Virgil Gregory

Academic

• Associate Professor (Tenured)
  Indiana University School of Social Work, Indianapolis — July 17, 2024 – Present
• Associate Professor
  Indiana University School of Social Work, Indianapolis — May 1, 2018 – June 16, 2024

Non-Academic

• Addiction Therapist
  Community Health Network (Community Behavioral Health / Gallahue) — Jan. 2010 – April 2018

• Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
  License No. 34006474A — March 26, 2012 – Present
• Licensed Clinical Addiction Counselor (LCAC)
  License No. 87001166A — August 10, 2011 – Present

• Innovation Forum Facilitation Certificate
  IU Center for Health Innovation & Implementation Science — April 27, 2023

• Translating Research Into Practice Scholar
  Organization — January 13, 2021 – Present

• Innovation to Impact Program
  Yale University / National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) — Sept. – Nov. 2022
• G679: Practicum Project in Implementation and Innovation Science II
  Indiana University School of Medicine — Summer 2022
• G678: Practicum Project in Implementation and Innovation Science I
  Indiana University School of Medicine — Spring 2022
• G677: Leading Change, Teams, and Projects
  Indiana University School of Medicine — Winter 2021
• G676: Innovation and Implementation Science II
  Indiana University School of Medicine — Winter 2021
• G674: Health Outcomes and Evaluation in Implementation Science
  Indiana University School of Medicine — Fall 2021
• G673: Innovation and Implementation Science I
  Indiana University School of Medicine — Fall 2021
• Think Research Misconduct Allegations Can’t Happen Here?
  Office of Research Compliance, Indiana University — Oct. 6, 2021
• Next Gen 2.0 Capstone: PSOFAAR
  IUPUI Next Generation 2.0 Leadership Cohort — May 25, 2021
• The Importance of Values and Emotional Intelligence for Leaders
  IUPUI Next Generation 2.0 Leadership Cohort — May 14, 2021
• Productive Conflict and Creating Collaboration: Working Together
  IUPUI Next Generation 2.0 Leadership Cohort — Apr. 9, 2021
• Navigating Organizational Structure and Culture
  IUPUI Next Generation 2.0 Leadership Cohort — Mar. 12, 2021
• Mentor and Mentee Relationships
  IUPUI Next Generation 2.0 Leadership Cohort — Feb. 12, 2021
• Finances Matter: Financial Management in Higher Education
  IUPUI Next Generation 2.0 Leadership Cohort — Jan. 10, 2021
• Telebehavioral Practice Basics for Social Work Response to COVID-19
  Indiana University School of Social Work — Dec. 30, 2020
• Self-Assessing Change Styles and Skills for Leadership
  IUPUI Next Generation 2.0 Leadership Cohort — Dec. 6, 2020
• Diversity: Understanding and Engaging Multiple Standpoints
  IUPUI Next Generation 2.0 Leadership Cohort — Nov. 8, 2020
• The Contemporary State of Higher Education, Part II
  IUPUI Next Generation 2.0 Leadership Cohort — Oct. 11, 2020
• Dying Prematurely: Discussing Death and Dying Among African Americans
  Indiana University Health Ethics Lecture — Oct. 7, 2020
• The Contemporary State of Higher Education, Part I
  IUPUI Next Generation 2.0 Leadership Cohort — Sept. 13, 2020
• GRDM-G 664: Mentored Clinical Research
  Indiana University School of Medicine — Fall 2019; Summer 2019
• PBHL-S 640: Culture and Health
  Indiana University School of Public Health — Fall 2019
• Cochrane Systematic Review Workshop
  Cochrane Pregnancy and Childbirth U.S. Satellite — Oct. 13, 2019
• Addiction Health Services Research Conference
  University of Utah School of Medicine — Oct. 16–18, 2019
• Indiana Annual Recovery Month Symposium
  Indiana Division of Mental Health and Addiction — Sept. 23–24, 2019
• PBHL-E 563: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis in Health Sciences
  Indiana University School of Public Health — Summer 2019
• PBHL-E 606: Grant Writing in Epidemiology
  Indiana University School of Public Health — Summer 2019
• GRDM-G 661: Clinical Trials
  Indiana University School of Medicine — Spring 2019
• NURS-M 560: Enhancing Health Behaviors Through Psychoeducational Interventions
  Indiana University School of Nursing — Spring 2019
• GRDM-G 504: Introduction to Research Ethics
  Indiana University School of Medicine — Fall 2018
• GRDM-G 660: Clinical Research Methods
  Indiana University School of Medicine — Fall 2018
• IUPUI Research On-Boarding Orientation (ROBO)
  Indiana University — Oct. 17, 2018
• Excellence in Research
  IUPUI Office of Academic Affairs — Oct. 9, 2018
• Responding to the Addictions Crisis Ideas Lab
  Indiana University Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute — May 13–16, 2018
• Science as a Solution to Indiana's Opioid Crisis
  Indiana University CTSI Spring Retreat — Apr. 25, 2018
• Grand Challenge Scoping Session
  Indiana University CTSI — Mar. 2, 2018

