Marissa Gray NP (She/Her)
Humanitarian. Advocate. Clinician & Educator. Trauma-Responsive Health Consultant. Engagement Management- Clinical Transformation. Expert strategic thinker networking cross-functional interdisciplinary healthcare service teams. High emotional intelligence and relationship building skills. Advising senior leaders and frontline clinicians. Clinical expertise in psychiatry across the lifespan.
Overview of Marissa Gray
Marissa Gray is a Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner based in Memphis, TN, with expertise in adolescent psychiatric disorders and crisis management. She earned her Doctorate in 2022 and her BSN in 2013, both from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. She is currently employed as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner at Forward Counseling and serves as a Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Memphis. She is also the founder of Moondance providing consulting services around clinical facilitation and healthcare strategy research. She has provided expert interviews for regional news channels and publication on integrating mental and behavioral health services into an aftercare program in the International Journal of the Whole Child.
Education & Training
University of Tennessee Health Science CenterDoctorate, 2022
University of Tennessee Health Science CenterBS, Nursing, 2013 - 2014
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Daisy Award 2023-2025
Professional Memberships
- American Nursing AssociationMember
Publications & Presentations
Journal Articles
- Embedding Mental, Behavioral Health and Social Emotional Literacy Services into an After Care ProgramJacob Womack, Jennifer Bearden, Susan Elswick, Corey Latta, Marissa Gray, Jerry Watson, Gregory Washington, Bridgette Okunmokun, International Journal of the Whole Child 2025, VOL. 10, NO. 2, 2025
Grant Support
- University Schools Wellness CenterUniversity of Memphis Communities of Research Scholars2024–2045
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