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Dr. Pat Griffin

Pat GriffinDr. Pat Griffin is Professor Emerita in the Social Justice Education Program and the Physical Education Teacher Education Program at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.  Dr. Griffin is project director for Changing the Game: The Gay Lesbian Straight Education Network (GLSEN) Sports Project. She is also co-editor of Teaching For Diversity and Social Justice: A Sourcebook for Teachers and Trainers, Routledge, 2007.

She was the 2011 recipient of the R. Tait McKenzie Award from the American Alliance of Health Physical Education Recreation and Dance. Dr. Griffin played basketball, field hockey and swam at the University of Maryland. She coached high school basketball, field hockey and softball in Montgomery County, MD.

Dr. Griffin will be the presenter of the NASPE E-Learning Session: Changing The Game: Making Physical Education Safe and Inclusive for LGBT Students on February 21, 2012 at 1:00 PM EST. Register today!