Gail Gross Ph.D., Ed.D., M.Ed.

Gail Gross, Ph.D., Ed.D., M.Ed., a member of the American Psychological Association (APA) and an APA member of Division 39, is a nationally recognized family, child development, and human behavior expert, author, and educator. Her positive and integrative approach to difficult issues helps families navigate today’s complex problems.

Dr. Gross is frequently called upon by national and regional media to offer her insight on topics involving family relationships, education, behavior, and development issues. A dependable authority, Dr. Gross has contributed to broadcast, print, and online media including CNN, The Today Show, CNBC’s The Doctors, PBS’ Between The Lines with Barry Kibrick, Hollywood Reporter, FOX radio, FOX’s The O’Reilly Factor, MSNBC, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Time Magazine, Times of India, Recruit Study Sapuri in Tokyo, People magazine, Parents Magazine, MORE Magazine, Scholastic Parent and Child Magazine, Parent.com, Parents.com, Houston Greeters, USA Today, Univision, ABC, CBS, and KHOU’s Great Day Houston Show. She is a veteran radio talk show host as well as the host of the nationally syndicated PBS program, Let’s Talk. Also, Dr. Gross has written a semi-weekly blog for The Huffington Post, Thrive Global, and EmpowHER.com since 2013. Recently, Houston Women’s Magazine named her "One of Houston’s Most Influential Women of 2016."

Dr. Gross is a longtime leader in finding solutions to the nation’s toughest education challenges. She co-founded the first-of-its-kind Cuney Home School with her husband Jenard, in partnership with Texas Southern University. The school serves as a national model for improving the academic performance of students from housing projects by engaging the parents. Dr. Gross also has a public school elementary and secondary campus in Texas that has been named for her.

Additionally, she recently completed leading a landmark, year-long study in the Houston Independent School District to examine how stress-reduction affects academics, attendance, and bullying in elementary school students, and a second study on stress and its effects on learning.

Such work has earned her accolades from distinguished leaders such as the Dalai Lama, who presented her with the first Spirit of Freedom award in 1998. More recently, she was honored in 2013 with the Jung Institute award. She also received the Good Heart Humanitarian Award from Jewish Women International, Perth Amboy High School Hall of Fame Award, the Great Texan of the Year Award, the Houston Best Dressed Hall of Fame Award, Trailblazer Award, Get Real New York City Convention’s 2014 Blogging Award, and Woman of Influence Award.

Dr. Gross’s book, The Only Way Out Is Through, offers strategies for life’s transitions, including coping with loss, drawing from dealing with the death of her own daughter. Her next book, How to Build Your Baby’s Brain, is slated to be released in late 2018 and teaches parents how to enhance their child’s learning potential by understanding and recognizing their various development stages. And her first research book on health and skincare, titled Beautiful Skin, was published by Random House in 1987. Dr. Gross has created 8 audio tapes on relaxation and stress reduction that can be purchased on Amazon.

Most recently, Dr. Gross’s book, The Only Way Out is Through, was named a Next Generation Indie Book Awards Silver Medal finalist in 2020 and Winner of the 2021 Independent Press Awards in the categories of Death & Dying as well as Grief. Her latest book, How to Build Your Baby’s Brain, was the National Parenting Product Awards winner in 2019, the Nautilus Book Awards winner in 2019, ranked the No. 1 Best New Parenting Book in 2019, and listed among the Top 10 Parenting Books to Read in 2020 by BookAuthority, as well as the Next Generation Indie Book Awards Gold Medal winner in 2020 and Winner of the 2021 Independent Press Awards in the category of How-To.

Dr. Gross received a B.S. in Education with a minor in Psychology. She earned her Master’s degree in Secondary Education with a focus in Psychology as well as advanced English Studies from the University of St. Thomas in Houston. She attained an Ed.D. in education with a specialty in Curriculum Instruction and a specialty in Psychology from the University of Houston. Dr. Gross received her second Ph.D. in Psychology, with a concentration in Jungian studies. Dr. Gross was the recipient of Kappa Delta Pi, an International Honor Society in Education. Dr. Gross was elected member of the International English Honor Society Sigma Tau Delta.