Her primary research interests include natural language processing, linguistic informativeness and speech production, and identifying the knowledge sources that influence language processing. In 1992 Gregory obtained a B.A. in Philosophy from Boise State University and in 2001 received dual doctorates from the University of Colorado in Linguistics and Cognitive Science. She joined UB in 2003 after post-doctoral research at Brown University and at the basecamp of Mount Everest. Gregory is a contributor to various book chapters and journal articles. In 2002, Gregory was an Olympic Torch bearer for the Winter Olympics held in Salt Lake City, Utah.