Mentoring

• Chair of Dissertation Committee
  Alexander Lipsey — January 2025 – Present
• Dissertation Committee Member
  Pious Bellian — May 2024 – Present
• Dissertation Committee Member
  Tyler Jean — March 2025 – Present
• Dissertation Committee Member
  Tamra Wright — October 2022 – June 2025

• D686 Social Work Practice: Addictions (Subject Matter Expert for Course Update)
  Indiana University School of Social Work — Updated course content to align with minimum normative standards, including new modules on pharmacotherapy for addictions, racial disparities and anti-racism, and behavioral addictions — 2024 – 2025
• D600 Working With Court-Ordered Clients
  Indiana University School of Social Work — Developed course focused on cognitive-behavioral therapy for court-ordered clients addressing addiction, sexual aggression, anger management, and domestic violence 
• D685 Mental Health and Addictions Practice: Individuals and Families
  Indiana University School of Social Work — Revised course assignments related to cognitive restructuring, activity scheduling, and agenda-setting in CBT 
• D686 Social Work Practice: Addictions (Course Development)
  Indiana University School of Social Work — Assisted with assignment development, syllabus design, and conceptualization of course content 
• D686 Social Work Practice: Addictions (Course Restructuring)
  Indiana University School of Social Work — Provided collaborative feedback on diversity assignments, relapse prevention content, and 12-step modules; developed quiz for Module 7 on empirically supported interventions for addiction 

Active Research Grants and Fellowships

• Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training Program for Paraprofessionals
  Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) — $1,400,000 — Co-Principal Investigator — September 2025 – September 2029
• Traumatic Youth Violence: The Synergistic Roles of the Church and Community in Fostering Resilience
  Indiana Clinical & Translational Sciences Institute, Trailblazer Planning Grant — $5,000 — Principal Investigator — July 2023

Pending Research Grants and Fellowships

• Leveraging AI-Driven Simulations to Advance Equity in Telebehavioral Health Training
  Spencer Foundation — $74,943 — Co-Principal Investigator — Submitted March 11, 2025
• Community Engaged Motivationally Enhanced Brief Intervention for Alcohol Use
  National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism — $3,916,715 — Co-Investigator — Submitted December 19, 2024

Completed Research Grants and Fellowships

• Provider and Patient Level Factors and Substance Use Disorder Treatment Among Black Adults
  Indiana University Addictions Grand Challenge — $25,000 — Co-Investigator — June 2022
• A Community Partner–University Collaboration for Increasing African American Men’s Access to Professional Mental Health Services: A Structural Equation Model
  CHeP Trailblazer Grant — $24,861 — Principal Investigator — August 2021
• Racial Injustice and Cultural Trauma in African American Men: A Mixed-Methods Study
  Indiana University Racial Justice Fund — $10,709 — Principal Investigator — June 2020
• Understanding Opioid Knowledge, Loneliness, and Community Stigma (ChaSM)
  Indiana Nurses Foundation — $2,500 — Co-Investigator — April 2019
• Project AWARE: Survey Development and Content Evaluation
  Indiana Department of Education — $15,205.29 — Co-Investigator — June 2019 – August 2019

Active Research Grants and Fellowships

• Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training Program for Paraprofessionals
  Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) — $1,400,000 — Co-Principal Investigator — September 2025 – September 2029
• Traumatic Youth Violence: The Synergistic Roles of the Church and Community in Fostering Resilience
  Indiana Clinical & Translational Sciences Institute, Trailblazer Planning Grant — $5,000 — Principal Investigator — July 2023

Pending Research Grants and Fellowships

• Leveraging AI-Driven Simulations to Advance Equity in Telebehavioral Health Training
  Spencer Foundation — $74,943 — Co-Principal Investigator — Submitted March 11, 2025
• Community Engaged Motivationally Enhanced Brief Intervention for Alcohol Use
  National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism — $3,916,715 — Co-Investigator — Submitted December 19, 2024

