Monica Gray, Ph.D.

Contact Monica Gray, Ph.D.

843-349-6601 mgray2@coastal.edu

Smith Science 114B

Office hours: by appointment

Education

Ph.D., Civil and Environmental Engineering, Water Resources Concentration, University of South Florida (2008)
M.P.H., Environmental and Occupational Health Concentration, University of South Florida (2008)
M.S., Biological Engineering, University of Georgia (2004)
B.S., Agricultural Engineering (honors), University of the West Indies (2000)

Professional Licensure and Certification

Professional License (PE), FBPE (FL: #79449);
Certified in Public Health (CPH), NBPHE (#719)

Experience

Prior to joining CCU in 2019, Monica Gray was an associate professor of civil and environmental engineering at Lincoln University where she developed and implemented multiple grant-funded, faculty-led international research opportunities for underrepresented minorities in STEM fields. She is a seasoned engineer and educator who has lived, studied, and worked in various countries. As manager for academic programs at Arcadia University, she managed the global portfolio for over 120 programs in 16 countries and was instrumental in successfully developing and implementing study abroad opportunities for undergraduate engineers from institutions across the country, while internationalizing the engineering curriculum through cooperation, consortia, and curriculum integration.

As an ABET program evaluator (PEV), Gray assists ABET in reviewing engineering programs for accreditation action and promoting quality and innovation in technical education.

Her passion is to increase the participation of the currently untapped pool of students from traditionally underrepresented minority groups and address the persistent degree attainment gap in engineering. In her role as program director at CCU, her vision is to create a learning and professional environment where diversity is celebrated as seminal to program success and all students, particularly, minorities and traditionally underrepresented groups, thrive and excel.

Research and Career Interests

• Water resources management and environmental health – water and wastewater treatment and reuse
• Retention effects of high-impact experiential educational opportunities (e.g., internships, global experiences, and research)
• Attracting, retaining, and educating minorities and under-represented cohorts in STEM disciplines
• Increasing minority participation in the engineering workforce.