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==Description==
  
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Professor in Social Justice Education at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. She leads classes and workshops on sexism, racism, ableism, heterosexism/homophobia, and other forms of social injustice in education. Author on issues of sexism and homophobia in sports.  Founding Director, Changing the Game -  The GLSEN Sports Project.  Author of 'Strong Women, Deep Closets: Lesbian and Homophobia in Sports' (1998).  She is also co-editor of 'Teaching For Diversity and Social Justice: A Sourcebook for Teachers and Trainers' (2007).  Author of Pat Griffin’s LGBT Sports Blog.  Member of the U.S. Field Hockey squad in 1971.
  
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==Further Reading/Research==
  
==Description==
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* http://sports.glsen.org/about-the-project/about-pat-griffin/
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* http://ittakesateam.blogspot.ca/
  
Professor in Social Justice Education at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. She leads classes and workshops on sexism, racism, ableism, heterosexism/homophobia, and other forms of social injustice in education. Author on issues of sexism and homophobia in sports.
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Revision as of 21:25, 16 November 2013

Pat Griffin

Country

United States

Birth - Death

Occupation

Academic

Description

Professor in Social Justice Education at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. She leads classes and workshops on sexism, racism, ableism, heterosexism/homophobia, and other forms of social injustice in education. Author on issues of sexism and homophobia in sports. Founding Director, Changing the Game - The GLSEN Sports Project. Author of 'Strong Women, Deep Closets: Lesbian and Homophobia in Sports' (1998). She is also co-editor of 'Teaching For Diversity and Social Justice: A Sourcebook for Teachers and Trainers' (2007). Author of Pat Griffin’s LGBT Sports Blog. Member of the U.S. Field Hockey squad in 1971.

Further Reading/Research


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