Dr. Deborah H. C. Gin

Deborah H. C. Gin joined the ATS staff in August 2014 as director of re-
search 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 assessment
analysis and education and as director of diversity studies at Azusa.

Gin’s areas of research include pedagogy, higher education administra-
tion, multicultural education engagement, and diversity inclusivity. Prior to
coming to ATS, she received a research grant to pursue Asian American
faculty perspectives on the pursuit of administration in higher education
and presented at an international conference on multicultural education
in Seoul, Korea. Her articles have appeared in To Improve the Academy,
Theological Education and Multicultural Education Review. Chapters she
has published include ““Ruth: Identity and Leadership from Multivocal
Spaces,” in Mirrored Reflections: Reframing Biblical Characters; “Loving
My Neighbor,” in Strength to Be Holy; and “Asian American Ethnic/Racial
Identity Development,” in Asian American Christianity: A Reader.

Gin is a regular blogger on leadership issues related to Asian American
women, has been a frequent invited speaker on topics related to race, ex-
cellence, 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 Haggard Graduate School
of Theology, a master’s of music degree in vocal performance from the
University of Southern California, and a PhD in higher education from
Claremont Graduate University.