Melody Escobar
Postdoctoral Research Associate Baylor Collaborative on Faith & Disability
Melody Escobar, PhD, is a research associate at Baylor University, Collaborative on Faith and Disability. Her research and publications in Christian spirituality and practical theology focus on families who experience disability, innovative models of ministry, and curricula advancing inclusion and belonging in academic and spiritual life. She lectures in religion and disability, eco-justice, and mysticism. Her forthcoming book, Revelations of Divine Care (Baylor University Press, Studies in Religion, Theology, and Disability Series), explores the lived experiences of caregivers of disabled children and the writings of Christian mystic Julian of Norwich.