Stephen Thomas
Graduate Assistant
Ph.D. Student in Political Science
Education
B.A., American Government & Political Philosophy, Belmont Abbey College, 2018
Bio
Stephen entered the PhD program at Baylor University in the fall of 2022. He graduated magna cum laude from Belmont Abbey College as a Thomas More Scholar in 2018 and is a member of the Gamma Iota Chapter of the Delta Epsilon Sigma Academic Honor Society. Before entering the PhD program, Stephen oversaw the transition of the history curriculum to classical pedagogy at Saint Michael's Catholic School in Gastonia, North Carolina, where he taught for two years.
His primary areas of research interest include American Political Thought, with an special interest in the relationship between mediating institutions and the state, as well as the effects of digital and mass media on politics. His secondary field of interest lies is International Relations, with a focus on American National Security Affairs.
Conference Presentations
“Religion’s Place and the Relationship between Faith and Reason,” Ciceronian Society Conference, Belmont NC, March 10th, 2023