Robbins College Research News & Highlights
Baylor University is well-represented again on a prestigious list compiling the top 2% most-cited researchers in the world. In a database compiled by Stanford University, 50 current or retired Baylor faculty members appear among the top 2% of the most-cited researchers across 22 scientific fields and 174 sub-fields according to the standard Science-Metrix classification.
At Baylor University's ARKTOS Research Center, researchers uncover new insights into how people think, perform, and make decisions in some of the world's most demanding environments. Cory Smith, PhD, Director of ARKTOS, takes listeners inside this one-of-a-kind research center, which includes an environmental chamber where temperatures can be sustained at 30 degrees below zero Celsius and altitudes can be simulated up to 30,000 feet.
Gabriel A. Benavidez, PhD, Assistant Professor in the Department of Public Health in Baylor University’s Robbins College of Health and Human Sciences, has received a two-year, $168,839, R03 award from the National Institutes of Health for his project, “Refining Small-Area Cancer Surveillance Through AI-Driven Spatial Clustering.”
Congratulations to the 2026-27 Robbins College of Health and Human Sciences internal seed funding award recipients! In addition to the Robbins College Research Program, the College awarded the Pedagogical Scholarship Award Program and the Dr. Mike and Mrs. Micki Maris Endowed Seed Fund for Graduate Student Research.
Mickey Langlais, PhD, Assistant Professor in the Department of Human Sciences and Design in Baylor University’s Robbins College of Health and Human Sciences, has received a three-year $519,501 R15 award from the National Institutes of Health for his project, “Mobile Media Use and Preschoolers’ Peer Interaction Skills.”
Baylor-led research has found a dramatic shift in sleep for college students. Jason R. Carter, PhD, researcher and Dean of Robbins College of Health and Human Sciences, explains why this could have significant implications for mental health, academic success, and long-term health.
Researchers in Baylor University’s Robbins College are celebrating a number of recent, significant external funding awards. Totaling more than $7.4 million, the awards stretch across departments and disciplines, but share a common theme of seeking to enhance health, quality of life, and human flourishing for individuals and communities.
Many stroke, traumatic brain injury, or neurological disease survivors experience aphasia, which is an impairment in their ability to communicate. Researcher Jungjun Park, PhD, CCC-SLP, Associate Professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, says a speech-language pathologist can help individuals relearn language skills or develop alternative ways to communicate through electronic devices, gestures, notebooks, and pictures.