Joshua Gregory

Gregory, J. R. (in press). Reconsidering intersectionality: Falsity, negativity, and radical

racial pragmatism in social work praxis. Critical Social Work.

Gregory, J. R. (2022). Foregrounding the Freedmen’s Bureau: A heterodox welfare state

history. Journal of Progressive Human Services. Advance online publication.

https://doi.org/10.1080/10428232.2022.2115277

Gregory, J. R. (2022). Whiteness and/as war. Psychoanalysis, Culture & Society.

Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41282-022-00305-0

Gregory, J. R. (2021). Toward a historically accountable critical whiteness curriculum

for social work. Advances in Social Work, 21(2/3), 616–634.

https://doi.org/10.18060/24094

Gregory, J. R. (2021). The imperative and promise of neo-abolitionism in social work.

Journal of Social Work. 21(5), 1203–1224.

https://doi.org/10.1177/1468017320952049

Gregory, J. R. (2020) Porcelain ethics: A critical linguistic analysis of the treatment of

race in the National Association of Social Workers Code of Ethics. Critical and

Radical Social Work. Advance online publication.

https://doi.org/10.1332/204986020X16031175122442

Gregory, J. R. (2020). Whiteness and school shootings: Theorization toward a more

critical school social work. Children & Schools, 42(3), 153–60.

https://doi.org/10.1093/cs/cdaa017

Gregory, J. R. (2020). Social work as a product and project of whiteness, 1607–1900.

Journal of Progressive Human Services, 32(1), 17–36.

https://doi.org/10.1080/10428232.2020.1730143

Garthe, R. C., Gorman-Smith, D., Gregory, J., & Schoeny, M. (2018). Neighborhood

concentrated disadvantage and dating violence among urban adolescents: The

mediating role of neighborhood social processes. American Journal of

Community Psychology, 61(3-4), 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajcp.12239

Nuñez, M., Gregory, J., & Zinbarg, R. E. (2015). Anxiety and retrieval inhibition:

Support for an enhanced inhibition account. Cognition And Emotion, 31(2), 349–

359. https://doi.org/10.1080/02699931.2015.1090957

Gregory, J. R. (2021). Neo-abolitionism and reparations: Symbiotic social movements

for anti-racist social work. Presentation delivered virtually for the Social Work,

White Supremacy, and Racial Justice Symposium.

Gregory, J. R. (2021). Foregrounding the Freedmen’s Bureau: A heterodox welfare

state history. Presentation delivered virtually for the meeting of the Society for

Social Work and Research Annual Conference: Social Work Science for Social

Change.

Gregory, J. R. (2020). Theorization of whiteness in social work. Poster presented at the

meeting of the Society for Social Work and Research Annual Conference:

Reducing Racial and Economic Inequality, Washington, DC.

Applications of Research and Evaluation – 2017

Guest presentation and lecture delivered at the University of Chicago School of Social

Service Administration to social work graduate students enrolled in course SSAD 30200:

Social Intervention—Research and Evaluation with Dr. Rachel Garthe.

Action Plan: Bronzeville Community Action Council – 2017

Development and presentation of an action plan designed for the Community Action

Council in the Bronzeville neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, which delineated strategies

for organizing council members and coordinating action to engage local schools, 

businesses, and stakeholders with the goal of improving local youth education.

Berkeley Social Welfare Summer Departmental Fellowship – 2019–2022 

University of California, Berkeley School of Social Welfare

Annual summer fellowship of $3,000–$5,000 to support ongoing scholarship and

research projects.

Anna R. and Mitchell A. Spellberg Scholarship – 2015–2018 

University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration

Merit-based scholarship providing $6,000 per year for graduate study. Awarded in 2015

and renewed for two additional, consecutive years based upon academic performance at

the graduate level.

Honors Program in Psychology – 2011–2012 

Northwestern University

Selection to receive supervisory and financial support to conduct a yearlong independent

research project, from proposal through publication.

Present Lead Investigator – 2022

The Whiteness in Social Work Project

University of California, Berkeley School of Social Welfare

Designed and implemented interview-based study of experiences of whiteness among social work students and faculty of color.

