Dr. Gray is an assistant professor and pediatric psychologist in the doctoral program in clinical psychology at Auburn University. Her research is primarily focused on interventions to promote adherence to medical treatment among youth with chronic illness, particularly adolescents. Specifically, she is working improving self-management and the transition to adult care among adolescents and young adults with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Other ongoing research is focused on medication adherence in adolescents with ADHD as they transition from supervised care to independence and young adulthood. Secondary research interests include family and peer influences on health management, illness stigmatization, and psychosocial functioning in chronic illness, particularly in pediatric obesity.
Dr. Gray has a passion for mentoring students, both within her own lab as well as in the larger clinical program. In 2016, Dr. Gray was awarded the "Guardian of Psychology Award" by the American Psychological Association of Graduate Students. This national award annually recognizes one individual per year who communicates the importance of student advocacy in psychology. Dr. Gray is actively involved in promoting issues of diversity. She is the Secretary for the Society of Pediatric Psychology's (SPP) Special Interest Group on Diversity, a founding member of SPP's Diversity Committee, and regularly mentors underrepresented students through her work with the Hispanic Scholarship Fund and the Scholars Committed to Opportunities in Psychology Education (SCOPE) program. This latter program is a departmental effort to provide training and mentorship to underrepresented students interested in careers in psychology. Dr. Gray has been the faculty advisor for this program since its inception and has been successful in obtaining both internal and external funding for SCOPE.
Dr. Gray has a passion for mentoring students, both within her own lab as well as in the larger clinical program. In 2016, Dr. Gray was awarded the "Guardian of Psychology Award" by the American Psychological Association of Graduate Students. This national award annually recognizes one individual per year who communicates the importance of student advocacy in psychology. Dr. Gray is actively involved in promoting issues of diversity. She is the Secretary for the Society of Pediatric Psychology's (SPP) Special Interest Group on Diversity, a founding member of SPP's Diversity Committee, and regularly mentors underrepresented students through her work with the Hispanic Scholarship Fund and the Scholars Committed to Opportunities in Psychology Education (SCOPE) program. This latter program is a departmental effort to provide training and mentorship to underrepresented students interested in careers in psychology. Dr. Gray has been the faculty advisor for this program since its inception and has been successful in obtaining both internal and external funding for SCOPE.
Selected Publications
Below are a few recent publications. For a full list of publications and presentations, please refer to my curriculum vitae.
* indicates student co-authored publication
* indicates student co-authored publication
- *Fix, R. L., *Proctor, K. B., & Gray, W. N. (2016). Treating emetophobia and panic symptoms in an adolescent female: A case study. Clinical Case Studies, 15, 326-338.
- Gray, W. N., & Maddux, M. H. (2016). Current transition practices in pediatric IBD: Findings from a national survey of pediatric providers. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, 22, 372-379.
- Gray, W. N., Monaghan, M. C., Gilleland Marchak, J., Driscoll, K. A., & Hilliard, M. (2015). Psychologists and the transition from pediatrics to adult healthcare: Contributions, barriers, and current roles. Journal of Adolescent Health, 57, 475-481.
- Hommel, K. A., Gray, W. N., Hente, E., *Loreaux, K., Ittenbach, R. F., Maddux, M. H., . . . Denson, L. A. (2015). The Telehealth Enhancement of Adherence to Medication in Pediatric IBD (TEAM) trial: Design and methodology. Contemporary Clinical Trials, 43, 105-113.
- Thurston, I. B., Gray, W. N., & Pulgaron, E. R. (2015). Going above and beyond: Exemplar diversity training in pediatric psychology. Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology, 3, 241-248.
- Gray, W. N., *Resmini, A. R., *Baker, K. D., Holbrook, E., Morgan, P. J., Ryan, J., Saeed, S. A., Denson, L. A., & Hommel, K. A. (2015). Concerns, barriers, and recommendations to improve transition from pediatric to adult IBD care: Perspectives of patients, parents, and health professionals. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, 21, 1641-1651.
- Gray, W. N., Holbrook, E., Morgan, P. J., Saeed, S. A., Denson, L. A., & Hommel, K. A. (2015). Transition readiness skills acquisition in adolescents and young adults with IBD: Findings from integrating assessment into clinical practice. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, 21, 1125-1131.
- *Loreaux, K., Gray, W. N., Denson, L. A., & Hommel, K. A. (2015). Health-related quality of life in adolescents with inflammatory bowel disease: The additive impact of parent and adolescent depressive symptoms. Children’s Health Care, 44, 119-135.
- Gray, W. N., *Boyle, S. L., *Graef, D. M., Janicke, D. M., Jolley, C. D., Denson, L. A., Baldassano, R. N., & Hommel, K. A. (2015). Health-related quality of life in youth with Crohn’s disease: The role of disease activity and parenting stress. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology & Nutrition, 60, 749-75.