Completed Research Grants and Fellowships

• Provider and Patient Level Factors and Substance Use Disorder Treatment Among Black Adults
  Indiana University Addictions Grand Challenge — $25,000 — Co-Investigator — June 2022
• A Community Partner–University Collaboration for Increasing African American Men’s Access to Professional Mental Health Services: A Structural Equation Model
  CHeP Trailblazer Grant — $24,861 — Principal Investigator — August 2021
• Racial Injustice and Cultural Trauma in African American Men: A Mixed-Methods Study
  Indiana University Racial Justice Fund — $10,709 — Principal Investigator — June 2020
• Understanding Opioid Knowledge, Loneliness, and Community Stigma (ChaSM)
  Indiana Nurses Foundation — $2,500 — Co-Investigator — April 2019
• Project AWARE: Survey Development and Content Evaluation
  Indiana Department of Education — $15,205.29 — Co-Investigator — June 2019 – August 2019

Local

• Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Substance Use and Black Americans: Research Presentation
  Research and Real Talk Faculty Series, Indiana University School of Social Work BSW Student Association — February 18, 2026
• Trauma-Informed Care and Black Men
  Men’s Mental Health Breakfast, Overcoming Church — February 7, 2026
• Cherish Your Mind: Understanding the Importance of Brain Health
  Panelist, Indiana Black Expo Symposium — June 29, 2024
• Bias in Healthcare Settings: Advocacy and Problem-Solving
  Indiana University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics PGY2 Retreat — April 23, 2024
• Disrupting Divisions Created by Cultural Trauma in Black Men
  Tabernacle of Hope Seventh-Day Adventist Church, Men Transforming Destinies — March 16, 2024
• The Biblical Substrates of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Anxiety
  Overcoming Church — October 29, 2023
• Black Male Mental Health
  Radio One 1310 Community Church Broadcast — April 18, 2022
• Black Male Cultural Trauma: Findings From a Qualitative Study
  National Association of Social Workers, Indiana Chapter Region 7 — February 28, 2022
• Black Male Mental Health and the Impact of Cultural Trauma
  Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Incorporated — February 3, 2022
• Black Male Mental Health
  Eastern Star Church, Men of Purpose Organization — October 9, 2021
• Confronting Stigma: Researchers Discuss Stigma and Community Approaches to Addressing Stigma
  Indiana Annual Recovery Month Symposium — September 21, 2021
• A Cognitive-Behavioral Christian Perspective of Depression
  Church of Glory, March Gladness Service — March 21, 2021
• Race-Related Fear, Anxiety, and Cultural Trauma: Implications for Research With African Americans
  Indiana University Diabetes Translational Research Center — November 10, 2020
• Addressing Anxiety in African American Populations
  Indiana University School of Medicine Culture and Conversation — December 5, 2018

International

• Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy With Black Americans
  Indiana Chapter of the Association of Black Social Workers — November 20, 2025
• Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy in Persons of African Descent and Cultural Trauma
  University of Toronto, Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work — October 24, 2023
• Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy in Persons of African Descent and Cultural Trauma
  University of Toronto, Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work — January 31, 2022
• Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy in Persons of African Descent and Cultural Trauma
  University of Toronto, Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work — October 25, 2021
• Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy: African Americans and Cultural Trauma
  Hyphenated Nation Podcast (Canada) — July 23, 2021
• Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy in Persons of African Descent
  Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Canada — March 1, 2021
• Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy in Persons of African Descent
  University of Toronto, Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work — January 26, 2021
• Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy in Persons of African Descent
  University of Toronto, Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work — October 5, 2020
• Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy in Persons of African Descent
  University of Toronto, Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work — January 28, 2020

Referred Presentations — Research (National)

• Designing Inclusive and Interactive Online Courses: Integrating Universal Design for Learning and Artificial Intelligence to Advance Equity for Students With Disabilities
  Assessment Institute in Indianapolis — October 27, 2025
• Digital Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Substance Use: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
  Annual Meeting for the Society of Digital Health — June 9, 2025
• Thinking From the “Center”: Building Collaborative and Interdisciplinary Research Projects on Religion, Spirituality, and Medicine
  Conference on Medicine and Religion — April 14, 2024
• A Program Evaluation: Synchronous Online Cognitive-Behavioral Intervention
  Society for Social Work Research Annual Conference — January 14, 2023
• Advancing Racial Justice for African Americans: Considerations for Social Work
  Council on Social Work Education Annual Program Meeting — November 5, 2021
• Student Wellness Supports in PK-12 Education Settings: A Mixed-Methods Survey Project
  Society for Social Work Research Annual Conference — January 20, 2021

