Gail G. McCray, MA, MCHES 

Education

POSTGRADUATE: 
Morehouse School of Medicine
Health Sciences Teaching Certificate

Master Certified Health Education Specialist (MCHES)

GRADUATE: 
University of Georgia
Degree: Master of Arts in Health Promotion and Behaviour

UNDERGRADUATE: 
Brandeis University
Degree: BA in General Science and African and African American Studies

Research Interests

Translational science with an emphasis on Community Engagement, Health Literacy, and the Impact of Community Health Workers in Improving individual and community health.

Publications

• Durham Walker C, McCray GG, Wimes A, Levine D, Rivers D. Training Medical Students to Recognize, Understand, and Mitigate the Impact of Racism in a Service-Learning Course. Prev Chronic Dis 2023; 20:220367. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5888/pcd20.220367.
• Zheng, J., Williams-Livingston, A., Danavall, N., Ervin, C., and McCray, G. October 25, 2021. Online High School Community Health Worker Curriculum: Key Strategies of Transforming, Engagement, and Implementation. Frontiers in Public Health. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2021.667840
• Allen, C.G., Bethea, B.J., McKinney, L., Escoffery, C., Henry Akintobi, T., McCray, G., McBride, C.M. (2020). Exploring the Role of Community Health Workers in Improving the Collection of Family Health History. Health Promotion and Practice.
• McCray GG, Haynes BL, Proeller, AS, Ervin CE, and Williams-Livingston, AD. Making the Case for Community Health Workers in Georgia. 2020. Journal of the Georgia Public Health Association.
• Williams-Livingston, AD, Ervin, CE, McCray, GG.  2020. Bridge Builders to Health Equity: The High School Community Health Worker Training Program. Journal of the Georgia Public Health Association.

Honors and Awards

• 2023, 2020: Standing Ovation Award – Georgia Community Health Worker Network