Jacque Gray, PhD
Dr. Jacqueline Gray is assistant professor at the Center for Rural Health at the University of North Dakota (UND) School of Medicine and Health Sciences.Dr. Gray works with several projects including the UND Campus Suicide Prevention Project, the Northern Plains Native American Research Center for Health (NARCH) Mood Disorder Assessment Validation Study with Northern Plains Indians, the North Dakota State Epidemiology Outcomes Workgroup (SEOW) on Substance Use, the Idea Network for Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) Cankdeska Cikana Community College (CCCC; Spirit Lake) Research Capacity Building and the UND American Indian Research Forum.
Dr. Gray is from Oklahoma and of Choctaw and Cherokee descent.She has worked with tribes in throughout Indian Country over the past 25 years in the areas of health, education, counseling, and program development.She also has experience in medical research at the Oklahoma Health Sciences Center in Oklahoma City and at the Norman Regional Hospital.Dr. Gray worked for over 8 years providing counseling, assessment, and program development services through the Creek County Health Department in Oklahoma.She came to North Dakota in 1999 as a visiting professor in the UND Department of Counseling.In 2001, she became a post-doctoral fellow at the Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center of the USDA Agricultural Research Service.
Dr. Gray has research experience in the areas of health and mental health including suicide prevention, spirituality and health, psychometrics, and wellness in adolescents. Her research with American Indians includes health, depression, spirituality, suicide, career counseling and nutrition.Dr. Gray developed a rural crisis intervention program and adolescent suicide prevention program in Oklahoma that has been adopted across the state.She has over 25 years of mental health service, research and program development experience.Dr. Gray began the first viable divorced parent education program in Oklahoma.She is licensed as a professional counselor in North Dakota.Dr. Gray was part of a rural health training grant during her psychology internship at the University of Wyoming that put multidisciplinary teams in rural/frontier settings around the state.
Dr. Gray is a member of the American Counseling Association, the American Orthopsychiatric Association, the American Psychological Association, and the Native Research Network.She has served as secretary of the Society of Indian Psychologists. Dr. Gray is a member of the Alzheimer’s Association Oversight Committee for Research and Cultural Diversity. She is part of the North Dakota Suicide Prevention Coalition.
She received her Bachelor of Science degree in laboratory technology from the University of Oklahoma.Her Master of Education degree is in guidance and counseling psychology from the University of Oklahoma and her doctorate is in counseling psychology from Oklahoma State University.
Established in 1980, the Center for Rural Health is one of the nation's most experienced rural health organizations. It has developed a full complement of programs to assist researchers, educators, policymakers, health care providers and, most importantly, rural residents to address changing rural environments by identifying and researching rural health issues, analyzing health policy, strengthening local capabilities, developing community-based alternatives, and advocating for rural concerns.
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Projects
Publications
- American Indian College Student Suicide Prevention, Muehlenkamp, J.J.; Marrone, S.M.; Gray, J.S.; and Brown, D.M., April 2009
This article, published in Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, describes the model developed at UND with the Garrett Lee Smith Campus Suicide Prevention Grant.
- A College Suicide Prevention Model for American Indian Students, Muehlenkamp, J.J., Marrone, S., Gray, J.S., & Brown, D., Professional Psychology: Research and Practice (In Press) 2008
This article outlines the model developed for the American Indian Support Team from funding through the Garrett Lee Smith Campus Suicide Prevention Grant funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to focus on reducing suicide risk of American Indian students at the University of North Dakota.
- Alcohol, Tobacco, and Illicit Drug Consumption and Consequences in North Dakota: The North Dakota Epidemiological Profile, 2007, Muus, K., Gray, J., & the State Epidemiological Outcomes Workgroup, March 2007
The report examines the prevalence and patterns of substance (alcohol, tobacco and other drug) use and consequences in North Dakota.
- Suicide in North Dakota: A Dialogue Across State and Tribal Boundaries, Kruger, G. & Gray, J., Fall 2005
Discusses suicide factors, trends, prevention strategies, and barriers to help.
Presentations
- Cultural Competency Issues with Rural and American Indian Students
Presented by Gray, J. on
Jan 1,
2009 at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Garrett Lee Smith Suicide Prevention Grantee meeting, Phoenix, AZ.
- Developing Research Capacity for Tribal Communities
Presented by Gray, J. and McDonald, L.R. on
Aug 28,
2008 at the Native American Research Conference on Health, Portland, OR.
Dr. Jacque Gray and Dr. Russ McDonald attended the Native American Research Conference on Health, August 26-28, 2008, in Portland, OR and presented on "Developing Research Capacity in Tribal Communities." Dr. McDonald was also elected as Board Member-At Large for the Native Research Network.
- Culturally Appropriate and Valid Psychological Assessments for Ethical Use with American Indians and Alaska Natives
Presented by Gray, J., Green, J., & Knudson, A. on
Jun 23,
2008 at the 21st Annual Conference for the Society of Indian Psychologists, Logan, UT.
- Establishing Community Based Research with American Indian Communities
Presented by Gray, J., Gillis, A., Hill, K., Abe, S., & Martin, E. on
Jun 23,
2008 at the 21st Annual Society of American Indian Psychologists Conference, Logan, UT.
The information was requested by Dr. Manny Casillias, president-elect of Division 45 of the American Psychological Association Society for the Psychological Study of Ethnic Minority Issues to include in his presentation at the APA Conference in Boston in August.
- Developing Undergraduate Research Capacity in Tribal Colleges
Presented by Gray, J. & McDonald, R. on
Apr 19,
2008 at the American Indian Health Research Conference, Grand Forks, ND.
- Test Instruments, Diagnostic Criteria, and Standardization for AI/AN Populations
Presented by Gray, J. on
Jan 8,
2008 at the Annual NARCH Meeting at the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD.
- Test Instruments, Diagnostic Criteria, and Standardization for AI/AN Populations
Presented by Gray, J. & Green, J. on
Nov 7,
2007 at the Annual NARCH Meeting at the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD.
- NARCH Pilot Study: Mood Disorder Assessment Validation with Northern Plains Indians
Presented by Gray, J. & Gillis, A. on
Aug 15,
2007 at the Northern Plains NARCH Committee for Scientific Evaluation of Projects, Rapid City, SD.
- University of North Dakota Center for Rural Health Projects
Presented by McDonald, L. & Gray, J. on
Mar 22,
2005 at the Aberdeen Area Tribal Chairman's Health Board, Sioux City, IA.
Provides an overview of current Center for Rural Health projects with a Native American focus.
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