Graduate Fellows

Chloë Sells is a doctoral student studying Applied Organic Chemistry. She received a BS from Baylor in 2013 and spent 4 years working in the biomedical industry prior to returning to Baylor to pursue a PhD. Within the ATL her work primarily centers on STEM Education and survey design. Currently a laboratory teaching assistant for the organic chemistry course sequence, she is passionate about helping students develop the skills required to translate learned theory into practical applications and develop confidence in a research-type environment. In her free time she enjoys hiking, traveling, and adding books to her ever-growing “to be read” pile.

Kaitlyn Waynen is a Ph.D. student in the History department. Her research interests include 19th century female authorship, women’s experiences in imperial spaces, and how religion informed both real and imagined encounters with empire. She received her MA and BA from Texas Woman’s University with a major in history. She also spent three years working as an adjunct instructor for the History department at TWU, developing a passion for teaching and an interest in helping students engage with and participate in scholarly and intellectual conversations in a thoughtful and well-informed manner.

Yuyan Jiao is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Curriculum & Instruction. She prefers to be called "Joy" because she was brought to Baylor by God from China, and she hopes to always enjoy joy and peace in the presence of God no matter the situation. She specializes in literacy education. Her dissertation focuses on the integration of literacy practices in science education. Her research interest includes culturally responsive teaching, multiliteracies pedagogy, and the integration between literacy and other subject-matter teaching. She likes traveling, cooking, fishing, and watching Marvel movies.