Biology
Abigail Orr, PhD
- Lecturer in Biology
Biography
Dr. Abigail Orr is a Lecturer in Biology at Baylor University, where she joined the faculty in August 2026. Her background includes biomedical sciences, entomology, and university teaching. Before joining Baylor, she served as a Visiting Lecturer in the Department of Entomology at Texas A&M University from June 2025 to August 2026 and as a Graduate Teaching Assistant from August 2024 to May 2025.
Education and Training
- Doctoral training, Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University, 2019–2025
- Certificate in Vector Biology and Vector-Borne Disease Response in Human and Animal, Texas A&M University, 2021
- BS in Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, 2019
Research Background
Her research background includes blow fly biology and associated microbial communities. She has presented work investigating blow flies as indicators of microbes, comparing laboratory and field datasets and examining how RNA sample preparation methods affect the microbes detected.
- Contact Information
- Abigail_Orr@baylor.edu
- Websites