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CURRICULUM VITAE
David J. Pate, Jr.
EDUCATION
2003 Ph.D., Social Welfare, University of Wisconsin–Madison
1982 A.M., Social Work, University of Chicago, School of Social Service Administration
1980 B.S.W., Social Work, University of Detroit
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
2003 - 2006 Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Institute for Research on Poverty
University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
2006 – 2012 Assistant Professor, Helen Bader School of Social Welfare, Department of Social Work
University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee. Responsible for Bachelor, M.S.W., and Doctoral
level social welfare policy courses and qualitative methods course. (tenure-track)
2012 – Promoted to Associate Professor
2007 – Affiliated Assistant Professor, Institute for Research on Poverty, University of Wisconsin,
Madison
2012 – Promoted to Affiliated Associate Professor
2013 (Fall) Visiting Research Scholar, Social Policy Research Unit, University of York.
York, United Kingdom
2009 and 2010 Lecturer and Co-Administrator
2015 Lecturer and Lead Administrator
Institut fuer Gesellschafts- und Sozialpolitik
Johannes Kepler Universitaet Linz
Upper Austria Summer Course in Social Work and Criminal Justice
Austria, Europe (Summer Study Abroad Program for UG and G Social Welfare students)
2017 (Fall) Interim Chair, Department of Social Work
2018 – Affiliated Associate Professor, Department of African and African Diaspora Studies,
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
2018 - Chair, Department of Social Work
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PUBLICATIONS: ARTICLES AND BOOK CHAPTERS (PEER-REVIEWED)
Pizur-Barnekow, Kris, David Pate, Katie Lazar, Nelly Paul, Kathleen Pritchard, and George Morris.
(2017). “African American Fathers’ Occupational Participation: “Keeping Mothers in a Positive Vibe.”
OTJR: Occupation, Participation and Health. 37(4):237-244. first published online on July 14, 2017.
Topitzes, James, David Pate, Nathan Berman, and Christopher Medina-Kirchner. (2016). “Adverse
childhood experiences, health, employment: A study of men seeking job services.” Child Abuse and
Neglect first published online September 29, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2016.09.012
Pate, David. (2016) “The Color of Debt: Social Networks, Sanctions, and Child Support Enforcement
Policy” Race and Social Problems first published online February 23, 2016. DOI 10.1007/s12552-016-
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King, Patricia A. Lee and David J. Pate (2014) “Perinatal HIV testing among African American,
Caucasian, Hmong and Latina women: exploring the role of health-care services, information sources,
and perceptions of HIV/AIDS.” Health Education Research. 29 (1): 109-121. first published online
October 21, 2013 doi:10.1093/her/cyt101
Pate, David. Life After PRWORA: The Involvement of African-American Fathers with welfare-reliant
Children and the Child Support Enforcement System. (2010) In book, Social Work with African
American Males: Health, Mental Health, and Policy. Editor: Waldo Johnson. Publisher: Oxford Press.
Pate, David. (2008) “Child Support Enforcement and Father Involvement among Victims of Intimate-
Partner Violence” Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment, and Trauma, 17, (1), pp. 42-58.
Sellers, Sherrill, Earlise Ward and David Pate. (2006). “Dimensions of Depression: A Qualitative study of
well-being Among Black African Immigrant Women.” Qualitative Social Work, 5(1) pp. 45-66.
Pate, David. “Deadbeat Dads or Fatherhood in Poverty?” (2005) In book, Good parents or good workers:
How policy shapes families' daily lives.” Editors: Jill Duerr Berrick and Bruce Fuller. Publisher: Palgrave
Macmillan.
PUBLICATIONS: ARTICLES and BOOK CHAPTERS (OTHER)
Brito, Tonya, David Pate, Daanika Gordon, and Amanda Ward. “What We Know and Need To Know
About Civil Gideon” South Carolina Law Review, University of South Carolina Law School
(March, 2016)
Brito, Tonya, David Pate, and Jai-Hui Stefanie Wong. “I Do for My Kids”: Negotiating Race and Racial
Inequality in Child Support Enforcement Proceedings”. Fordham Law Review, Fordham University,
School of Law. (Summer, 2015)*
*Recipient of the 2016 John Hope Franklin Award (Honorable Mention/Runner-Up) for best article on
Race, Racism, and the Law published in the last two years. (Law and Society Association)
Johnson, Waldo., David. Pate, Jarvis. Givens. (2010). Big Boys Don’t Cry, Black Boys Don’t Feel: The
Intersection of Shame and Worry on Community Violence and the Social Construction of Masculinity
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among Urban African American Males: The Case of Derrion Albert. In C. Edley, Jr. and J. Ruiz de
Velasco (eds.). Changing Places: How Communities Will Improve the Health of Boys of Color,
University of California Press.
Pate, David. “Fatherhood Responsibility and the Marriage Promotion Policy: Going to the Chapel and
We’re Going to Get Married.” (2009) In book, Dismissing The Myth: The Persistence Of Black
Fatherhood In America. Editors: Roberta Coles and Charles Green. Publisher: Columbia University
McNeely, R.L. and David. Pate. (2007) Neighborhood Convenience Stores and Drug Paraphernalia: One
Community's Response," In book, Strategies of Community Intervention, 7. Editors: J. Rothman, J. L.
Erlich, and J.E. Tropman. Publisher: Peosta, Iowa: Bowers Publishing Co., Inc.
Pate, David. “The Life Circumstances of African American Fathers with Children on W-2
and Their Involvement in the Child Welfare System.” (2005) In Handbook of Children, Youth, and
Family Services: Practices, Policy, and Programs. Editors: Gerald Mallon and Peg McCartt Hess.
Publisher: Columbia University Press.
Pate, David. (Summer, 2002) “The life circumstances of African American fathers with children on W-2:
An ethnographic inquiry.” FOCUS. (vol. 22) (number 2) p. 25-30 Institute for Research on Poverty.
Pate, David and Earl Johnson. (Spring, 2000) “The Ethnographic Study for the W-2 Child Support
Enforcement Demonstration.Evaluation: Some Preliminary Findings” FOCUS. (vol. 21)
(number 1) p. 18- 22 Institute for Research on Poverty.
PUBLICATIONS: GOVERNMENT REPORTS
Florsheim, Paul and David Pate (August, 2017) “ReCast MKE Community Needs and Resource
Assessment” City of Milwaukee Health Department, Office of Violence Prevention, SAMSHA.
Topitzes, James Dimitri and David Pate. (December, 2014) “Adverse Childhood Experiences, Health, and
Employment: A Study of African American Men Seeking Job Services in Milwaukee, WI.” Report of
Preliminary Analysis submitted to ICF on behalf of the Office of Family Assistance, U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services.
Topitzes, James Dimitri and David Pate. (October, 2013) “Health, Adverse Childhood Experiences, and
Employment: A Study of African American Men Seeking Job Services in Milwaukee, WI.” Initial Report
to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Family Assistance.
King, Patti, and David Pate. (August, 2010) “Understanding Pregnant and Postpartum Women of Color’s
Perceptions of and Experiences with HIV Testing and Postpartum Depression: A Community
Conversation” Report to Planned Parenthood and the Wisconsin Department of Public Health, Wisconsin
AIDS/HIV Program.
Noyes, Jennifer, David Pate, and Rebekah Kaplan. (December, 2009) “Holding Child Support Orders of
Incarcerated Payers in Abeyance: Parent Perspectives” Interim Evaluation Report to the Department of
Workforce Development. Institute for Research on Poverty.
Pate, David. “Welfare and Child Support Policy Knowledge among Parents of Children on W-2 in Dane
County.” (June, 2006) Final Report to the Department of Workforce Development. Institute for Research
on Poverty.
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Pate, David. “Findings of a Focus Group Study on Child Support and Welfare Policy Knowledge
Amongst Non-custodial and Custodial parents in urban and rural Wisconsin counties.” (March, 2006).
Final Report to the Department of Workforce Development. Institute for Research on Poverty.
