Gregory Washington, LCSW, Ph. D. is currently an Assistant Professor at the University of Memphis, Director of the LeMoyne-Owen College Community Development Corporation (LOCCDC) Ujima Family Wellness Center and works as a local clinical practitioner. He is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and has practiced as an individual, family and group therapist in Illinois, Georgia, Arkansas and Tennessee. Dr. Washington also has over twenty years of clinical, administration and consulting experience and currently is helping to establish the multidisciplinary programs of the LOCCDC Ujima Family Wellness Center.

His research interests include culturally-centered empowerment methods and the risk and protective factors associated with child and adolescent development. A major goal of his work is to identify and promote the use of innovative culturally sensitive interventions that reduce disparities in behavioral health and incarceration outcomes among people of color. Dr. Washington focuses much of his current professional activities on teaching, clinical practice, health promotion and community wellness interventions and research. Dr. Washington has published several peer reviewed journal articles and book chapters, spoken at professional meetings nationally and internationally, and facilitates professional in-service training, mentor training workshops, mens health workshops, and youth and community development workshops.

A sample of his publications follow:

Neely-Barnes, S.L., Graff, J.C., & Washington, G. (in press). The health related quality of  life of custodial grandparents. Health & Social Work.  

Washington, G., Watts, R.J. and Watson, J. (2008). “Manhood Seekers Camp: A Proposal for a Culturally-Centered Camp Intervention”. Journal of Adolescent and Child Residential Treatment.   

Washington, G., Johnson, T., Jones, J. & Langs, S. (2007). “African-American Boys In Relative Care: A Culturally Centered Group Mentoring Approach. Journal of Social Work in Groups.  

Washington, G. & Teague, K. (2005). “Young African American Male Suicide Prevention and Spirituality”. Stress, Trauma and Crisis.  

Washington, G. (2005).”Young African-American Males and Culturally-Centered Prevention Recommendations for Program Design”.  Human Behavior in the Social Environment.    

Gregory Washington, Ph.D., LCSW
University of Memphis
School of Urban Affairs and Public Policy
Department of Social Work
McCord Hall Room 113
Memphis, TN 38152
901-678-3346