Global Research Team
Senior Research Professor
Baylor University, Sociology
Robert D. Woodberry is Senior Research Professor and Director of the Project on Religion and Economic Change at Baylor University's Institute for Studies of Religion and Institute for Global Human Flourishing. His research uses comparative historical and statistical methods to analyze the long-term social, political, and economic impact of Protestant missionary activity in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. He is best known for his American Political Science Review article 'The Missionary Roots of Liberal Democracy.'
Childhood experiences and adult community participation in secular and religious contexts in 22 countries
Scientific Reports · 2025
Childhood experiences and adult prayer or meditation in 22 countries around the world
Scientific Reports · 2025
Childhood predictors of charitable giving and helping across 22 countries in the Global Flourishing Study
Scientific Reports · 2025
Childhood predictors of volunteering across 22 countries in the Global Flourishing Study
Scientific Reports · 2025
Community participation in secular and religious contexts across sociodemographic groups in 22 countries
Scientific Reports · 2025
Cross-national variation in faith sharing across religious traditions
Scientific Reports · 2025 · First author
Demographic variation in charitable giving and helping across 22 countries in the Global Flourishing Study
Scientific Reports · 2025
Religious centrality across 22 countries
Scientific Reports · 2025 · First author
The Global Flourishing Study: Study Profile and Initial Results on Flourishing
Nature Mental Health · 2025
Understanding who volunteers globally through an examination of demographic variation in volunteering across 22 countries
Scientific Reports · 2025