Cancian, Maria, Carol Heinrich, David Pate, and Ingrid Rothe. (August, 2004). “Findings of a Focus
Group Study to Inform the Design of a Child Support Arrears Forgiveness Pilot Program in Wisconsin.”
Final Report to the State of Wisconsin Bureau of Child Support and Racine County Child Support.
Institute for Research on Poverty.
Pate, David, Waldo Johnson, and Mark Turner. “Strengths and Vulnerabilities of Low-Income Married
Parents.” (March, 2004) Commissioned paper for the ACF/HHS Strengthening Healthy Marriage
Initiative, published by the Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation.
Pate, David. “An Ethnographic Inquiry into the Life Experiences of African American Fathers with
Children on W-2.” (April, 2002) In W-2 Child Support Demonstration Evaluation, Report on
Nonexperimental Analyses, Fathers of Children in W-2 Families.Volume II, ed. D. R. Meyer and M.
Cancian. Report to the Department of Workforce Development, Institute for Research on Poverty,
University of Wisconsin- Madison.
Meyer, Daniel R., Larry L.Bumpass, Lynn Wimer, and David Pate. (June, 1997). “Cohabitation and Child
Support.” Final report to the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development.
PUBLICATIONS: OTHER (CREATIVE WORK)
Pate, D. “Racial Disparities in Milwaukee”. Fellas Magazine (Milwaukee: WI) Published: October, 2013
Pate, D. CNN Op-Ed piece: Education vs. the lure of pro basketball Published: April 30, 2012
Pate, D. “African-American Fatherhood” View from the US BULLETIN. London, England/Runnymede
Trust, Autumn Issue 367 (2011).
R.L. McNeely, D. Pate, and L. Johnson. “Milwaukee Today: An Occasional Report of the NAACP” A
research publication of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP),
Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (June, 2011)
Pate, D. “Fatherhood: Six Men: One City” an ethnographic documentary on six African American fathers
discusses public policy issues and their effects on their life. Spring, 2009. (Length: 42 minutes)
Pate, D. “Family”(Activity 3) and “Community” (Activity 5) Spring, 2009. The Masculinity Project:
Community: Black Community in Focus. Community and Educational Resource Guide. pp. 12-14, 16-18.
Pate, David “Better than Tough and Cool: Programs Show Young Men Alternative Styles.” Winter, 1990.
The Ounce of Prevention Fund Quarterly, Chicago, pp. 3–9.
Pate, David, and Patricia Davis-Scott “Working with a Big-City School System.” Fall, 1990. The Ounce
of Prevention Fund Quarterly, Chicago, pp. 5–7.
Mucherera, Kaaria and David Pate. “Cultural Sensitivity and Work with African-American Men in
Reproductive Health Care.” Spring 1989. Men’s Reproductive Health, 3 (2): 1–6, Santa Cruz, California.
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Pate, David and Susan Knight “Teenage Pregnancy and Primary Prevention: New Approaches to an
Old Problem.” Resources in Education, November 1986 I.D. #ED270694 Eric Clearinghouse (Ann Arbor,
Michigan).
BOOK REVIEW
England and Edin, (2007) Unmarried Couples with Children, New York: Russell Sage Foundation
301 pages. Social Service Review, (published: December, 2009).
MANUSCRIPTS (Forthcoming)
Book Chapters
Pate, David. “From Social Service to Social Science: Reflections of a Black Man in Academe
Researching Black Men.” Flipping the Script: New Frontiers for Imagining Black Men and Masculinity.
Editor: Alford Young. Publisher: Routledge Publishers.
Brito, Tonya, Daanika Gordon, and David Pate. “Focused Ethnography: A Methodological Approach for
Engaged Legal Scholarship.” Editors: Peter Enrich and Rashmi Dyal-Chand. Publisher: Cambridge Press.
Race, Poverty, and Mass Incarceration (Edited Volume) Review of Black Political Economy
(to be published in 2020).
CURRENT RESEARCH GRANTS
The Milwaukee Reentry Alliance Project
Awarded from the Tommy Thompson Center on Public Leadership ($56,675)
Principal Investigators: David Pate
(Funding Period: January – June, 2019)
Improving the health outcomes of communities impacted by incarceration
Awarded from the Wisconsin Partnership Program, Community Impact Grant, University of Wisconsin-
Madison, School of Medicine and Public Health to Employ Milwaukee
Total project award: $1 million
Principal Investigator: David Pate
(Funding Period: 2019 – 2023)
Engaging African American Fathers to Improve Health Literacy.
Awarded from the Greater Milwaukee Foundation ($40,000) and the United Way of Milwaukee ($2,500)
Co Investigators: David Pate, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Helen Bader School of Social
Welfare and Kris Barnekow, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, College of Health Sciences.
(Funding Period: 2018 - 2019)
Improving Health Through Enhanced Work
Awarded from the Wisconsin Partnership Program, Community Impact Grant, University of Wisconsin-
Madison, School of Medicine and Public Health to Community Advocates
Total project award: $1 million
Principal Investigator: James Topitzes Co-Investigators: Joshua Mersky, and David Pate.
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(Funding Period: 2017 – 2022)
Evaluation of Resiliency in Communities After Stress and Trauma (ReCAST)
Awarded from the federal office of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
(SAMHSA), to the City of Milwaukee, Office of Violence Prevention and Community Advocates.
Total project award: $5 million
Principal Investigator: David Pate ($500K+)
(Funding Period: 2016-2021)
PRIOR RESEARCH GRANTS
Access to Justice for Low-Income Civil Litigants: Comparative and Longitudinal Study of Experiences
with Court Systems. National Science Foundation (Law and Social Science Program) ($304,000)
Principal Investigator: Tonya Brito, University of Wisconsin, Law School and Co-Investigator, D. Pate,
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Helen Bader School of Social Welfare.
(Funding Period: 2014-2017)
Understanding Low-Income Civil Litigants’ Experiences with Access to Justice Interventions.
Faculty Research and Creative Activities Award. (UWM Graduate School) ($14,963)
Principal Investigator: David Pate, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Helen Bader School of
Social Welfare and Co-Investigator, Tonya Brito, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Law School.
(Funding Period: 2014–2017)
Access to Justice for Low-Income Civil Litigants: A Comparative Study of How Lawyers and More
Limited Forms of Legal Assistance Matter in Child Support Enforcement Proceedings
Research Award. (University of Wisconsin-Madison Graduate School) ($60,947)
Principal Investigator: Tonya Brito, University of Wisconsin, Law School and Co-Investigator, D. Pate,
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Helen Bader School of Social Welfare.
(Funding Period: 2014-2016)
Access to Justice for Low-Income Civil Litigants: A Comparative Study of How Lawyers and More
Limited Forms of Legal Assistance Matter in Child Support Enforcement Proceedings
National Science Foundation (Law and Social Science Program) ($141,000)
Principal Investigator: Tonya Brito, University of Wisconsin, Law School and Co-Investigator, D. Pate,
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Helen Bader School of Social Welfare.
(Funding Period: 2013-2016)
The Intersectionality of Employment and Health Status for African American Males. Wisconsin
Partnership Program, UW School of Medicine and Public Health. Development Grant Principal
Investigator: G. Williams, Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment Board
Co Investigators: D. Pate, J. Topitzes, and M. Brondino, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Helen
Bader School of Social Welfare. ($50,000) (Funding Period: 2012-2015)
The Role of Counsel in Child Support Enforcement Proceedings. Principal Investigators: Tonya Brito,
Professor (Law School) and Co-Investigator, David Pate, Associate Professor (Social Work) The grant
funds are provided by the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) of the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services to the Institute for Research on Poverty. The award covers a
50% PA position at UW-Madison. Initial Funding Period: 2012-2013 Renewed Funding: 2013-2014.
IRP Small Grant Program (Seed Funds). ($44,185)
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Developing Home Visiting in Wisconsin Through Shared Practice and Mentoring. U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services. Human Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health
Bureau. Principal Investigator: WI. Dept. of Children & Families (L. McAllister) Principal Site
Investigator & Lead Evaluator: J. Mersky Co-Investigators: J. Topitzes, D. Pate. ($300,000 subcontract)
(Funding Period: 2012-2014)
Kenosha Fatherhood Involvement Planning Project
Wisconsin Partnership Program, UW School of Medicine and Public Health.
