Dr. Devan Stahl’s call to bioethics began with her own experience as a patient. Diagnosed with multiple sclerosis as a young woman, she recognized aspects of the healthcare system that could be improved — most notably, the ways doctors and decision-makers communicated with (and considered) people with disabilities. Stahl, an assistant professor of religion, joined Baylor’s Department of Religion in 2019 after serving on the clinical ethics faculty at Michigan State. Her focus is on bioethical issues as they relate to people with disabilities — individuals whose quality of life is often undervalued by people without disabilities. Those biased judgements, she says, can impact treatment.