Pat Griffin

Pat Griffin is Professor Emerita in Social Justice Education at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Dr. Griffin is the author of Strong Women, Deep Closets: Lesbians and Homophobia in Sports. She is co-editor of Teaching For Diversity and Social Justice, and co-author of On The Team: Equal Opportunities for Transgender Student-Athletes, the NCAA Guide for the Inclusion of Transgender Athletes and Champions of Respect: NCAA Guide for the Inclusion of LGBTQ Student-Athletes. She is a member of the leadership team for Seeking Common Ground, Religion and LGBTQ Inclusion in College Athletics. She coached swimming and diving at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and field hockey and basketball at Wheaton High School in Montgomery County, Maryland. She played field hockey, basketball and swam at the University of Maryland, College Park.