Development Grant Project Manager: Pamela Halbach, Racine/Kenosha Community Action Agency, Inc.
(WIC) Principal Investigator: D. Pate and Co-Investigator, J. Topitzes, University of Wisconsin-
Milwaukee, Helen Bader School of Social Welfare. ($50,000) (Funding Period: 2013-2014)
Engaging African-American Fathers to Reduce Infant Mortality by Improving their Health Literacy.
Wisconsin Partnership Program, UW School of Medicine and Public Health.
Development Grant Project Manager: Kathleen Pritchard, Planning Council for Health and Human
Services, Inc. Co Investigators: D. Pate, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Helen Bader School of
Social Welfare and Kris Barnekow, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, College of Health Sciences.
($50,000) (Funding Period: 2013-2014)
Examining Adverse Childhood Experiences of Low-Income Adult Males
Principal Investigator: David Pate and Co-Investigator: J. Topitzes, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee,
Helen Bader School of Social Welfare. The prime contractor was the US Department of Health and
Human Services, Office of Family Assistance with the prime contract number (HHSP23320110020YC)
the subcontract was ICF Incorporated, LLC (subcontract agreement number 14JTSK0098) ($50,000)
(Funding Period: 2013-2014)
Principal Investigator: David Pate and Co-Investigator: J. Topitzes, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee,
Helen Bader School of Social Welfare. Feasibility Study for the Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment
Board, Inc. Award #MIL108586 from Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago flow through from US
Department of Health and Human Services ($20,157) (Funding Period: 2012-2013)
Primary researcher (with three undergraduate students) for the study titled “Bringing the classroom to the
Agency: Examining the Retention of Knowledge in Undergraduate Social Work Students,” sponsored by
the UWS Leadership Site for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning at the University of Wisconsin-
Milwaukee (Spaights Endowment Funds) (2009-2010)
Pate, David, Principal Investigator. Title: “Understanding Pregnant and Postpartum Women of Color’s
Perceptions of and Experiences with HIV Testing: A Community Conversation.” Sponsor: State of
Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Wisconsin AIDS/HIV and Planned Parenthood. ($5934) (with
Patti A. Lee King, Doctoral Candidate) (2010)
Co-Investigator: Title: “Effects of a Policy Change in Milwaukee County to Hold Incarcerated Payers’
Orders in Abeyance Quantitative Analysis of the Effects of the Policy Change” Sponsor: ($24,463) (with
J. Noyes) (2010)
Pate, David, Principal Investigator. Title: “Re-examining Perspectives on Poverty and Resiliency: A
Gathering of Black Men.” Sponsor: The Community-University Partnership grants support collaborations
between UWM and community non-profit organizations and agencies. UWM Cultures and Communities,
Amount: $1,500 per year (2007-2009).
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Pate, David, Principal Investigator. Title: “An Examination of Adult Male Access to Health Care Services
in Milwaukee.” Sponsor: UW School of Medicine and Public health (p/c DHHS PHS NIH), Madison WI.
Amount: $61,154 (2006-2008)
Pate, David, Principal Investigator. Title: “Child Support Policy Research” Sponsor: Wisconsin
Department of Workforce Development (prime DHHS-ACF funding).
Amount: $18,515 (2006)
Pate, David, Principal Investigator. “Almost Winner” for UWM Research Growth Initiative.
Amount: $2,000 (2006)
TEACHING: COURSES
Course Load: 2/2 (Years: 2006-2007) 3/2 (Years: 2008 – 2013) since 2014 2/2
*post-tenure and/or(new preps)
Social Work 206, Introduction to Social Welfare Policy (undergraduate)
Average Number of students: 87 students
(fall 2006, spring 2007) (fall 2007, spring 2008) (fall, 2008) (fall 2009, spring 2010)
(fall 2010, spring 2011) (fall 2011, spring 2012) (fall 2012, spring 2013) (fall 2014, spring 2015)
(fall, 2015, spring, 2016) (fall, 2016, spring 2017) (fall, 2017, spring 2018) (spring 2019)
Social Work 380 “I Am A Man: Construction of Masculinity for Black Males” Honors
College (undergraduate) (fall 2014: 15 students) (new prep)
Social Work 380 “#blacklivesmatter: An analysis and critique of the movement” Honors
College (undergraduate) (spring: 2016: 16 students) (new prep)
Social Work 591 “Race in America: Reconciliation and Reconsideration. (spring 2017: 20
students) (new prep)
Social Work 750 Social Welfare Policy Development and Implementation
(masters) (summer 2015, summer 2016) (15 students)
Social Work 851, Social Issues and Policy Analysis (masters)
Average Number of Students: 15 students
(spring 2006) (fall 2006, spring 2007) (spring 2008) (fall 2009, spring 2010)
(fall 2010, spring 2011) (fall 2011, spring 2012) (fall 2012, spring 2013) (fall 2016) (fall 2017)
(fall 2018)
Social Work 931, Theories of Poverty and Social Welfare Policy for Children and Families
(doctoral)
(fall 2007: 4 students) (spring 2010: 3 students) (spring 2012: 4 students)
Social Work 952, Qualitative Research Methods (doctoral)
(fall, 2008: 5 students) (spring 2011: 2 students) (spring 2013: 10 students)
Social Work 990 Proseminar: Research Ethics (doctoral)
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(fall 2015) (new prep) (fall 2017)
Social Work 599 Independent Study (undergraduate)
(spring 2008: 6 students) (spring 2010: 3 students) (spring 2011: 5 students)
(fall 2012: 1 student) (spring 2013: 1 student) (spring 2016: 1 student)
Social Work 999 Independent Study (doctoral)
(fall 2008: 5 students) (fall, 2014, spring 2015: 1 student) (fall 2015, spring 2016: 1 student)
(summer, 2017: 1 student)
TEACHING: DOCTORAL COMMITTEES
Post-Tenure
Marietta McDonald, Doctoral Committee, Louisiana State University (Sociology) committee member
Susan Stanton, Doctoral Committee, University of Wisconsin-Madison (Education) committee member
Deborah Banks, Doctoral Committee, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
(completed degree requirements in 2018) (Urban Studies) committee member
Rebekah Selekman, Doctoral Committee, University of Wisconsin-Madison
(completed degree requirements in 2013) (Social Work) committee member
CAPSTONE COMMITTEES (Masters Level)
Lawrence Moore, Masters Capstone Committee, University of Wisconsin-Madison (Public Health)
Committee Chair
Pre-Tenure
Nicole Robinson, Doctoral Committee, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
(Social Work) Committee Chair
Nathan Berman, Doctoral Committee Chair, University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee
(Social Work) Committee Chair
Patricia Lee King, Doctoral Committee, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
(completed degree requirements in 2011) (Social Work) committee member
ENDOWMENT
Awarded the Spaights Endowment Fund, Helen Bader School of Social Welfare, University of
Wisconsin-Milwaukee to be used to conduct research in the area of poverty.
Amount: $2,500 annually
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS (Peer Reviewed)
Pate, D. (Discussant). Symposium: Family Policy Around the World. Society for Social Work and
Research (SSWR). Washington, D.C. (January 16 - 20, 2019)
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Pate, D. (Discussant). Symposium: The Facilitators and Barriers of Noncustodial Father Involvement.
Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR). Washington, D.C. (January 10 -14, 2018)
Pate, D. (Discussant). Panel: Noncustodial Father Involvement and Child Wellbeing: Implications for
Social Policy. (Family and Child Policy section) at the Association for Public Policy Analysis and
Management (APPAM) Annual Fall Research Conference. Chicago, IL. (November 2 – 4, 2017).
Brito, T. and D. Gordon, C. Haimson, R. Johnson, and D. Pate. (Paper Session). Investigating Access to
Justice in Family Court. International Meeting on Law and Society Mexico City, Mexico. (June 19 - June
23, 2017).
