She received a B.A. and M.A. from Stanford University and a Ph.D. in Education with an emphasis in Language, Literacy and Culture from UC Davis. A veteran Spanish and Social Studies teacher, chair of the English Language Development Department (ELD), ELD Program Facilitator, and a former school administrator, Dr. Gray has helped lead and develop award-winning secondary schools and programs in ELD, Special Education and Mathematics in Northern California. Her research interests include culturally and linguistically responsive school teaching and leadership, disproportionate student discipline, and the preparation of California educators.