaspora and Cold War Politics

Rachel Abouras

Ph.D. Candidate, Higher Education Studies & Leadership
Higher Education in Prison

Ruthie Knight

Ph.D. Candidate, Communication Sciences & Disorders
Prefrontal Hemodynamics in Silent and Oral Reading

Ankush Kanuganti

Ph.D. Candidate, Physics
Experimental Particle Physics

James Mann

Ph.D. Candidate, Biology
Mosquito Biology

Jillian Higgins

M.A. Student, History
History, Religion, and Gender

Jacob Hatvany

Ph.D. Candidate, Chemistry & Biochemistry
Mass Spectrometry

Bryan King

Ph.D. Candidate, Biology
Molecular Genetics of Mosquitos

Dr. Aaron Wright

Professor of Biology
Schofield Endowed Chair in Biomedical Science

Nick Wagner

Ph.D. Candidate, Geosciences
Mars and Comparative Planetology Research

John Joseph Marchetta

Ph.D. Student, Physics
Loop Quantum Gravity & String Theory

Haleigh Parker

Ph.D. Candidate, Biology
Cell, Molecular, Health, and Disease

Dr. Julia Chan

Professor of Chemistry, Biochemistry, & Materials Science
Fenn Family Endowed Chair in Materials Science

Kendall Scarlett

Ph.D. Candidate, Environmental Science
National John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellow

Dr. Bryan Shaw

Professor, Chemistry & Biochemistry
Shaw Research Group

Dr. J. Brian Jordon

Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Carlile Endowed Chair in Materials Science