Pate, D., J. Topitzes, and N. Berman. (Poster) “Adverse Childhood Experiences, Health and Employment:
A Qualitative Study of Men Seeking Job Services.” Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) New
Orleans, LA. (January 11-15, 2017).
Topitzes, J., D.Pate, and N. Berman. (Panelist) “Adverse Childhood Experiences, Health and
Employment: A Qualitative Study of Men Seeking Job Services.” Society for Social Work and Research
(SSWR) New Orleans, LA. (January 11-15, 2017).
N. Berman, Topitzes, J., and D. Pate. (Panelist) “Adverse Childhood Experiences as a Predictor of
Homelessness in Low-Income African American Men Seeking Work.” Society for Social Work and
Research (SSWR) New Orleans, LA. (January 11-15, 2017).
Pate, D. (Panelist). “Color of Debt, Social Policy and the “Invisibility” of Black Males.” On the panel
titled Anthropology and the Politics of the Public Sphere: The Afterlife of Exotics at Home. Annual
Meeting of the American Anthropological Association (AAA)., Minneapolis, MN.
(November 16-20, 2016).
Pate, D. (Chair). “International Perspectives on Child Support Policy” at the Association for Public Policy
Analysis and Management (APPAM), Fall Research Conference. Washington, D.C.,
(November 3-5, 2016).
Pate, D. (Discussant) "Fathers and Child Support: What's Associated with Payments and What are Their
Effects?" (panelist: D. Meyer, M. Waller, and L. Cuesta) Association for Public Policy Analysis and
Management (APPAM), Miami, Florida, (November 12-14, 2015)
Pate, D., J. Topitzes, and N. Robinson. “The Intersection of Employment and Health Status for African
American Males” Society for Social Work Research (SSWR), New Orleans, LA. (January 14-18, 2015)
Morris, G., D. Pate, K. Barnekow, and K. Pritchard. “Engaging African-American Fathers in Reducing
Stress during Pregnancy: Interview Results of African-American Men.” Poster presentation at the
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA. (November 18, 2014)
Pate, D., S. Iqbal, G. Sandoval, and J. Topitzes. “We Can Get there from Here: Comprehensive Policy
Approaches to Improve the Lives of Low-Income Black Men.” (Moderator: Anne Price, Insight Center
for Community Economic Development) Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management
(APPAM), Albuquerque, New Mexico. (November 6-8, 2014).
Pate, D. “African American Men and Poverty” presented at the WI. NASW Annual Conference titled All
People Matter: Opportunities for Transformation, Waukesha, WI. (October 20-22, 2014)
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Barnekow, K., D. Pate, K. Pritchard, and G. Morris. “Engaging African American Fathers in Reducing
Infant Mortality by Improving Health Literacy” presented at the Third Annual Occupational Therapy
Summit of Scholars, Thomas Jefferson University, Bluemle Life Sciences Building, Philadelphia, Pa.
(May 9, 2014).
Pate, D. (April 16, 2014) “Diligent But Still Poor: Building Family and Community Economic Success”
46th Annual Conference of the National Association of Black Social Workers. Indianapolis, Indiana
(Accepted Refereed Institute)
Pate, D. “Race, Ethnicity, and Public Policy Analysis: Understanding Deeper Complexities Through
Qualitative Research.” Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM), Fall Research
Conference., Baltimore, Maryland. (November 7–10, 2012)
Perry, A. and D. Pate. (May 31, 2012) Implementing Responsible Fatherhood Programs sponsored by
the Administration on Children and Families, 15th Annual Welfare Research and Evaluation Conference,
United States Department of Health and Human Services, Omni Shoreham Hotel, Washington, D.C.
King, Patricia Lee and D. Pate. (October, 2011). “Understanding perinatal screening depression in diverse
communities: A prerequisite for effective screening.” at the American Public Health Association, 139th
Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C.
King, Patricia Lee and D. Pate. (May, 2011). “Racially and Ethnically Diverse Women’s Perceptions of
Perinatal HIV Testing.” at the Twenty-Third Annual National Conference on Social work and HIV/AIDS,
Atlanta, Georgia.
Pate, D. (January, 2011). “Gaining Trust and Information: Working with Low-Income Men and Women
in a Qualitative Research Study.” Presented at the Society of Social Work Research entitled “Emerging
Horizons for Social Work Research.” (Tampa, Florida).
Pate, D. with Benjamin Van Orsdol, Daniel Trifone, Monica Czekala, Tyler Albers and Albert Holmes.
(April, 2009) “Fatherhood:Six Voices:One City- An Oral History of Black Men on the Topics of Poverty
and Resiliency.” Presented at the Second Annual National Conference on Social Work With Men,
University of Alabama, School of Social Work, Tuscaloosa, AL.
Meyers, R., D. Nowacek, J. Kaster, P. Guptasarma, J. Johnson, and D. Pate. (April, 2010) “Developing
Students as Researchers to Impact Learning.” at the 2010 President’s Summit on Excellence in Teaching
and Learning sponsored by the University of Wisconsin System.
Pate, D. (April, 2008) Presented at the First Annual National Conference on Social Work With Men,
University of Alabama, School of Social Work, Tuscaloosa, AL.
Pate, D. (August, 2007). Presented Fatherhood Responsibility and the Marriage Promotion Policy:
Going to the Chapel and We’re Going to Get Married? Society for the Study of Social Problems. (SSSP)
New York, New York.
Pate, D. (November, 2006) Examining the Welfare to Work Policy of 1999 and Its Effect on the
Employment of Non-Custodial Fathers. Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management
(APPAM). Washington, D.C.
Pate, D. (October, 2006). Alcohol Abuse Content for BSW Curriculum Infusion Association of
Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors (BPD), 24th Annual Conference, Los Angeles, California.
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Pate, D. (November, 2005). American Indians and Child Support: What can we learn from the Wisconsin
Experience? Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM).
(Poster Presentation)
Pate, D. (September, 2004) Fatherhood, Incarceration, and Re-entry to the community and family. Ninth
International Conference on Family Violence: Working together to end abuse. (Invited Panelist and
Accepted Refereed Presentation)
Pate, D. (February, 2002) Strategies in Qualitative Research. Methodological issues and practices in
using QSR Nvivo and NUD*IST University of London, Institute of Education, London, England.
Poster presentation accepted. (Accepted Refereed Presentation)
Pate, D. and J. Entmacher. (March, 2001) Improving Paternity Establishment Practices American Public
Health Services Association. Washington, D.C.
Pate, D. (February, 2001) Family Self-Sufficiency:The Child Support Connection. National Child Support
Enforcement Association. (Accepted Refereed Presentation)
Entmacher, J., D. Pate, W. Pollock, and S. Sussman. (April, 2000) Family Ties: A Discussion on
Improving Paternity Establishment and Child Support Practices & Procedures. ABA/NLADA Annual
Equal Justice Conference, Houston, Texas. (Accepted Refereed Presentation)
Cancian, M. and A. Nesmith, D. Pate, and T. Uttermohlen. (March, 1998). Teaching Welfare Reform:
Critical Issues and related Resources. Biennial Midwest Social Work Education Conference, Chicago,
IL. (Accepted Refereed Presentation).
Pate, D. (January, 1998). Child Support and Cohabitation: The Wisconsin Experience. National Child
Support Enforcement Association, Annual Midwinter Policy Forum and Conference, Washington, D.C.
(Accepted Refereed Presentation)
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS AND INVITED TALKS: (OTHER)
Invited to serve as an Expert Advisor, U. S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of
Planning, Research, and Evaluation and MDRC on the federally funded Family Integration Project.
(December 3, 2018).
Invited Speaker. (with Jacquelyn Boggess, Executive Director, Center for Family Policy and Practice) at
the Opportunities Beyond Obstacles, 5th Annual Conference 2018. “Poverty 101, the View from an
Ethnic/Racial Lens.” (October 26, 2018).