Referred Presentations — Research (Local)

• Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy and Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder: A Meta-Analysis
  Addiction Health Services Research Conference — October 17, 2019
• Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Anti-Black Racial Injustice
  Family and Community Partners Counseling Services, Men and Mental Health Movement — February 15, 2025
• Lessons Learned From Community Engaged Research Focused on Black Men’s Cultural Trauma
  Social Justice Symposium — March 8, 2024

School

• Educational Assessment Committee Member
  Indiana University School of Social Work — February 19, 2026 – Present
• Children, Youth, and Family Curriculum Committee Member
  Indiana University School of Social Work — January 2026 – Present
• Guest Lecture: Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Substance Use and Black Americans
  Presentation for S502 Course (Dr. Tarek Zidan), Indiana University School of Social Work — November 18, 2025
• Post-Tenure Review Development Committee Co-Chair
  Indiana University School of Social Work — August 2025 – Present
• Promotion and Tenure Committee Member
  Indiana University School of Social Work — August 2025 – Present
• D686 Social Work Practice: Addictions Course Subject Matter Expert
  Indiana University School of Social Work — December 2024 – April 2025
• Doctorate in Social Work Practice (DSW) Development Committee Member
  Indiana University School of Social Work — October 2024 – January 8, 2025
• Search Committee Chair, Assistant/Associate Tenure-Track Professor
  Indiana University School of Social Work — October 2024 – February 4, 2025
• Director, Certificate in Substance Use and Addiction Services
  Indiana University School of Social Work — November 2024 – Present
• MSW Curriculum Committee Co-Chair
  Indiana University School of Social Work — Fall 2023 – Present
• Panel Member: Social Work Professional Roles
  Presentation for S141 Introduction to Social Work Course — March 4, 2024
• Guest Lecture: Single Subject Design Using Excel
  Presentation for S623 Course (Dr. Watson) — February 29, 2024
• Program Outreach Representative
  Indiana Black Expo, Promotion of BSW, MSW, and PhD Programs — July 15, 2023
• BSW Admissions Reviewer
  Indiana University School of Social Work — April 2022 – Present
• MSW Admissions Reviewer
  Indiana University School of Social Work — October 2019 – Present
• Scholarship Reviewer
  Indiana University School of Social Work — November 2022; October 2021; November 2019
• Facilitator: Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Overview and Practical Applications
  Digital Social Work Practice Project, Indiana University School of Social Work — October 7, 2022
• Indiana Black Expo Representative
  Indiana University School of Social Work Outreach — July 15–17, 2022
• MSW Student Awards Committee Member
  Indiana University School of Social Work — April 2021 – Present
• Invited Presenter: Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy in Persons of African Descent
  Indiana University School of Social Work Social Work Campaign — March 11, 2021
• Invited Presenter: Race-Related Fear, Anxiety, and Cultural Trauma
  S683 Community-Based Practice in Mental Health and Addiction Course — February 15, 2021
• Search Committee Member, Clinical Field Assistant Professor
  Indiana University School of Social Work — September 2020 – Present
• Search Committee Member, Associate Dean/MSW Program Director
  Indiana University School of Social Work — April 2020 – May 2020
• Strategic Plan Research Committee Member
  Indiana University School of Social Work — December 2019
• Invited Panel Member, S689 Clinical Case Discussion
  Indiana University School of Social Work — December 5, 2019
• Invited Panel Member, BSW Dine and Discuss
  Indiana University School of Social Work — December 3, 2019
• MSW Curriculum Committee Member
  Indiana University School of Social Work — September 2019 – Present
• Guest Lecturer: Cognitive Therapy for Depression
  S685 Course, Indiana University School of Social Work — September 24, 2019

