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Chippewa M. Thomas directs the Office of Faculty Engagement, a division of the Vice President’s Office for University Outreach at Auburn University. She is also a full professor of Counselor Education (Clinical Mental Health) programs in the Department of Special Education, Rehabilitation, Counseling/School Psychology in the College of Education. As both administrator and member of the faculty, she’s responsible for providing campus-wide leadership engaging faculty in outreach related work and the development of outreach scholarship. To foster collaborative synergies across disciplines, Dr. Thomas facilitates joint projects between faculty and community partners, manages an internal competitive outreach grant program, and hosts an annual outreach scholarship symposium in keeping with the land-grant mission and strategic priorities of the university. She also teaches counselor education courses that prepare future mental health workforce professionals as well as counselor educators/supervisors at the doctoral level. She is involved in service to the university, professional organizations and in the community. Dr. Thomas the president of the Fulbright Association Alabama chapter. She conducts research and is engaged in outreach activities locally and abroad that have allowed her to produce community engaged scholarship