Webinar. Episode on Hidden Truths discussing the harms of economic and social welfare policies on
families, especially the impact of child support debt. (with Jacquelyn Boggess, Executive Director of the
Center for Family Policy and Practice) invited by INSIGHT: Center for Community Economic
Development. (September 27, 2018).
Served as an Invited Mentor and Instructor in the Summer Dissertation Proposal Workshop at Howard
University: Washington. D.C. Sponsored by the Institute for Research on Poverty (UW-Madison) (May
21- 25, 2018)
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Invited Speaker. Panel presentation on Anti-Poverty Programs: Coverage, Gaps and Implementation.
Teaching Poverty 101 Workshop. sponsored by the Institute for Research on Poverty: University of
Wisconsin-Madison: Madison, Wisconsin. (June 14, 2018).
Invited Speaker. Presentation on Health Equity Research Funding Mechanisms sponsored by the
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Collaborative Center for Health Equity. (June 10, 2018).
Webinar. A Discussion on Racial Inequity and Economic Insecurity thorough a Black Male Lens.
Forward Community Investments (Madison, Wisconsin). (December 11, 2017).
Invited Panelist. Policy Panel (with Kelly M. Hoffman and Carrie Jasper) at the Symposium on Child
Well-Being in Pennsylvania and the Urgent Need for Father Involvement. sponsored by the Strong
Families Commission Incorporated. Pennsylvania Child Welfare Resource Center (September 27, 2017)
Invited Speaker. (with Jacquelyn Boggess, Executive Director, Center for Family Policy and Practice) at
the Opportunities Beyond Obstacles, 4th Annual Conference 2017. “Poverty 101, the View from an
Ethnic/Racial Lens.” (September 16, 2017).
Invited Panelist. Diverse Perspective Conversation Panel at the Social Development Committee(SDC)
Summit on Poverty. “Dismantling Systems of Poverty” Milwaukee, WI. (September 7, 2017)
Invited Research Panelist. panel (with Becky Antle, Francesca Adler-Baeder, Waldo Johnson, and
Allison Hyra) on “What We’ve Learned from Research on HMRF Programs” Healthy Marriage,
Responsible Fatherhood Biennial Grantee Conference: Paving the Way. sponsored by the Office of
Planning, Research, and Evaluation Administration for Children and Families, Office of Family
Assistance, and Public Strategies. Washington, D.C. (August 9, 2017).
Invited Panelist. Research Panel (with Dorothy Farrar Edwards and Gina Green-Harris) at the
Advancing Health Equity: Working Together to Understand and Improve Health for All. sponsored by
Collaborative Center for Health Equity University of Wisconsin-Madison, School of Medicine and Public
Health, Wisconsin Partnership Program Union South (UW-Madison) (September 7, 2016)
Invited Panelist. Institute for Research on Poverty, 50th Anniversary Panel “Poverty Research Questions
for the Next Decade.” panelists include Bruce Western, Timothy Smeeding, Diane Whitmore
Schanzenbach, Robert Moffitt, and Katherine Magnuson. University of Wisconsin-Madison, Fluno
Center (June 21, 2016)
Invited Panelist. Lecture series on public health, violence, and social justice.
Lecture Topic: “How Violence Impacts Public Health.” panelists include Carmen Pitre, Stephen
Hargarten, and Erin Perkins. (moderator: Lorraine Malcoe) Sponsor: Zilber School of Public Health,
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. (February 25, 2016)
Invited Panelist. Lecture Topic: “Mental Health in the African American Community.” panelists
included Brenda Wesley, Reverend Walter Lanier, Alfonzo Watkins, Michael Williams, and Muneebah
Abdullah. Alumni Fireside Lounge, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Student Union, sponsored by the
UWM Counseling Student Association and NAMI. (February 6, 2016)
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Invited Opening Plenary Panelist. Topic: “Updates from the Fields of Healthy Marriage, Responsible
Fatherhood, and Tribal TANF Child-Welfare.” panelist included Julie Baumgardner (National Assoc. of
relationship and Marriage Educator), Stefan LoBuglio (Council of State Government Justice Center),
Susan Golonka (U.S. DHHS/ACF/OFA)Mark Greenberg, ACF/HHS (Moderator, Linda Mellgren,
OASPE/HHS). Healthy Marriage, Responsible fatherhood, and tribal TANF – Child Welfare
New Grantees Entrance Conference (ACF/HHS). Washington, D.C. (December 1, 2015).
Invited Panelist for the program titled “Living as a Low-Wage Worker” Milwaukee Public TV’s 4th
Street Forum on the Road. UWM Alumni Fireside Lounge, UWM Student Union, West Wing,
Milwaukee, WI. (January 29, 2015)
Invited Keynote Luncheon Speaker. “Developing Leaders through Graduate Education” 23rd Annual
National Ronald E. McNair Research Conference and Graduate Fair. Lake Lawn Resort, Wisconsin
sponsored by MAEOPP and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. (November 1, 2014)
Invited Panelist. Brito, T, D. Pate, D. Gordon, Jai-Hui Wong, and G. Grainger. “Research Methods II:
Anatomy of a Team-Based, Qualitative Research Project.” presentation at the Midwest Law and Society
Retreat, Institute for Legal Studies, University of Wisconsin – Madison, School of Law. Madison, WI.
(October 25, 2014).
Invited Opening Plenary Panelist. Topic: “Understanding and Responding to Toxic Stress.” panelist
included Kathryn Edin (John Hopkins University), Mark Greenberg, ACF/HHS and (Moderator, Linda
Mellgren, OASPE/HHS). Healthy Marriage, Responsible fatherhood, and tribal TANF – Child Welfare
Grantees Annual Meeting (ACF/HHS). Washington, D.C. (August 25-28, 2014).
Invited Opening Plenary Speaker. Topic: “Exploring Fatherhood and the Transition to Adulthood for
Low-Income Men and Youth.” panelist included Kathryn Edin and Timothy Nelson (John Hopkins
University) and (Moderator, Ben O’Dell, HHS). Welfare Research and Evaluation Annual conference,
Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE). Washington, D.C. (May 28-30, 2014).
Invited Speaker. Theme: Upsetting the Status Quo: New Perspectives on Corrections, Reentry &
Recidivism Conference, The Mental Health in Corrections Conference sponsored by The School of
Professional Psychology at the Forest Institute (Springfield, Missouri). Title of Presentation: “Looking at
Men as Victims of Trauma” (April 11, 2014).
Webinar: “Access to Justice for Low-Income Litigants in Civil Cases” Tonya Brito and David Pate.
sponsored by the Institute for Research on Poverty, University of Wisconsin-Madison. (March 26, 2014)
2013 Fromkin Memorial Lecture: “Access to Justice: How Lawyers Matter in Civil Proceedings for
Low-Income Litigants” sponsored by the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Golda Meir Library
(November 14, 2014)
Invited Seminar ‘Using Qualitative Methods to Empirically Study Access to Justice in Two Midwestern
States’ Social Policy Research Unit, University of York, York, United Kingdom. (November 6, 2013)
Invited Plenary Session Speaker: Pate, D, S. Avellar, and S. McGroder. What Have We Learned about
Programs and Policies to Support Low-Income Fathers? “The Intersection of Responsible Fatherhood
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Programming and Child Support Enforcement Services.” 16th Annual Welfare Research and Evaluation
Conference, United States Department of Health and Human Services, Administration on Children and
Families. Washington, D.C. (May 30, 2013)
Keynote Address "Follow the Yellow Brick Road: Documenting the Truth through Discovery and
Imagination.” 9th Annual Edgewood Engaged A Research and Creative Inquiry Symposium, Edgewood College, Madison, WI. (April 24, 2013)
Invited Luncheon Panelist “Pate, D., Hatcher, D., and K. Bogenschneider. “Using ‘Real World’
Practices to Inform Policy Analysis: An Examination of the Life of Low-Income Men and Child Support
Enforcement Policy.” Making and Teaching Real Family Law: A Celebration of the Scholarship and
Service of Professor Emeritus Margo Melli, 6th Annual Midwest Family Law Consortium Workshop
hosted by the University of Wisconsin Law School and the Institute for Legal Studies Madison,
Wisconsin. (April 6, 2013)
Keynote Address “Fathers without children?: Revisiting Talley's Corner. New rules: Same results.” Fatherhood Conference, UW Milwaukee Child Welfare Partnership for Professional Development Center
for Learning, Milwaukee, WI. (April 4, 2013)
Luncheon Speaker for the African American Fathers, Poverty, and the City of Milwaukee” Edgewood
College Sustainability Leadership Graduate Program, Course: Social and Economic Sustainability
(SUST652), , Edgewood College, Madison, Wisconsin. (March 23, 2013)
Invited Presentation “Finding Employment for Former Gang Members: focusing on child support
policy,’ Project Safe Neighborhoods Anti-Gang Summit, Department of Justice, United States Attorney
Eastern District of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI. (October 31, 2012)
Invited Lecturer Revisiting Tally's Corner: Social Services and African-American Men. The
presentation was a request from United States Department of Health and Human Services,
Administration on Children and Families to discuss the challenges of African American males. I choose
to conduct a lecture on the book "Tally's Corner" by Elliott Liebow. Liebow's qualitative work focused on
the challenges of being Black and male in Washington, D.C. in the sixties. We will discuss how far we
have progressed in addressing these challenges and, from a social work perspective, what strategies we
should consider for alleviating them and providing research and policy recommendations for future
consideration. (February 24, 2012)
Invited Presentation Presented on African American low-income non-custodial fathers at the 2011
Color of Wealth Policy Summit: The Recession Generation, the Racial Wealth Gap and Restoring
American Prosperity. Sponsored by Insight Center for Community Economic Development.
(Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress). (April, 2011).
Keynote Speaker for the Harris Early Child Speaker Series. Title of the talk: Where’s Daddy:
Reflecting on and Creating a Vision for the Role of Fathers in Children’s Healthy Development.”
Sponsored by the Irving B. Harris Foundation (The Standard Club: Chicago, IL.) (March, 2011).
Keynote Speaker for the Fathering Urban Youth: The Role of Fathers in Adolescent Well-Being.
Conference. Title of the talk: “ A Theoretical and Structural Examination of the Challenges to Fathering
African American Male:Can I Teach You to Be an Adult?” Sponsored by the Section of Family Planning
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and Contraceptive Research and The Center for the Study of Race, Politics, and Culture at the University
of Chicago. (Chicago, Il) (May, 2010).
Invited Panelist at the CSE/TANF/University Partnership Grantee Onsite Meeting on the panel titled
“Lessons Learned from Research and Generation Two CSE/TANF/University Collaborations” for the
federal Office of Child Support Enforcement. (March, 2010)
Invited Speaker A Call to Action – Juvenile Justice – Disproportionate Minority Contact and
Confinement Solutions Implementation Conference (Madison, WI) Title of Presentation: “Challenging
the Images of Masculinity: A Discussion on Societal Expectation and Access to Success for African
American Men and Boys.” (January, 2010)
Invited Moderator Pate, D. for the panel on fatherhood and welfare reform at the Welfare Research and
Evaluation Conference sponsored by the Administration on Children and Families, Health and Human
Services. Washington, D.C. (May, 2009)
Invited Panelist at the Low-Wage Employment and Public Policy discussion at the symposium entitled
“Putting Research To Work: Improving Low-Wage Jobs and Public Policies to Support Vulnerable
Workers” sponsored by the University of Chicago, School of Social Service Administration. (March,
2009)
Presented to the Minority Fellows Program (MPP) on the Masculinity Project at the Council on Social
Work Education Annual Meeting. (October, 2008).
Chaired, (Social and Economic Session). Council of Social Work Education (CSWE). (November,
2007).
Invited Discussant. “Why Do Highly Religious Marriages Last?: Experiences and Explanations from a
National Qualitative Sample (Loren Marks)” (Chair: Daniel Lichter, Cornell University) Association for
Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM). (November, 2007).
Invited Panelist Fathers and Child Support Town Hall meeting for the Milwaukee Fatherhood Summit
sponsored by the Milwaukee Fatherhood Initiative. (October, 2007).
Invited Speaker Pate, D. Presented information on exploratory health access research at the University
of Wisconsin-Madison, School of Medicine and Public Health, Center for Cultural Diversity in Health
Care, Research Symposium. (June, 2007).
Invited Presenter Presented research on child support policy and its effect on low-income African-
American fathers. Audience was the City of Milwaukee, Community & Economic Development
Committee. (May, 2007).
Invited Presenter A Look at the Lives of Non-custodial Fathers and their children on Welfare.
University Lecture for the Family Policy and Law Seminar on Non-Custodial Fatherhood: How Law and
Policy Influence Men’s Connections to their Children. University of Wisconsin Law School. Sponsored
by the Center for Excellence in Family Studies and the Institute for Legal Studies. (April, 2007)
Invited Presenter Welfare and Child Support Policy Knowledge among Parents of Children on W-2 in
Dane County. (Session: Citizenship and Child Support). Workshop on Incarceration and Fatherhood,
Institute of Social Sciences, Cornell University. (April, 2007)
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Invited Seminar Speaker Race, Gender, Child Support, and Welfare: Parents of Children on W-2 in
Dane County. Institute for Research on Poverty, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
(October, 2006).
Invited Speaker New Data on Fathers: An Examination of Recent Trends in Fatherhood and Father
Involvement, (Session: Fatherhood and Public Policy). Cornell Evolving Family Conference, Cornell
University. (September, 2006).
Invited Presentation Qualitative Research and Race in the US: Exploring the Different Experiences of
African Americans, Native Americans, and Whites in the Child Support Enforcement Systems. University
of York, York, England (Social Policy Research Unit) (July, 2006)
Keynote Speaker “Reaching Common Ground between Fatherhood and Domestic Violence Programs.”
Kansas Fatherhood Summit. (March, 2006).
Invited Panelist Presentation Debt and Its Impact on Saving and Asset Building Seminar: Asset
Building: The Perspective of People of Color, Tuskegee University. sponsored by the Ford Foundation.
(October, 2005)
Invited Speaker. The effects of welfare reform on low-income African American fathers School of
Human Ecology, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Summer Institute. (June, 2005)
Keynote Speaker A Overview of National Policy for Low-income Fathers. Presentation for a policy
forum sponsored by the Philadelphia Fatherhood Practitioners Network. (June, 2005)
Invited Speaker Child Support Policies and African American Fathers. Institute on Serving Milwaukee's
Children and Families: Local Innovations and Practice-based Research. Helen Bader School of Social
Welfare, The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. (May, 2005)
Invited Panelist (Life after PWORA: Non-custodial Fathers and Child Support. Social Work and Social
Welfare Responses to African American Males: A Research, Public Policy, and Intervention Practice
Symposium. The School of Social Service Administration, University of Chicago. (April, 2005)
Invited Presentation to the Board of Directors. Low-Income Fathers and their involvement with
children. The Ounce of Prevention Fund, Chicago. (December, 2002)
Invited Presentation Pate, D. Low-Income Fathers and their involvement with children. The
Minneapolis Foundation. (November, 2002)
Pate, D. An Examination of the ethnographic findings of the CSDE project. CSDE National Advisory
Board. Institute for Research on Poverty. (November, 2000)
Pate, D., What are the Low-Income Fathers Saying about Welfare Reform? Problems of the Low-Income
Population Seminar Dinner, Institute for Research on Poverty. Summer Research Workshop. (July, 2000)
Pate, D. Child Support: What Have We Learned? Presentation: What are the Father’s Saying about
Child Support? Congressional Briefing sponsored by the Institute for Research on Poverty for Senator
Kohl’s office and invited congressional staffers. (Washington, D.C) (April 11, 2000)
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Invited Panelist Davies, J., D. Pate, L. J. Ross, and V. Turetsky Challenging Issues in Family Law:
Mothers, Fathers, Child Support and Domestic Violence. ABA/NLADA Annual Equal Justice
Conference, Houston, Texas. (April, 2000).
