Xenia L. Chan, Ph.D., M.Div.

Biography 

Xenia Ling-Yee Chan joined Augustana University in August 2024 as an assistant professor of religion. Chan earned a Ph.D. from University of St. Michael's College (University of Toronto). She earned a master’s degree in biblical studies from the Seminary at Tyndale University and bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Ottawa.

At Augustana, Chan teaches courses in Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. She has published in the Canadian-American Theological Review and Black Theology journals. She has also contributed book chapters to "Advancing Models of Mission: Evaluating the Past and Looking to the Future" (eds. Kenneth R. Nehrbass, Amita Arrington and Narry F. Santos) and "Mission amid Global Crises – Academy, Agency, and Community: Perspectives from Canada" (eds. Narry F. Santos and Rupen Das). She co-edited with Narry F. Santos, "The Past, Present, and Future of Evangelical Mission: Academy, Agency, Assembly and Agora: Perspectives from Canada" (Pickwick, 2022). Chan is an active member of the Society of Biblical Literature, Canadian Society of Biblical Studies, Catholic Bible Association, Asian Pacific American Religions Research Initiative, Asian Theological Institute, Pacific, Asian, and North American Asian Women in Theology and Ministry community, and Society of Sinophone Studies.

Prior to becoming an academic, Chan was a journalist with the South China Morning Post. She is a ministerial candidate in the Free Methodist Church of Canada and remains active on the board of the Dale Ministries, a non-profit serving the unhoused in downtown Toronto, Canada.