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Meet the Baylor researchers starring in this year’s national brand campaign

…of lesser-known figures. * Dr. Danielle Parrish, professor of social work: Parrish’s work addresses health outcomes for underserved young women in the juvenile justice system. An expert in the prevention of substance-exposed pregnancies, she recently earned a National Institutes of Health grant to test integrated programming and interventions to support these teens’ well-being and health. * Dr. Zhenrong Zhang, associate professor of physics: Zhang…

Baylor social work prof earns $3.1 million grant to test care for women in juvenile justice system

…sive support to cover a variety of issues, such as substance abuse and pregnancy. What she saw was mostly siloed care. Today, Parrish is a professor at the Houston campus of Baylor’s Diana R. Garland School of Social Work who has long applied her research efforts to filling the gaps. Earlier this spring, she was awarded a $3.1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to test comprehensive risk reduction intervention efforts for y…

7 things to see and do in Waco (that you probably haven’t seen/done yet)

…If you want to know more about Miller, Baylor history professor T. Michael Parrish has literally written the book.] * Waco Downtown Farmers Market — Open every Saturday, the Waco Downtown Farmers Market features the best local agricultural producers and artisan vendors within 150 miles of Waco — everything from fresh meats, cheeses, fruits and vegetables to artisan pastries, jams, soaps and more (plus food trucks!). * Fabled — Downtown Waco’s newe…

Why it’s a big deal that Baylor is hiring five new endowed chairs

…lor to recruit veteran and proven researchers — professors who, as Provost Nancy Brickhouse puts it, “are at the peak of their game and conduct advanced research that addresses significant issues.” Baylor is hiring right now for five endowed chair positions, with more future positions in the works: The Kenneth and Celia Carlile Chair in Materials Science, The Jackson Family Endowed Chair for Baylor in Latin America, The McCollum Family Endowed Cha…

Baylor Regent’s family gives $30 million to support Baylor student scholarships

…air in the Hankamer School of Business; $1.5 million from John (BBA ’79) & Nancy (BSEd ’79) Jackson to support an endowed chair as part of BU’s Latin America initiative; and $5 million from Ed (BBA ’73) & Denise Crenshaw to endow two Hankamer School of Business faculty positions and a Student Foundation scholarship. Throughout the Baylor Family, individuals and families have stepped up to support Baylor students, faculty, and research efforts — ge…

Baylor profs leading national & international academic journals

…tford, senior editor, Sixteenth Century Journal SOCIAL WORK * Dr. Danielle Parrish, editor-in-chief, Journal of Social Work Education SOCIOLOGY * Dr. Jerry Park, associate editor, Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion THEATRE * Dr. David Jortner, book review editor, Asian Theatre Journal TRUETT SEMINARY * Dr. Scott Gibson, general editor, The Journal of the Evangelical Homiletics Society That list may not be exhaustive — in fact, if you kno…

Meet Baylor’s expert on the prevention of substance-exposed pregnancies

…ldbearing age were effective in reducing the risk of substance-exposed pregnancy. Parrish is also conducting a pilot study of the CHOICES-Teen intervention — similar to CHOICES4Health — but designed specifically to reduce the risks of alcohol- and marijuana-exposed pregnancy among high risk adolescent women involved in the juvenile justice system. This survey is currently testing the effectiveness of telehealth and mobile health applications as an…

Baylor professors of the year represent religion, business, English & geosciences

…essor awards for 2019-20: Dr. Sara Alexander, BA ’79 (anthropology); Dr. Kenichi Hatakeyama (physics); Dr. Emily Hunter (business); Dr. Howard Lee (physics); Dr. Yang Li (engineering); Dr. Horace Maxile, Jr. (music); Dr. Danielle Parrish (social work); Dr. Edward Polson, MDiv/MSW ’03, MA ’06, PhD ’09 (social work); Dr. Anne Spence (engineering); Dr. Scott Spinks (Spanish); Dr. Edward Taylor (music); and Dr. Randall Umstead (music). Sic ’em, Baylor…

Now 100 episodes in, Baylor Connections shares BU stories straight from the source

…mpling of the many ways Baylor and Baylor people impact the world: Provost Nancy Brickhouse, BA ’82, assumed the role of provost at her alma mater last summer. In this episode, she talks about what it’s like to return after more than three decades in higher education, and examines how Baylor’s R1/Tier 1 research aspirations will help Baylor speak into important societal issues with a distinct Christian voice. Dr. Dwayne Simmons, the Cornelia Marsc…

We have much to be thankful for, Baylor Family

…ons to the Baylor Family — 2019 marked the arrival of our new provost, Dr. Nancy Brickhouse, who is leading Baylor’s efforts to increase its research efforts (and their impacts on the world). We also welcomed the Class of 2023 — some 3,300+ students that made up the most academically qualified class in our history — as well as the countless Future Bears that frequent Baylor’s Instagram feed! * Traditions, both old and new — One can’t think of Bayl…