Chippewa Thomas directs the Office of Faculty Engagement within the Vice President’s Office for University Outreach, Auburn University. She is also a professor of Counselor Education (Clinical Mental Health) programs in the Department of Special Education, Rehabilitation, Counseling/School Psychology. As both an administrator and faculty member, she’s responsible for providing campus-wide leadership engaging faculty in outreach related work and the development of outreach scholarship. Dr. Thomas facilitates joint projects between faculty and community partners, manages an internal outreach grant program, and hosts an annual outreach scholarship symposium. Her research examines faculty development, wellness/vitality, mental health among other marginalized populations; international outreach education/study abroad and publicly engaged scholarship. She is the president of the Fulbright Association Alabama chapter, and her national professional service roles have included member of the Ethics Committee for the American Counseling Association and member of the American Mental Health Counselors Association Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Taskforce. Dr. Thomas received a B.A. in Psychology from Tuskegee University before earning an M.Ed. in Community Agency Counseling and a Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision at Auburn University. She also received a certificate of continuing education from the Management Development Program of Harvard University's Harvard Institutes for Higher Education.