Assistant Professor

Department Online Program MSW

Mailing Address

Regis College

235 Wellesley Street
Weston, MA 02493

About

Lisa A. Gray, PhD, LCSW, is an Assistant Professor within the Master of Social Work program at Regis College with over 18 years of social work practice experience who has taught in higher education since 2012. Her area of clinical focus is on trauma-focused care and best practices in the treatment of children, adolescents, and their families as well as adults within the military community. Other areas of focus include cultivating community and success in online MSW programs.

During her time at Regis, Lisa has designed numerous courses within the MSW program and has served as the faculty advisor on several student-led groups to include the MSW Peer Mentorship Program (active) and the Phi Alpha Honor Society (2019-2023).

In addition to her experience in higher education, Lisa continues to keep a foot in clinical practice through her volunteer work with the American Red Cross where she provides group therapy interventions within an intensive outpatient military hospital setting for combat military personnel and veterans to help treat the symptoms of their Posttraumatic Stress and/or Military Sexual Trauma. Prior to this role, Lisa’s worked in several clinical positions within schools, hospitals, a Children’s Advocacy Center, and child welfare.

An Interview with Dr. Lisa Gray

Courses Taught

  • Advanced Clinical Practice with Families
  • Advanced Clinical Practice with Groups
  • Advanced Clinical Practice with Individuals
  • Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis
  • Diversity and Cross-Cultural Issues
  • Human Behavior in the Social Environment I and II
  • Social Work Practice with Communities and Organizations
  • Special Topics in Clinical Social Work Practice
  • Trauma in Adults
  • Trauma in Children and Adolescents

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

Awards Honors

"Kaneb Award (2024-2025). Principal Investigator, An Evaluation of Services offered by Nitasimama for Families in Rural Zanzibar: Participants’ Perspectives, Regis College

Weng, S. and Gray, L. (2020). Racial microaggressions within social work: Perceptions of Providers. Journal of Social Work Practice, DOI:10.1080/02650533.2018.1553871.

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.

Gray, L. A., Sodhi, M. and Kronner, H. (2023, October). Infusing inclusivity and pro-success practices in an online MSW program. Interactive workshop presented at the Annual Program Meeting of the Council on Social Work Education, Atlanta, GA.

Gray, L. A., Sodhi, M. and Kronner, H. (2022, November). Teaching Multicultural Practice Skills in Asynchronous Online MSW Programs. Panel presentation presented at the Annual Program Meeting of the Council on Social Work Education, Anaheim, CA.

Weng, S. and Gray, L. A. (2022, November). Working with Older Adults in Integrated Health Care: Social Workers’ Perspective. Poster presented at the Annual Program Meeting of the Council on Social Work Education, Anaheim, CA.

Considine, D., Gray, L. A., and Buriss, M. (2021, April). Collaborating to Launch and Support an Online Program: Partnering with an Educational Service Company. Social Work Distance Education, Annual Conference. Virtual.

Considine, D., Gray, L. A, Sodhi, M. Gerritsen-McKane, R. and Kronner, H. (2021, April). Community-building in an Online MSW Program. Social Work Distance Education, Annual Conference: Virtual.

Gray, L. A., Kronner, H., and Knowles, C. (2020, November). Going the distance - Developing community within online MSW programs. Presented at the Annual Program Meeting of the Council on Social Work Education, remote conference due to Covid restrictions.

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.