▁A ID S ▁ep ide mic . ▁A ▁former ▁fac ulty ▁member ▁at ▁Temple ▁University ▁and ▁Em ory ▁University , ▁she ▁currently ▁teach es ▁at ▁Simon ▁F ras er ▁University , ▁where ▁she ▁held ▁the ▁Canada ▁Research ▁Chair ▁in ▁Community , ▁Culture , ▁and ▁Health ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁Her ▁work ▁has ▁appeared ▁in ▁Crit ic ism , ▁the ▁Fem in ist ▁Review , ▁and ▁the ▁International ▁Review ▁of ▁Qual itative ▁Research , ▁and ▁she ▁co - ed ited ▁a ▁special ▁edition ▁of ▁Cultural ▁Studies ▁on ▁French ▁soci ologist ▁Pierre ▁Bour d ieu . ▁ ▁Pat ton ▁is ▁a ▁gradu ate ▁of ▁App al ach ian ▁State ▁University , ▁Harvard ▁University , ▁and ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Massachusetts . ▁She ▁received ▁the ▁Stone wall ▁Book ▁Award ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁for ▁her ▁book ▁Sex ▁and ▁Germ s : ▁The ▁Polit ics ▁of ▁A ID S , ▁and ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁a ▁L ambda ▁Liter ary ▁Award ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁for ▁In vent ing ▁A ID S . ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁Sex ▁and ▁Germ s : ▁The ▁Polit ics ▁of ▁A ID S ▁( 1 9 8 5 ) ▁M aking ▁It : ▁A ▁Woman ' s ▁Guide ▁to ▁Sex ▁in ▁the ▁Age ▁of ▁A ID S ▁( 1 9 8 7 ) ▁( with ▁Jan is ▁Kelly ) ▁In vent ing ▁A ID S ▁( 1 9 9 0 ) ▁Women ▁and ▁A ID S ▁( 1 9 9 3