Campus

• Faculty Mentor, Mentoring for Faculty Success Program
  Indiana University School of Philanthropy — February 10, 2026 – Present
• Presenter: Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy With Black Americans — Translating Research to Practice
  Center for Translating Research Into Practice Annual Showcase — October 2, 2025
• Research Networking Presentation
  Indiana University Indianapolis — December 6, 2024
• Invited Panel Member, Preparing Future Faculty and Professionals Conference
  Indiana University — November 30, 2024
• Invited Panel Member, Preparing Future Faculty Conference
  Indiana University — November 30, 2023
• Speaker, Black Male Mental Health Conversations Series
  Indiana University — October 11, 2023
• Speaker: Black Opioid Disparities and Multilevel Responses
  Public Health, Social Work, Nursing, and Dentistry Conference — March 7, 2023
• Invited Panel Member, Preparing Future Faculty Conference
  Indiana University — November 17, 2022
• Speaker: Cultural Trauma and African American Youth
  Adolescent Behavioral Health Research Program DEI Speaker Series — April 15, 2022
• Invited Panel Member, Preparing Future Faculty Conference
  Indiana University — November 18, 2021
• Content Reviewer, Substance Use Disorders: An Introduction for Nurses
  Indiana Commission for Higher Education CARES Mental Health Programs — November 24, 2020
• Addictions Crisis Grand Challenge Advisory Council Member
  Indiana University — September 2020 – November 2021
• Black Faculty and Staff Council Member
  Indiana University — February 2020 – Present

University

• Moderator, Indiana Black Expo Policy Summit
  Indiana University Office of Community Engagement — July 18, 2025
• Co-Facilitator, Community Conversation on Minority Business Attraction and Sustainability
  Indianapolis Commission of African American Males — November 18, 2023
• Co-Facilitator, Community Conversation on Black Male Disparities in Education
  Indianapolis Commission of African American Males — September 21, 2023
• Facilitator, Community Conversation on Community Violence
  Indianapolis Commission of African American Males — July 27, 2023
• Facilitator, Lived Experience Event: Gaps in Mental Health Needs
  Indianapolis Commission of African American Males — May 25, 2023
• Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Team Lead
  Heartland Engine for Advanced Life-Sciences Manufacturing (HEALSM), NSF Proposal Collaboration — October 2022 – May 2023
• Grant Reviewer, Addictions Grand Challenge REDSURF Fund
  Indiana University — June 2022 – September 2022

Local

• Station Leader, Indy Men-Tour Community Service Event
  Black Men’s Group — Conducted a discussion and mental habits exercise for self-esteem and prosocial activities to promote mental wellness for young Black men ages 10–18. October 11, 2025
• Station Leader, Indy Men-Tour Community Service Event
  Black Men’s Group — Conducted a discussion and art exercise to destigmatize mental health and provide prosocial activities for young Black men ages 10–18. March 29, 2025
• FIMR Case Review Team Member
  Fetal Infant Mortality Review (FIMR), Marion County Public Health Department — Reviewed case summaries, examined contributing factors, and made recommendations to improve maternal-child health services and resources. January 2025–Present
• Community Service: Food and Fellowship
  Black Men’s Group — Represented IU and provided community service with Wheeler Mission residents. December 5, 2024
• Panelist, Confronting the Stigma: Men & Mental Health
  Ivy Tech Community College — Panelist on Black and other male racial minority mental health. December 4, 2024
• Station Leader, Indy Men-Tour Community Service Event
  Black Men’s Group — Discussed destigmatizing mental health and college opportunities with youth ages 10–18. March 30, 2024
• Moderator, Black Males, Social Work, & Social Justice Panel
  Central Indiana Association of Black Social Workers — Black History Month panel. February 15, 2024
• Volunteer, Men and Mental Health Movement
  Black Men’s Group — Volunteer support. February 10, 2024
• Station Leader, Indy Men-Tour Community Service Event
  Black Men’s Group — Discussed stress and mental health with youth ages 10–18. October 14, 2023
• Panelist, Fathers Cry Too
  Not 1 More Project — Panelist discussing male postpartum depression in Black men. September 30, 2023
• Volunteer, BMG Celebration of Elders
  Black Men’s Group — Event setup, dismantling, and engagement with elderly participants. June 16, 2023
• Invited Panel Member, Advancing Black Educational Excellence & Equity
  Central Indiana Association of Black Social Workers — June 15, 2023
• Planner and Moderator, What the Health Panel Discussion
  Black Men’s Group — Online discussion among Black mental health professionals and social scientists on Black male mental health. May 18, 2023
• Resource Fair Participant
  Fathers and Families Center — Provided community-based mental health resources and discussed mental health stigma. Multiple dates: May 12, April 14, March 17, March 9, February 24, February 3 (2023)
• Grant Consultant and Letter of Intent Author
  Church of Glory — Consulted and wrote initial LOI for the Center for Congregations Mental Health Initiative. January 21–25, 2023
• Event Support and Communication
  D.A.D.D./Dads Safe Sleep Working Group — Communicated with Black fathers and assisted with event setup/breakdown. December 10, 2022
• Presenter: Trauma-Informed Care and Black Men
  Fathers and Families Center — Presentation to Black male clients. December 9, November 11, September 23, August 19, April 8, March 16 (2022)
• Co-Facilitator: Impact of Maternal Mortality on Fathers
  Indiana Department of Health – Labor of Love Summit — December 8, 2022
• Indy Men-Tour Training Day Volunteer
  Black Men’s Group — Assisted with setup/breakdown and engaged youth about higher education. September 17, 2022
• Freedom Recovery Cookout Volunteer
  Black Men’s Group — Supported setup/breakdown and engaged youth about higher education; celebration of release from incarceration and sobriety. August 27, 2022
• Eastside Juneteenth Event Volunteer
  Black Men’s Group — Honoring fathers, families, and freedom; setup/breakdown and youth engagement. June 19, 2022
• Crisis Response Program Development Contributor
  Faith in Indiana — Aided development of clinician-led community crisis response program. April 2022–August 2022
• Panelist: Judas and Black Messiah & Current Social Problems
  Boy’s and Girl’s Club of Indianapolis / Black Men’s Group — March 8, 2021
• Co-Presenter: GAL Report & Implicit Bias
  Kid’s Voice, Family Law CLE — December 4, 2020
• Panelist: Racism and Social Work
  NASW Indiana Virtual Conference — August 24, 2020 (Pre-recording); Sept 22, 2020 (Q&A)
• Presenter: Race-Related Fear, Anxiety, and Cultural Trauma
  NASW Indiana — June 26, 2020
• Program Evaluator: S-M-A-R-T Early Intervention
  Calla Collaborative Health — October 2019–2021
• Trainer: Motivational Interviewing
  Fathers and Families Center — Four-hour training for direct service staff and administrators. November 26, 2018
• Invited Presentation: Men’s Mental Health
  Turning Point Family Services — September 16, 2018

