Mark E. Courtney

Mark E. Courtney is the Samuel Deutsch Professor Emeritus in the Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice at the University of Chicago (UChicago). He has served on the faculties of the University of Washington (UW) and the University of Wisconsin; was former director of Chapin Hall at UChicago; and founding director of Partners for Our Children at UW. His work has received many honors, including the 2015 Distinguished Career Achievement Award from the Society for Social Work and Research and the 2010  Peter W. Forsythe Award for leadership in public child welfare from the National Association of Public Child Welfare Administrators. He was named 2012 Fellow to the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare. He specializes in child welfare policy and services, the connection between child welfare services and other institutions serving marginalized populations, and the professionalization of social work. Courtney received his PhD in social welfare from the University of California, Berkeley.

updated 2024