Debbie Gin

Deborah H.C. Gin joined the ATS staff in August 2014 as director of research and faculty development. In addition to launching the Association’s new research initiative and directing programs for faculty, she contributes to the ongoing dialogue about educational models that will have future viability and sustainability. Gin came to ATS from Azusa Pacific University, where she served as a senior faculty fellow in the Center for Teaching, Learning, and Assessment and as associate professor of ministry at Azusa Pacific Seminary. She previously served as director of diversity studies at Azusa.

At ATS, Gin has directed projects to make data more accessible to the public—both at policy and programmatic levels—such as the new ATS Data Visualization tool and the ATS Research and Data webpage.  She oversees teams of consultants conducting research on changes in leadership in ATS schools, on the alumni/ae workforce, on organizational and educational models, and on the impact of COVID on ATS schools.

Gin’s areas of personal research include pedagogy, higher education administration, multicultural education engagement, and diversity inclusivity. Her articles have appeared in To Improve the Academy, Theological Education, and Multicultural Education Review. Selected articles and book chapters include “Embracing Diversity:  Two Models of Faculty Engagement”, Theological Education 52 (2018); “Ruth: Identity and Leadership from Multivocal Spaces,” in Mirrored Reflections: Reframing Biblical Characters; and “Loving My Neighbor,” in Strength to Be Holy.

Gin is a regular blogger on leadership issues related to Asian American women, has been a frequent invited speaker on topics related to race, excellence, and inclusion, and is a member of the Association of American Colleges & Universities’ VALUE initiative Intercultural Competence rubric development team.  She earned an MDiv from Azusa Pacific Seminary, an MA in Music from the University of Southern California, and a PhD in higher education from Claremont Graduate University.  She and her husband reside in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.