Lead Investigator – 2018–2019 

Youth Experiences and Race in Schools (YEARS)

University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration

Designed and implemented ethnographic pilot study of youth experiences of race, particularly whiteness, in schools with majority black students and largely white teacher workforces.

Graduate Research Assistant – 2016–2018 

Chicago Center for Youth Violence Prevention

University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration

Principal Investigator: Dr. Deborah Gorman-Smith

Assistance through active involvement across stages of funding procurement, data collection, analysis, reporting, and publication. Study funded by the CDC for community level needs assessment, intervention development, and service delivery intended to prevent youth violence within the Bronzeville neighborhood on the south side of Chicago. Research assessing community social processes and identifying community and individual risk and protective factors that both predict and protect against aggressive and violent behavior in youth. Regular participation in and support of community programs and initiatives such as Bright Star Community Outreach, the Bronzeville Community Action Council, and the YMCA of Metro Chicago.

Post-Undergraduate Research Assistant – 2012

Yale Parenting Center and Child Conduct Clinic

Yale University

Principal Investigator: Dr. Alan E. Kazdin

Assistance through active involvement across stages of data collection, analysis, and reporting. Study focusing upon increasing service accessibility by modifying Parent Management Training sessions for effective delivery via webcam, internet, and phone. Research intended to improve treatment outcomes for demographics typically facing numerous and significant barriers to treatment (e.g., single-parent families, families of low socio-economic status, geographically isolated families, etc.).

Undergraduate Independent Honors Research –  2011-2011

The Family Institute at Northwestern University

Northwestern University

Independent research in collaboration with doctoral student, Mia Nuñez, supervised by Dr. Richard Zinbarg. Research investigating deficits in cognitive inhibition among anxious individuals, as detected by task completion using a retrieval-induced forgetting paradigm. Analyses investigating differences across categories of individual state and trait anxiety levels, as well as task exemplar threat valence.

Lead Instructor – 2022

Seminar in Social Welfare Research

University of California, Berkeley School of Social Welfare

Sole responsibility for all course content development and delivery. Course content provided students with general skills in formulating research questions, collecting data, and executing data analysis, as well as program evaluation skills from design to implementation. This coursework comprised the core research curriculum for the School of Social Welfare master’s program, culminating in students developing program evaluation plans in fulfillment of the Berkeley Graduate Division capstone project requirement.

Graduate Student Instructor – 2021 

Theories for Multi-Level Practice

University of California, Berkeley School of Social Welfare

Graduate student instructor to Dr. Paul Sterzing. Responsible for providing in- and out of-class supplementary student instruction, supervision, and support; co-constructing learning materials; and grading assignments. Course content provided students with introductions to the historical foundations of social work and interdisciplinary theories and enabled students to critique, develop, and apply theoretical interventions in their own social work practice.

Graduate Student Instructor – 2019–2021 

Seminar in Social Welfare Research

University of California, Berkeley School of Social Welfare

Graduate student instructor (lead instructors by semester: Dr. Erin Kerrison, fall 2019; Dr. Anu Manchikanti Gómez, spring 2020; Dr. Linda Burton and Dr. Susan Stone, fall 2020; Dr. Anu Manchikanti Gómez, spring 2021). Responsible for providing in- and out of-class supplementary student instruction, supervision, and support; co-constructing curriculum and learning materials; grading assignments; and delivering guest lectures. Course content provided students with general skills in formulating research questions, collecting data, and executing data analysis, as well as program evaluation skills from design to implementation. This coursework comprised the core research curriculum for the School of Social Welfare master’s program, culminating in students developing program evaluation plans in fulfillment of the Berkeley Graduate Division capstone project requirement.

Teaching Assistant – 2018–2019 

(Summer) San Francisco Field Study Practicum Analysis Seminar

Northwestern University School of Education and Social Policy

Undergraduate practicum teaching assistant to Dr. Dan A. Lewis. Field study practicum designed to help undergraduate students to develop capacity for critical analysis of policy environments and how they operate; learn ethnographic methods and apply them to understanding policy environments; and improve general research and writing skills. Responsible for co-facilitating practicum seminars, overseeing student field placements and acting as a student support and liaison to San Francisco social service organizations, and grading assignments.

