Deborah Jian Lee

Deborah Jian Lee is an accomplished editor and reporter currently working with the Economic Hardship Reporting Project since February 2021 and serving as a Journalism Fellow at Harvard Divinity School since June 2021. Previous experience includes a role as Senior Correspondent at Religion Dispatches, where narrative features focused on the intersection of evangelicalism with various social issues. In addition, Deborah authored the book "Rescuing Jesus: How People of Color, Women and Queer Christians are Reclaiming Evangelicalism," published in November 2015. Deborah's journalism contributions also span personal finance and business writing for Forbes. Academic credentials include a Master’s degree from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and a Bachelor's degree from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, complemented by studies at Tsinghua University.