MAGGIE BAKER M.A. ’18 was living in the Middle East when she felt called to pursue a master’s degree in marriage and family therapy at Wheaton. While overseas, Maggie saw the need for mental health care within expatriate communities. She hopes her Wheaton education will help her open a clinic in a Muslim- majority area of the world.

During her first week of classes, Maggie was inspired by Dr. Sally Schwer Canning, professor of psychology, who shared how people can experience God through their senses.

“I have become an observer and a learner,” Maggie says. “If a problem arises in a family system that causes unhealthy relational patterns, we as therapists can find out what’s needed to help it run in a whole and healthy way.”

As the second female Wheaton College Graduate School chaplain, Maggie has a vision to “bring community to graduate school.” Her global experiences motivate her to explore how international students shape the Chaplain’s Office for the better.

“My prayer is for unity,” she says. “To let Jesus’ love overflow from us to the wider Wheaton and Chicago area, and to the world.”