Courtney Jones-Carney, DPA, MBA
Titles
Assistant Professor, School of Graduate Studies
Program Director, Leading Across Difference Graduate Certificate
Program Director, Leadership for Organizational Change MS
Assistant Vice President, Division of Student Affairs, Office of Student Success
School Affiliation
School of Graduate Studies
Specialties
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
About
Email: courtney.carney@umaryland.edu
Courtney J. Jones Carney (she/her), DPA, MBA, is an Assistant Professor and Program Director in the School of Graduate Studies, where she leads the Master of Science in Leadership for Organizational Change. In this capacity, she is responsible for the planning, implementation, evaluation, and continuous improvement of the M.S. program. In addition to her faculty role, Dr. Jones Carney serves in an administrative capacity as an Assistant Vice President in the Division of Student Affairs. In this role, she provides strategic oversight to the Office of Student Success, Leadership, and Engagement, guiding efforts that advance a student success framework centered on community building, student leadership, civic engagement, and holistic support. Dr. Jones Carney’s research areas of interest include the impact of microaggressions, intercultural development, and the relationship between acts of discrimination on campus climate and employee engagement. She is an alumna of Morgan State University and completed her doctoral studies in public administration at the University of Baltimore. Her dissertation examined the relationship between exposure to racial and ethnic microaggressions and employee engagement.
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