Mailing Address
235 Wellesley Street
Weston, MA 02493
About
About
Lisa A. Gray, PhD, LCSW, provided a wide range of clinical services to military dependent children and their families as a civilian for the Department of the Army prior to joining Regis College in 2018. She also consulted with military leaders, school staff, and medical professionals on best practices in enhancing the well-being of military children and families.
Dr. Gray was a clinical practitioner and family therapist at the Children’s Advocacy Center of Central Texas and has been a social work educator in both undergraduate and graduate programs of social work. Dr. Gray’s area of research focuses on advancing mental health care and well-being among members of the military community with an emphasis on children and families.
Education
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Social Work
Master of Social Work (MSW), The University of Texas at Austin
Bachelor of Social Work (BSW), Texas State University
Publications
Weng, S. and Gray, L. A. (2017). Advancement in social work higher education: Fostering a supportive environment for students of non-dominant racial and ethnic backgrounds. Social Work Education: The International Journal, 36(1), 662-677.
Price, S. K., Gray, L. A., and Thacker, R. T. (2015). Enhanced Engagement: An intervention pilot for mental health promotion among low-income women in a community visiting program. Best Practices in Mental Health, 11(1), 69-82.
Gray, L. A. and Price, S. K. (2014). Partnering for mental health promotion: Implementing evidence based mental health services within a maternal and child health home visiting program. Clinical Social Work Journal, 42(1), 70-80.
Price, S. K., Gray, L. A. and El-Khoury, D. (2014). Facilitating Mental Health Intervention in Home Visiting: Learning from Content, Context, Clients, and Community. Zero to Three, 34(5), 28-34.
Presentations
Gray, L. A. (2016, January). "An exploratory study on the well-being of military spouses: Merging quantitative and qualitative data". Paper accepted to the 2016 Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, Washington, D.C.
Gray, L. A. and Weng, S. (2015, October). "Military spouses’ perspectives on the influence of military culture on spousal functioning". Paper presented at the Annual Program Meeting of the Council on Social Work Education, Denver, CO.
Lee, J., Weng, S. and Gray, L. A. (2015, October). "Giving back: Lessons learned from refugees and immigrants". Poster presented at the Annual Program Meeting of the Council on Social Work Education, Denver, CO.
Gray, L. A. and Lewis, P. C. (2014, October). "Military spouses: The key to strengthening the military family". Paper presented at the Annual Program Meeting of the Council on Social Work Education, Tampa, FL.
Lewis, P. C. and Gray, L. A. (2014, October). "Addressing the needs of military children: Implications for social work education". Poster presented at the Annual Program Meeting of the Council on Social Work Education, Tampa, FL.
Price, S. K., Gray, L. A., and El-Khoury, D. (2014, January). "Enhanced engagement: A feasibility study infusing mental health services into maternal and child health home visiting". Paper presented at the 2014 Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, San Antonio, TX.
Weng, S. and Gray, L. A. (2013, October). "Social Work doctoral education: Fostering a supportive environment for students of color". Poster presented at the Annual Program Meeting of the Council on Social Work Education, Dallas, TX.
Gray, L. A. (2013, May). "Social work practitioners’ perceptions about the mental health needs of military service members and veterans". Paper presented at The Ninth International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry (QI2013), Urbana-Champaign, IL.
Gray, L. A. and Lewis, P. C. (2013, May). "Social work practitioners’ perceptions about the psychosocial stressors and mental health needs of war veterans". Poster presented at the Promising Practices for Healing Psychological Trauma of Service Members, Veterans, Family, and Community Conference at George Mason University, Fairfax, VA.
Price, S. K., Gray, L. A., El-Khoury, D. and Masho, S. (2013, April). "Bridging the mental health services gap for low-income women with perinatal depression: Results from a translational research pilot". Poster presented at the ninth Annual Women’s Health Research Day, Richmond, Virginia.
Gray, L. A. and Lewis, P. C. (2013, April). "Social work practitioners’ perceptions about the psychosocial stressors and mental health needs of war veterans". Poster presented at the School of Social Work 2013 Research Symposium at Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia.