Savannah Rauschendorfer Joins Department of Health, Human Performance, and Recreation

Baylor University’s Robbins College of Health and Human Sciences is pleased to announce the appointment of Savannah Rauschendorfer, PhD, as Assistant Professor in the Department of Health, Human Performance, and Recreation.

“We are so excited to have Dr. Rauschendorfer joining us,” Dale Connally, PhD, Chair of the Department of Health, Human Performance, and Recreation. “Savannah has hit the ground running—already collaborating with our current faculty on research projects. I believe her research in exercise oncology will significantly impact the future of cancer treatments.”

Rauschendorfer comes to Baylor from the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, where she recently completed a postdoctoral fellowship with the Department of Pediatric Research. She completed her PhD in Exercise Physiology at the University of Texas, her Master of Science in Clinical and Applied Physiology at the University of Miami, and her Bachelor of Science at Indiana University.

With a research focus on clinical exercise oncology, Rauschendorfer specializes in early detection and prevention of off-target musculoskeletal and cardiovascular effects of cancer therapies in adolescents and young adults. She has published extensively in this area and previously worked in the Cardiovascular Aging Research Laboratory at the University of Texas at Austin. She is currently seeking funding with the National Institute of Health to continue her work.

In addition to serving as her area of academic focus, exercise physiology is also deeply integrated into Rauschendorfer’s daily life. She is actively involved in the fitness community and has served for nearly a decade as both a Pilates and yoga instructor. She and her husband enjoy engaging in active lifestyles, traveling, food, and live music.

“I am thrilled to be a part of Baylor University and its mission!” Rauschendorfer shared. “It is an honor to join the Department of Health, Human Performance, and Recreation and bring my area of expertise. I look forward to collaborating with current faculty across the many disciplines within the Robbins College of Health and Human Sciences.”