Lori A. McGraw, Ph.D., MS

Senior Instructor II
lori.mcgraw@oregonstate.edu

Office: 541-737-4996

2250 SW Jefferson Way

Corvallis, OR 97331

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Curriculum Vitae:

Lori A. McGraw, Ph.D., MS (October 2022)

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At OSU

Affiliation(s):

School of Social and Behavioral Health Sciences

Human Development and Family Sciences

Academic interests:

I have designed and facilitated 19 unique, upper-level undergraduate or graduate courses—in face-to-face, online, and soon-to-be hybrid formats. I think of myself as a humble practitioner of critical pedagogy. I work to develop students’ intellectual and emotional capacities to be critical agents, who transform knowledge into action that is responsive to moral, social and political problems. My teaching philosophy rests on the premise that students and teachers are collaborative partners in the classroom. In order to support undergraduate students in their struggle to define who they are and how they will relate to others, professionally and personally, I focus on high impact teaching pedagogy; social justice, equity & inclusion; and excellence in online teaching. I was awarded the College of Public Health and Human Sciences Excellence in Teaching and Mentoring Award in 2018. I serve as the Faculty Advisor for the HDFS Student Club and was nominated by my club members for the Sponsored Student Organization Advisor of the Year Award for the 2017-2018 academic year.

Biography

I am a lifelong volunteer and I believe in collaborative work to promote the success of any community or organization for which I am affiliated. I have served as the Board Chair of the Executive Board for a nonprofit organization, Strengthening Rural Families, whose mission is to engage in collaborative efforts to improve the lives of families in rural Oregon. I recently created online courses for Community Health Workers in Eastern Oregon, who are seeking advanced certification. As an instructor, mentor, researcher, and volunteer, I focus on the well-being of individuals, families, and communities, particularly on those who are vulnerable or marginalized.

Publications

2016

Miscellaneous Section

H. K. You and McGraw, L. A., “Cross-Cultural Examination of Being a “Good” Mother to a Child with Autism.”. 2016.

2015

Conference Paper

L. A. McGraw and Olvera, M., “Cyber-Service-Learning: Connecting global students to their local communities”, in National Council on Family Relations, 2015.

2009

Book Chapter

L. A. McGraw and Walker, A. J., “Nondisabled sisters navigating sociocultural boundaries of gender and disability”, in Handbook of Feminist Family Studies, Sage, Thousand Oaks, CA, 2009, pp. 177-191.

2007

Journal Article

L. A. McGraw and Walker, A. J., “Meanings of sisterhood and developmental disability: Narratives from White nondisabled sisters”, Journal of Family Issues, vol. 28, no. 4, pp. 474-500, 2007.

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