Rev. Dr. Becca Edwards, Ph.D, M.Div.
Becca Edwards joins Texas Impact after completing a Masters in Divinity at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary. She is chair of the Mercy and Justice committee at First United Methodist Church of Austin. Rev. Dr. Edwards was commissioned as a Provisional Deacon in the Capital District of the Rio Texas Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church.
Becca earned a PhD in Wind Science and Engineering at Texas Tech University in 2009. Her research led her to set up wind instruments ahead of landfalling hurricanes along the Gulf coast. She served as a visiting assistant professor of physics at Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas for ten years, teaching climate science, earth science, and engineering courses and conducting research in the areas of hydroclimate extremes and air quality.
Her current interests include liberation theology, climate justice, hydroclimate extremes, interfaith understanding, and worship. Becca lives in Round Rock with her husband and four children and is always searching for the best day hike/taco combo in Austin. So far it’s hard to beat the Taco Deli at the Spyglass trailhead of the Barton Creek Greenbelt.