Pate, D. Qualitative Research and Low-Income African-American Fathers. Ph.D. Brown Bag Series,
School of Social Work, University of Wisconsin at Madison. (March, 1999/2000)
Invited Panelist. Pate, D., W. Horn, N. Stevenson, S. Schultz, and A. Collins. Unique Challenges of
Moving Fathers. Welfare to Work Partnerships – One America Conference, Chicago, Il. (August, 1999)
Pate, D. Fragile Families and Welfare Reform, Institute for Research on Poverty Workshop, Discussant.
(August, 1999)
Pate, D. The Issues of Low-Income Fathers and Welfare Reform. Welfare Peer Assistance Network
(WELPAN), Washington, D.C. (February, 1998).
Invited Presentation Providing Services to Low-income fathers with Children on Welfare. University of
York, York, England. Presentation to the Social Policy Research Unit. (March, 1997)
Invited Presentation An Examination of the Potential Effects of Devolution on Low-Income Fathers.
National Child Support Enforcement Association, Annual Midwinter Policy Forum and Conference,
Washington, D.C. (February, 1996).
Prior to returning to school in 1995 conducted numerous paper presentations throughout
the United States on topics of adolescent health, prevention program strategies for
African-American males, and public-private ventures.
AWARDS and HONORS:
Recipient of the UWM Faculty Distinguished Undergraduate Teacher Award from the University of
Wisconsin-Milwaukee. (October, 2018)
Recipient of the Excellence in Research Award from the Helen Bader School of Social Welfare.
(May 18, 2018).
Recipient of a “Black Excellence” award in Education from The Milwaukee Times, Weekly Newspaper.
(February 23, 2018)
Appointed by the Chancellor to serve as a representative for the university on the Coalition of Urban
Serving Universities and specifically participate on the Building Smart, Resilient Cities committee. The
appointment is for a two-year term. (2018-2020)
Invited to present a TED TALK for the 2017 fall conference at TEDx UW-Milwaukee.
(September 30, 2017) Title: Seeking Peace and Justice in my Black Life. (released January, 2018)
Invited to serve on the Poverty and the Transition to Adulthood Network team which will be examining
educational attainment, labor force participation, and family formation; positive youth development
strategies with disadvantaged populations; and the role of policies and programs in promoting successful
transitions to adulthood for disadvantaged youth. The network is sponsored by the National Poverty
Research Center, the Institute for Research on Poverty (IRP) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, in
collaboration with its U.S. Collaborative of Poverty Centers (CPC) partner institutions. (Terms of
Appointment: September, 2016 – September, 2021)
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Invited and participated in a Civil Society Consultation on Goal 16 Access to Justice indicators to discuss
family law policy and practice and the intersection of civil and criminal justice systems. The civil society
consultation was with the White House Legal Aid Interagency Roundtable on Access to Justice Indicators
for U.S. Implementation of Goal 16. (September 15, 2016)
Selected by students as one of the six UWM Faculty that are the most admired. The story appeared in the
UWM Report. (May 25, 2016)
Featured in the University of Chicago SSA magazine as a featured conversation with Associate Professor
Waldo Johnson titled “Why Black Lives Matter: Interview with David Pate and Waldo Johnson.”
(February, 2016)
Recipient of an Undergraduate Research Assistant Award for undergraduate students.
Awarded: $1,250 (Student: Tammy Zelten) (Spring semester, 2016) *extended to 2018
Appointed to the State of Wisconsin, Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, Subcommittee on Evidence-
Based Decision Making Subcommittee. (August, 2015) Re-appointed (January, 2016)
Contributor and Consultant to WUWM series, Project Milwaukee: Black Men in Prison which won the
prestigious Edward R. Murrow award for outstanding news series (large market radio) The Murrow
award is considered the equivalent of the Pulitzer Prize for broadcasters. (April 23, 2015)
Invited to serve as an Expert Advisor, U. S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of
Adolescent Health (OAH) for advice on serving the needs of young fathers (March 25, 2015)
Invited to serve on the Planning Committee for the inaugural Society for Social Work and Research
Annual Policy Forum for the 20th Annual SSWR Conference in January, 2016 (Washington, D.C)
Recipient of an Undergraduate Research Assistant Award for undergraduate students.
Awarded: $1,250 (Student: Rachel Johnson) (Fall semester, 2014)
Invited member to a National Steering Committee for the Responsible Father Research Network
The primary responsible of the network is develop and disseminate research products and resources to
facilitate knowledge sharing among multi-disciplinary researchers and among investigators, practitioners,
program officials and policy makers. Principal Investigator: Jay Fagan, Temple University and Co-
Investigators, Jessica Pearson, Center for Policy Research, Vivian Gadsden, National Center for Fathers
and Families, University of Pennsylvania, and James Davis, Temple University.
Funded by the Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services. ($800,000 per year for 5 years) (2013-2018)
Recipient of an Undergraduate Research Assistant Award for undergraduate students.
Awarded: $2,000 (Student: Larry B. Davis) (Spring semester, 2014)
Recipient of an Undergraduate Research Assistant Award for undergraduate students.
Awarded: $6,000 (UWM Students: Christopher M. Kirchner, Rachel Alice Johnson, Nathan Berman,
Clare Marie Geiger, Karen Ruth Buelow, Darius Carr, Natalie Caitlin Kusch, Sara Aguado) and Fredrick
Perry (University of Wisconsin-Madison student) (2013 – 2014).
Recipient of the “Excellence in Service Award” from the Helen Bader School of Social Welfare
(May, 2013)
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Recipient of the 2013 Fromkin Lectureship and Research Award sponsored by the University of
Wisconsin-Milwaukee(UWM), Special Collections Library awarded by the Fromkin Research Grant
Committee. The most prestigious lectureship award at UWM supports research (also supported by the
Institute for Research on Poverty with federal Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation funds) that
examines "child support enforcement hearings in order to understand how right-to-counsel and lesser
forms of legal assistance shape civil contempt proceedings for low-income litigants." The lecture is held
in the fall of the award year. (February, 2013)
Member, Welfare Research and Family Self-Sufficiency Technical Working Group, Office of Planning,
Research, and Evaluation (OPRE), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), US Department of
Health and Human Services, Washington, DC. The Welfare Research and Family Self-Sufficiency
Technical Working Group reviews OPRE’s portfolio of research studies and initiatives, advises staff on
current and emerging research needs and recommends future research. (Term: 2012-2014)
Invited to serve as an Expert Panelist for a discussion of Measurement of Baseline Variables for the
PACT Impact Evaluation by Mathematica Policy Research Institute (Washington, D.C. based policy
think- tank) (February 17, 2012)
Recipient of the “Excellence in Teaching Award” from the Helen Bader School of Social Welfare
(May, 2011)
Appointed for a three-year term to the National Advisory Board for an Enhanced Transitional jobs
demonstration project based in the YWCA/New Hope Project in Milwaukee funded by the Department of
Labor. The project will be assisting non-custodial fathers experiencing long-term unemployment with job
placement and the payment of child support. (2011 - 2014)
Invited to the WHITE HOUSE by President Obama and Vice President Biden for recognition of work in
the area of domestic violence and fatherhood programming. (October, 2010).
