{"id":8120,"date":"2019-10-24T13:13:12","date_gmt":"2019-10-24T20:13:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/education\/?p=8120"},"modified":"2020-08-29T21:52:55","modified_gmt":"2020-08-30T04:52:55","slug":"faculty-spotlight-on-dr-patrick-graham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/education\/highlights\/faculty-spotlight-on-dr-patrick-graham\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty spotlight on Dr. Patrick Graham"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Header (with Image)&#8221; module_class=&#8221;aks-story-header aks-story-header-Yimage display-flex aks-section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.7&#8243; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/wou.edu\/education\/files\/2020\/07\/PatrickCover.jpg&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fade&#8221; animation_duration=&#8221;500ms&#8221; animation_starting_opacity=&#8221;15%&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_3,1_3,1_3&#8243; module_class=&#8221;aks-content-container aks-content-container-row aks-meta-row aks-row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.7&#8243; animation_style=&#8221;slide&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;bottom&#8221; animation_intensity_slide=&#8221;25%&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; module_class=&#8221;aks-story-meta-col aks-story-author-col&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.7&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Author&#8221; module_class=&#8221;aks-mod aks-story-meta-mod aks-story-author-mod&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.7&#8243; _dynamic_attributes=&#8221;content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9hdXRob3IiLCJzZXR0aW5ncyI6eyJiZWZvcmUiOiJCeSAiLCJhZnRlciI6IiB8ICIsIm5hbWVfZm9ybWF0IjoiZGlzcGxheV9uYW1lIiwibGluayI6Im9mZiIsImxpbmtfZGVzdGluYXRpb24iOiJhdXRob3JfYXJjaGl2ZSJ9fQ==@<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; module_class=&#8221;aks-story-meta-col aks-story-date-col&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.7&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Date&#8221; module_class=&#8221;aks-mod aks-story-meta-mod aks-story-date-mod&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.7&#8243; _dynamic_attributes=&#8221;content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9kYXRlIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiIiwiYWZ0ZXIiOiIgfCIsImRhdGVfZm9ybWF0IjoiZGVmYXVsdCIsImN1c3RvbV9kYXRlX2Zvcm1hdCI6IiJ9fQ==@<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; module_class=&#8221;aks-story-meta-col aks-story-cat-col&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.7&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Categories&#8221; module_class=&#8221;aks-mod aks-story-meta-mod aks-story-cat-mod&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.7&#8243; _dynamic_attributes=&#8221;content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9jYXRlZ29yaWVzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiIiwiYWZ0ZXIiOiIiLCJsaW5rX3RvX3Rlcm1fcGFnZSI6Im9uIiwic2VwYXJhdG9yIjoiLCAiLCJjYXRlZ29yeV90eXBlIjoiY2F0ZWdvcnkifX0=@<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row module_class=&#8221;aks-content-container aks-content-container-row aks-post-title-row aks-row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.7&#8243; animation_style=&#8221;slide&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;bottom&#8221; animation_intensity_slide=&#8221;25%&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; module_class=&#8221;aks-post-title-col&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.7&#8243;][et_pb_post_title meta=&#8221;off&#8221; featured_image=&#8221;off&#8221; module_class=&#8221;aks-mod aks-post-title-mod&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.7&#8243;][\/et_pb_post_title][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Post Content Section&#8221; module_class=&#8221;aks-section aks-post-content&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.7&#8243;][et_pb_row module_id=&#8221;graham19&#8243; module_class=&#8221;aks-story-wrapper aks-story-wrapper-row aks-row  blog-persona-wrapper&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.7&#8243; animation_style=&#8221;slide&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;bottom&#8221; animation_duration=&#8221;1250ms&#8221; animation_delay=&#8221;200ms&#8221; animation_intensity_slide=&#8221;5%&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.29.3&#8243;][et_pb_code admin_label=&#8221;bio&#8221; module_class=&#8221;blog-persona-bio aks-mod&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.7&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;|||&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fade&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;bottom&#8221;]    <\/p>\n<div class=\"blog-box-text\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->      <\/p>\n<ul><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->        <\/p>\n<li class=\"bio-job\"><span class=\"bio-demo-titles\">Work <\/span>Associate Professor &amp; Program Coordinator, <a class=\"textlink\" href=\"https:\/\/wou.edu\/graduate\/m-s-ed-deaf-hard-hearing-education\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">M.S.Ed. 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So I was able to access my parents\u2019 culture, education, and books at a young age.<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  <pee class=\"aks\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0\">Then when I came out as gay male at a young age, I was able to access the gay and lesbian community. 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