Chaplaincy Assistants
Chaplaincy Assistants are usually considering a vocation to ordained ministry and spend a year with us as part of the discernment process. They work alongside the Chaplains and are responsible for many of the day to day practical tasks in the Chaplaincies across all of the King's campuses, and can be contacted by email.
The Chaplaincy Assistants for 2026-27 are:
Olivia Robinson
Olivia was born and raised in Northeast Ohio, USA, before moving to Oxford to study Theology and Religion at Harris Manchester College, University of Oxford. Following her studies, she spent a year participating in the National Ministry Experience Scheme through the Diocese of London, during which she served as an intern at a parish church in Islington. These experiences have fostered her interests in biblical Hebrew, Old Testament studies, and feminist theology. She is a contributor for various platforms including Feminist Studies in Religion and the London School of Economics’ Religion and Global Society Blog.
In her free time, Olivia enjoys running, knitting, sketching, and oil painting. She is also currently working towards completing her Level 2 Award with the Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) by the end of the academic year.
Jamie Sullivan
Jamie grew up in Oxford and studied Neuroscience at the University of Exeter. She first came to faith at university, where she had the pleasure of working as a Chaplaincy Assistant during her final year of study.
She enjoys salsa dancing, playing guitar, and doing various arts and crafts.
Walden Wu
Walden grew up in China; he has studied in Ningbo (China), Glasgow, Cambridge, and Heidelberg (Germany). Before coming to King’s, he completed a PhD in film studies at the University of Cambridge with a philosophical and theological focus—the theological aspect can be most vividly seen in the last episode of Call the Midwife, where Walden makes a cameo appearance as the acolyte at Sister Monica Joan’s funeral.
He welcomes any conversations around arts and theology in the broadest sense, as well as surprising and serendipitous ways of reading the Scripture.
Aside from enjoying all sorts of visual arts, he is also an avid reader of massive tomes. He finished In Search of Lost Time early this year.