Associate Professor / BSW Program Director & Co-Chair Department of Social Work
College Of Business And Professional Studies
Phone: 704.378.1064
Social Work
Cultural Competence
Social Policy
Poverty
Healthcare
Cultural Competence
Social Justice
Social Work in Sports
Lafayette College, Easton PA (BA)
The University of Georgia, Athens GA (MSW, PhD)
Dr. Gray currently holds the position of Associate Professor of Social Work and serves as the Co-Chair of the Department of Social Work and Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) Program Director at Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, North Carolina. She received both her Ph.D. and her master’s degrees in social work from The University of Georgia in Athens, GA. Her undergraduate degree in biology was completed at Lafayette College in Easton, PA. Dr. Gray also works as a clinical medical social worker at Atrium Health.
Dr. Gray’s research interests include projects that examine the effectiveness of community initiatives to alleviate poverty, international disaster case management and disaster response, social work in sports, and a variety of social justice and social advocacy issues. She currently serves on the Board of Trustees at her alma mater – The Agnes Irwin School in Rosemont, PA. Dr. Gray also serves as an executive board member for Dedication 2 Communities in Charlotte, NC, which addresses community relationships with local and federal law enforcement.