Field Education Director & Clinical Assistant Professor of Practice
Contact Information
Email: courtney.thomas@ua.edu
Office: Little Hall 2016
Phone: (205) 348-3934
Departments
- Field Education Program
Education
- BSW, Auburn University
- MSW, Baylor University
- DSW, University of Alabama
Areas of Interest and Expertise
- Organizational Leadership & Wellness
- Community Engaged Learning
- Civic Leadership
- Child Welfare and Foster Care
- Nonprofit Management, Higher Education
- Community Engagement & Development
- Policy & Macro Practice
Bio
Courtney Chapman Thomas is a native of Eufaula, AL. For the last ten years, Courtney has served as the Senior Director of The Center for Service and Leadership at The University of Alabama. Courtney is a visionary leader with more than 14 years of progressively responsible leadership experience designing and driving strategy, curriculum, and assessment for community engagement, justice based work, and leadership. Throughout her career at the Capstone she has had a proven ability to conceptualize and deliver high-impact, immersive, cost-effective programming to diverse audiences. She has also demonstrated successful leveraging of both internal and external relationships to increase stakeholder engagement and financial support. Courtney has a strong passion for civic leadership, social change, social justice, and empowering others to be active, global citizens. Courtney is an active member of the Tuscaloosa community and serves on numerous civic organizations and nonprofits committees and boards. Courtney is currently a Baylor University Board of Advocates member for the Garland School of Social Work. Courtney received her Bachelors of Social Work from Auburn University and her Masters of Social Work focusing on Global Social Issues of Poverty and its effects on Physical and Mental Health from Baylor University. Currently , Courtney is pursuing her Doctorate of Social Work in Organizational Leadership at The University of Alabama.