Melody Escobar, Ph. D., is an Associate Research Scientist at the Baylor Center for Disability and Flourishing. 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 and is the author of Revelations of Divine Care (Baylor University Press, Studies in Religion, Theology, and Disability Series, 2024), which explores the lived experiences of caregivers and their children with disabilities and the writings of Christian mystic Julian of Norwich.