National

• Presenter: Clinical Research With Black Men
  National Federation of the Blind / National Organization of Blind Black Leaders (NOBBL) — “Clinical Research With Black Men: Social Injustice and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy.” August 26, 2025
• Invited Panelist: Conclusion Dilution and Race in Research
  Society for Academic Emergency Medicine — Panel discussion and filmed interview presented at annual meeting. Panel: May 2, 2022; Filmed interview shown March 18, 2022
• Invited Panelist: Counseling African American Clients
  University of Missouri–St. Louis — Online panel with graduate counseling students. June 2, 2020

International

• Associate Editor
  Journal of Social Service Research — 2024–July 2025
• Associate Editor
  Engage! — 2023–Present
• Co-Editor, Special Issue on Reparations
  Engage! — February 2025–October 2025
• Editorial Board Member
  Advances in Social Work — 2018–Present
• Ad Hoc Reviewer (Selected Journals and Years)
  BMC Medical Research Methodology; Substance Use and Misuse; Substance Use & Addiction Journal; Frontiers in Digital Health; Journal of Medical Internet Research Mental Health; Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy; Family Process; American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse; Maternal Health, Neonatal and Perinatology; Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions; Journal of Social Work; Journal of Social Service Research; Journal of Rational Emotive & Cognitive Behavior Therapy; Substance Abuse; BMC Psychiatry; Journal of Black Psychology; Smith College Studies in Social Work; Stigma & Health; and others (multiple years, 2018–2026).

Associated Press

• Election Anxiety Commentary
  Associated Press — Interview and statement provided regarding election anxiety during the 2024 presidential election — October 29, 2024

Radio

• Indiana Black Expo Mental Health Symposium Interview
  WTLC Radio — Interview conducted by Tina Cosby regarding the 2024 Indiana Black Expo Mental Health Symposium — June 26, 2024
• Fathers Cry Too Radio Interview
  Radio One — Interview with Virgil L. Gregory Jr. and Levi Funches discussing Black fatherhood and mental health — September 26, 2023