Teaching Assistant – 2018

Participatory Research—Exploration and Application of Action Research Models

for Social Work Practice

University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration

Graduate course teaching assistant to Dr. Shipra Parikh and Dr. Beth-Anne Jacob. Coconstructed graduate course intended to introduce students to social work action research models and techniques, and to facilitate students’ engagement with these research approaches by supporting the class in designing and implementing a collective final project.

Teaching Assistant – 2018

Social Intervention—Research and Evaluation

University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration

Graduate course teaching assistant to Dr. Shipra Parikh. Responsible for providing inclass teaching assistance, leading student discussion sections, answering student questions outside of class, and developing student assignments.

Graduate Intern – 2017–2018 

YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago

Learning and Evaluation Program

Chicago, Illinois

Involvement in program design, curriculum development, and evaluation of outcomes, process, and fidelity for Youth Safety and Violence Prevention programming. Particular focus of these means of involvement upon Urban Warriors, a program that connects youth, either gang-involved or affected by violence, with veterans who provide individual mentorship and deliver group services related to trauma recovery, empowerment, relationship development, and prosocial engagement.

Graduate Intern – 2016-2017

Metropolitan Family Services

Adult Mental Health Program

Chicago, Illinois

Provided comprehensive individual therapy and case management services to adults diagnosed with severe, persistent mental health disorders, with a majority also bearing histories of trauma and experiencing concurrent, significant, pervasive environmental stressors. Conducted client intake interviews, performed mental health assessments, developed individual treatment plans, and maintained all client documentation. Additionally, developed and implemented employee training on the topic of traumainformed practice, delivered agency-wide to mental health personnel. Assessed organizational pre- and post-training needs and attitudes related to trauma-informed practice through quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis, and provided evaluative summary of potential areas for workforce development.

Counselor and Crisis Intervention Leader – 2014–2016 

The Sonia Shankman Orthogenic School

Chicago, Illinois

Provided direct care and support in a residential treatment setting to child and adolescent students diagnosed with severe psychological, emotional, and behavioral disorders and histories of trauma. Managed shift staffing and led prevention and intervention in response to student needs and emergent crisis situations. Maintained clinical documentation on students, contributed to treatment plans, and composed quarterly and IEP reports. Designed, implemented, and led regular group therapy sessions and activities for students.

Community Health Worker – 2014

Together4Health

Chicago, Illinois

Provided community- and home-based comprehensive case management to Chicago Medicaid recipients with severe mental illnesses and physical disabilities. Organized and carried out community outreach events and activities, conducted needs assessments, developed plans of care, coordinated referrals, and provided in-person support to program participants. Maintained clinical documentation tracking participant progress toward mental and physical health goals and service utilization and treatment outcomes.

Service Coordinator – 2012–2013 

Reliance House, Inc.

Supported Living Program II

Norwich, Connecticut

Provided home-based support and crisis prevention/intervention services to developmentally disabled adult males with co-occurring psychiatric disorders and criminal histories. Provided full case management, including, but not limited to, development, implementation, and maintenance of individual plans of care and crisis prevention/intervention plans. Coordinated regular assessments of mental and physical health, as well as necessary treatment, with care providers.

Undergraduate Intern – 2011 

Yale Child Study Center

Children’s Psychiatric Inpatient Services

Yale University

Assisted and supported children in acute psychiatric crisis with learning life and social skills, carrying out daily living activities, and identifying individual goals. Helped to develop and implement care plans. Co-facilitated cognitive-behavioral therapy groups.

Graduate Research Assistant – 2017

Allstate Grant

Implementation and evaluation of Youth Empowerment Solutions with Bright Star Community Outreach in Chicago, Illinois.

Graduate Research Assistant – 2017

Allstate Grant

Evaluation of Urban Warriors at the YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago.

Graduate Research Assistant and Field Interviewer – 2016–2017

Grant 1U01CE002712-01 (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

University of Chicago CDC National Center of Excellence in Youth Violence Prevention Implementation and evaluation of Communities That Care with principal investigator, Dr. Deborah Gorman-Smith.