Kevin Scott, PhD

Professional Summary

Dr. Kevin Scott serves as Senior Academic Writing Consultant in the Research and Writing Development Center (RWDC) within the EdD in Learning and Organizational Change program and also as an Associate Graduate Faculty at Baylor University. Dr. Scott brings a lifelong love of reading, research, and writing to his role. 

Dr. Scott received his Ph.D. from Baylor University's Department of Religion, where he specialized in the prophetic literature of the Hebrew Bible. He has presented research at national conferences in Boston, Denver, San Antonio, and San Diego. Dr. Scott has also published research with Brill and the Catholic Biblical Association of America. Dr. Scott completed his B.A. in Religious Studies and Political Science at the University of North Carolina and his M.A. in Religion at Wake Forest University.

In his spare time, he enjoys teaching courses in biblical studies at Baylor University, traveling, and annoying his cat, Rupert. 

Dr. Scott is also an affiliate faculty member of the Baylor Center for Developmental Disabilities.

Education

• PhD, Hebrew Bible, Religion, Baylor University (2022)
• MA, Religious Studies, Wake Forest University (2014)
• BA, Religious Studies and Political Science, University of North Carolina (2010)

Select Publications

“Time and the Locust Plagues in the Book of Joel and the Sefire Inscriptions.” Catholic Biblical Quarterly 85:1 (2023): 19–35. DOI: 10.1353/cbq.2023.0001 

“‘Can You Hear Me Now?...Good!:’ A Deaf Adder and the Inversion of Disability Imagery in Psalm 58:5–6.” Biblical Interpretation 30:3 (2022): 294–311. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1163/15685152-20211594