Internet

• Digital Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Substance Use: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
  Indiana University Communications — Interview regarding recently published research — October 29, 2024
• The Impact of Spirituality on Health
  WFYI — Interview discussing spirituality, resilience, and health among Black individuals and Black men — July 10, 2024
• Why Men’s Health Matters for Every Man
  Capital B News — Interview addressing disparities in Black male mental health and broader health outcomes — June 12, 2024
• Cherish Your Mind: Understanding the Importance of Brain Health
  Indiana Black Expo Public Service Announcement — Interview discussing access to mental health treatment in the Black community — May 20, 2024

Television

• Commentary on Breonna Taylor Announcement
  Fox 59 — Television interview discussing the Breonna Taylor verdict — September 24, 2020

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

• Gregory, V. L., Jr., Zapolski, T., Lipsey, A., Hicks, A. I., Marriott, B. R., & Lee, C. (2025). Exploring the lived experience of Black Americans and substance use treatment: Structural, community, and individual factors. Manuscript submitted.
• Gregory, V. L., Jr., & Nandi, R. (2025). Survey of cultural trauma in Black men: Applications of cognitive-behavioral principles for Black Americans. Manuscript submitted.
• Gregory, V. L., Jr., Edwards, D., Engle, B., & Mosley, J. (2025). The role of the church in building resilience against Black young adult youth violence. Manuscript in preparation.
• Keyre, E., Gregory, V. L., Jr., & Stanlick, S. (2025). Envisioning thriving futures built on reparative actions and epistemic justice: A call to community-engaged thinkers and leaders. Engage!. Manuscript submitted.
• Gregory, V. L., Jr., Miller, B. L., & Lipsey, A. (2025). Black men, structural racism, cultural barriers: Structural equation model with cognitive-behavioral implications. The Counseling Psychologist, 53(8), 1082–1113. https://doi.org/10.1177/00110000251404980
• Gregory, V. L., Jr., Wilkerson, D. A., Wolfe-Taylor, S., Miller, B., & Lipsey, A. (2024). Digital cognitive-behavioral therapy for substance use: Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 50(6), 771–785. https://doi.org/10.1080/00952990.2024.2400934
• Gregory, V. L., Jr., Ofner, S., & Ellis, R. J. (2024). Understanding opioid loneliness and stigma in rural counties. Studies in Clinical Social Work, 94(3), 220–241. https://doi.org/10.1080/28376811.2024.2360435
• Gregory, V. L., Jr., Ofner, S., & Ellis, R. J. (2024). O-Know opioid knowledge test: Development and psychometric testing in a community sample. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 56(1), 135–145. https://doi.org/10.1080/02791072.2022.2147883
• Gregory, V. L., Jr., & Tucker Edmonds, J. L. (2023). The racial pandemic experienced by Black American men: Cognitive-behavioral and structural implications. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 93(1), 1–16. https://doi.org/10.1037/ort0000651
• Gregory, V. L., Jr., & Tucker Edmonds, J. L. (2024). Cultural Trauma Scale (CuTS): Parsimonious principal component analysis, independent Black American male sample. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma, 33(3), 369–386. https://doi.org/10.1080/10926771.2023.2256741
• Gregory, V. L., Jr., & Tucker Edmonds, J. L. (2024). Cultural Trauma Scale: Psychometric evaluation of Black men’s beliefs, emotions, and coping. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 16(8), 1329–1337. https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0001607
• Gregory, V. L., Jr., & Werth, L. (2022). Synchronous online cognitive-behavioral group intervention: 12-month evaluation for substance use mandated clients. Research on Social Work Practice, 32(8), 940–951. https://doi.org/10.1177/10497315221106785
• Gregory, V. L., Jr., & Clary, K. L. (2022). Addressing anti-Black racism: The roles of social work. Smith College Studies in Social Work, 92(1), 1–27. https://doi.org/10.1080/00377317.2021.2008287
• Gregory, V. L., Jr. (2022). Gregory research beliefs scale: Psychometric properties and social work student survey results. Social Work Education, 41(6), 1201–1221. https://doi.org/10.1080/02615479.2021.1939295
• Gregory, V. L., Jr. (2021). Gregory research beliefs scale: Preliminary confirmatory factor analysis of convergent construct validity. Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work, 18(5), 534–549. https://doi.org/10.1080/26408066.2021.1875096
• Gregory, V. L., Jr. (2021). Cognitive-behavioral therapy for relationship distress: Meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials with social work implications. Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work, 18(1), 49–70. https://doi.org/10.1080/26408066.2020.1806164
• Gregory, V. L., Jr. (2019). Cognitive-behavioral group therapy and buprenorphine: Balancing methodological rigor and community partner ethical concerns in efficacy-effectiveness trials. Ethics & Behavior, 30(5), 364–384. https://doi.org/10.1080/10508422.2019.1604233
• Gregory, V. L., Jr., & Ellis, R. J. (2020). Cognitive-behavioral therapy with buprenorphine for opioid use disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 46(5), 520–530. https://doi.org/10.1080/00952990.2020.1780602
• Gregory, V. L., Jr. (2019). Cognitive-behavioral therapy for anxious symptoms in persons of African descent: A meta-analysis. Journal of Social Service Research, 45(1), 87–101. https://doi.org/10.1080/01488376.2018.1479344
• Gregory, V. L., Jr. (2019). Cognitive-behavioral therapy for adults with inflammatory bowel disease: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials with implications for clinical social work. Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work, 16(4), 363–385. https://doi.org/10.1080/26408066.2019.1610682
• Gregory, V. L., Jr. (2016). Cognitive-behavioral therapy for depressive symptoms in persons of African descent: A meta-analysis. Journal of Social Service Research, 42(1), 113–129. https://doi.org/10.1080/01488376.2015.1084973
• Gregory, V. L., Jr. (2015). Beliefs about research and social work practice: A systematic psychometric review of scales. Journal of Evidence-Informed Social Work, 12(2), 237–259. https://doi.org/10.1080/15433714.2013.820676
• Gregory, V. L., Jr. (2012). Gregory research beliefs scale: Discriminant construct, concurrent criterion, and known-groups validity. Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work, 9(5), 465–480. https://doi.org/10.1080/15433714.2011.561130
• Gregory, V. L., Jr., & Pike, C. K. (2012). Missing data: A comparison of online and classroom data collection methods with social work students. Journal of Social Service Research, 38(3), 351–365. https://doi.org/10.1080/01488376.2011.641076
• Gregory, V. L., Jr. (2011). Cognitive-behavioral therapy for comorbid bipolar and substance use disorders: A systematic review of controlled trials. Mental Health and Substance Use, 4(4), 302–313. https://doi.org/10.1080/17523281.2011.598463
• Gregory, V. L., Jr. (2010). Cognitive-behavioral therapy for bipolar disorder: Implications for clinical social workers. Journal of Social Service Research, 36(5), 460–469. https://doi.org/10.1080/01488376.2010.510950
• Gregory, V. L., Jr. (2010). Cognitive-behavioral therapy for depression in bipolar disorder: A meta-analysis. Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work, 7(4), 269–279. https://doi.org/10.1080/15433710903176088
• Gregory, V. L., Jr. (2010). Cognitive-behavioral therapy for mania: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Social Work in Mental Health, 8(6), 483–494. https://doi.org/10.1080/15332981003744388
• Gregory, V. L., Jr. (2010). Cognitive-behavioral therapy for schizophrenia: Applications to social work practice. Social Work in Mental Health, 8(2), 140–159. https://doi.org/10.1080/15332980902791086
• Gregory, V. L., Jr. (2010). Gregory research beliefs scale: Factor structure and internal consistency. Research on Social Work Practice, 20(6), 641–650. https://doi.org/10.1177/1049731509353049
• Gentle-Genitty, C. S., Gregory, V., Pfahler, C., Thomas, M., Lewis, L., Campbell, K., & Daley, J. G. (2007). A critical review of theory in social work journals: A replication study. Advances in Social Work, 8(1), 62–80.
• Wilkerson, D. A., Gregory, V. L., Jr., & Kim, H. (2020). Online psychoeducation with parent management training: The contributions of peer support. Child & Family Social Work, 25(2), 448–459. https://doi.org/10.1111/cfs.12701

Refereed Book

• Gregory, V. L., Jr. (2025). Cognitive-behavioral therapy with Black Americans: A principle and structurally informed perspective. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-01666-9

Book Chapters

• Gregory, V. L., Jr., & Werth, L. (2023). The power of online synchronous cognitive-behavioral group intervention: A Get S-M-A-R-T illustration. In D. Wilkerson & L. O’Sullivan (Eds.), Social work in an online world: A guide to digital practice (pp. 141–159). NASW Press.
• Gregory, V. L., Jr. (2020). Psychological perspective: Psychodynamic, humanistic, and cognitive-behavioral theories. In R. Ow & A. Poon (Eds.), Mental health and social work (pp. 47–65). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-6975-9_5