Served as a social scientist for the defendant team in the U.S. Supreme Court case (Turner v. Price,
Docket Number 10-10). The case was heard on March 23, 2011. I worked in close alliance with
Professor Tonya Brito of the University of Wisconsin Law School. We submitted two amicus briefs on
behalf of a national policy institute, The Center for Family Policy and Practice. The law firm Wilmerhale
based in Washington, D.C. represented the defendant, Mr. Michael Turner. (May, 2010 – June, 2011)
The case was decided on June 20, 2011 with a 5-4 decision in favor of the Petitioner request for due
process in child support
Recipient of the “Social Worker of the Year Award” from the Southeast Branch of the WI Chapter of the
National Association of Social Workers for community inspired action. (March, 2010)
Selected as a UWM Center Scholar by the UWS Leadership Site for the Scholarship of Teaching and
Learning (2009-2010). Awarded: $8,000
Member, Scholars’ Network on Masculinity and the Well Being of African American Men, Ford
Foundation, New York, New York. An academic research network aimed at reconstituting the public
conversation around African American men and their agency in regard to social problems associated with
them. The work of the network is geared toward influencing social policy on low-income African
American men, generating new forms of media coverage on African American men, infusing ideas into
foundation circles and domestic policy think-tanks, and altering the journalistic focus on the cultural
dimensions of the condition of African American men. (2009 – present)
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Recipient of a Spring Semester (2009) Undergraduate Research Travel Award for undergraduate students
to present at a national conference. Awarded: $1,600
Recipient of a Spring Semester (2009) Undergraduate Research Assistant Award for undergraduate
students. Awarded: $2,800
Invited Committee member for the State Health Plan Committee (State of Wisconsin). The purpose of the
committee is to discuss the current progress of the Healthiest Wisconsin 2010 goals and objectives. The
committee will make recommendations for the Healthiest Wisconsin 2020. (2008 – 2010)
Recipient of the first Scholarship of Engagement Fellowship from the Institute for Service Learning,
UW-Milwaukee (2008) Awarded: $5,000
Recipient of a Summer Research Assistant Award for an undergraduate student.
Awarded: $720 for a student research assistant. (2008)
Recipient of the Above and Beyond Teaching Award from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee,
Student Accessibility Center. The Above & Beyond Award is to recognize and reward UWM
instructional staff who demonstrate exemplary service to SAC students while maintaining academic
standards. (2007)
Faculty Affiliate (with Assistant Professor appointment status) with the Institute for Research on Poverty,
University of Wisconsin-Madison. (2007 – present).
Faculty Affiliate with the UW, School of Medicine and Public Health, Center for the Study of Cultural
Diversity in Healthcare (CDH). (2006 – present)
Leadership Award from the Milwaukee Fatherhood Collaborative. 2005
Leadership Award from the Illinois Caucus on Adolescent Health, 25th Anniversary Committee. 2002.
Awarded a 1990 three-year Kellogg National Leadership Fellowship by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.
Advisory Committee Service Award from the Chicago Urban League for work on
the “Start Talking Campaign,” 1989.
Community Service Award from the Chicago Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., 1986.
Aaron Seidman Professional Paper, First Place Award. Society of Hospital Social Workers,
Illinois Chapter, 1986.
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SERVICE TO THE UNIVERSITY
Appointed by the Chancellor to serve as the UWM representative for our national partnership with the
Coalition of Urban Serving Universities. (2018 - 2020)
Reviewer for the Research and Creative Activities Support (RACAS) award program. An internal grant
program which provides competitive support for faculty and instructional and research academic staff
across the breadth of meritorious scholarship at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. (2018)
Appointed by the Provost to serve in the Office of Conflict Resolution, Ombuds Office for a 2-year term
(2015 – 2017) reappointed (2017 – 2019)
Chair of the committee responsible for hiring of the Men’s Basketball Head Coach (Spring, 2016)
Elected as the Chair of the UWM Athletic Board (2015 – 2016).
Reviewer for the Oversight and Advisory Committee, WPP Community Impact Grants Program funded
by the University of Wisconsin-Madison, School of Medicine and Public Health. (Summer, 2015).
Served on the UWM Library Selection committee for the 2014 Fromkin Memorial Lecturer (Spring,
2014).
Member of the Admissions Committee for the Doctoral Program for the Social Work Department.
(2015 – 2017).
Member of the Admissions Panel for the Masters Program for the Social Work Department. (2015-2017).
Appointed to the Athletic Board, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee for a three-year term (2013-2016)
Served as Chair of the Athletic Board (2016).
Served as an Advisor to a McNair Program Scholar. (Summer, 2013 and Summer, 2016)
Appointed by the Chancellor to serve on the University Relations committee for a three-year term. (2011-
2014) Elected- Chair of the committee (2012 - 2014).
Served as a Mentor to a UWM Diversity Scholar. (Summer, 2012)
Appointed by the Provost to serve on the Advisory Board for the Office of Undergraduate Research
2010 – 2014.
Member of the International Education Committee, Helen Bader School of Social Welfare, University of
Wisconsin-Milwaukee. 2008 - Present
Member of the preliminary and dissertation subcommittee for the Doctoral Committee
Helen Bader School of Social Welfare, Department of Social Work. 2008- Present
Member of the Steering Committee for the Office of Undergraduate Research,
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. 2008 - 2009
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Member of the Selection Committee at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee for the Ronald E. McNair
Scholars program. 2006-2009
Served on the Doctoral Curriculum committee for the Helen Bader School of Social Welfare
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. 2006 – Present.
Served on the Selection Committee for a Clinical Professorship, School of Social Work,
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Summer, 2004.
Served on the Faculty Recruitment Committee, School of Social Work,
University of Wisconsin-Madison 1999-2000.
Served on the Recruitment and Retention of Students of Color Committee,
School of Social Work, University of Wisconsin-Madison 1997-1998.
Appointed to the Committee on Affirmative Action for Rush Medical College,
Rush University, 1992–1993.
Served on the Selection Committee for the Edith Abbott Alumni Award for the University of Chicago,
School of Social Service Administration, 1991–1992.
SERVICE TO THE PUBLIC AND PROFESSION
Federal-Based Projects
Reviewer for proposals to the Department of Justice, Office of Violence Against Women
(Washington, D.C.) 2004 - 2011
Recruiter for the review of proposals to the Office of Family Assistance at the Administration for
Children and Families (ACF). 2006.
Reviewer for proposals to the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE) at the Administration
for Children and Families (ACF). 2005.
National-Based Projects
Interviewed on Milwaukee Public Radio WUWM 89.7 FM for Preparing Students to Address Racial
Discrepancies” On Here and Now (hosted by Thomas LuJack) (January 24, 2019)
Interviewed on Milwaukee Public Radio WUWM 89.7 FM for the program titled “Poverty, Race, and
Milwaukee: Unpacking U.S. Census Estimates.” On Lake Effect (hosted by Maayan Silver)
(September 18, 2018)
Editorial Board, Review of Black Political Economy (2018 – Present)
Co-Chair, Inequality, Poverty and Social Welfare Policy (Conference Section) for the Society of Social
Work Research 2016 – 2019.
Volunteer and Committee Member for the Inaugural Policy Award Review Committee Society for Social
Work and Research (SSWR) (2015 – 2017)
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Interviewed on the Wisconsin Public Radio WERN 88.7 FM for the program titled “Census Numbers
Show Milwaukee Poverty Rate Remains Unchanged” hosted by Veronica Rueckert and Chris Malina.
(September 17, 2016)
Interviewed w/Associate Professor Kris Barnekow on Milwaukee Public Radio WUWM 89.7 FM for the
program titled “UWM Project Helps Prepare Men for Fatherhood” hosted by Tom Lujack.
(November 19, 2015)
Interviewed on the NPR show The Brian Lehrer Show WNYC 93.9 FM. The show was titled “When
Child Support Becomes a ‘Debtor’s Prison.’ (April 17, 2015)
Quoted by Howard Koplowitz of the International Business Times for an article “Walter Scott and Child
Support: Did The Threat of Jail Contribute To His Death? (April 9, 2015)
Abstract reviewer for the Society of Social Work Research 2015 and 2016 Annual Meeting.
Serves as Chair (Social and Economic Section). Council of Social Work Education (CSWE) for Annual
Conference. 2010 – 2017.
Invited Reviewer for Social Service Review, University of Chicago. (2014)
Quoted by Nathan Koppel and Mark Whitehouse of the Wall Street Journal for an article “More Ex-Cons
on the Street, Fewer Jobs” (March 20, 2010)
Invited participant in the first White House Community Roundtable and Town Hall meeting on
Responsible Fatherhood and Healthy Families. (August, 2009)
Invited Reviewer for Sage Publications. (2009)
Invited Reviewer for the Fathering: A Journal of Theory, Research, and Practice About Men as Fathers
(Peer Review Journal) and Social Work in Health Care (2009)
Member of a National Advisory board for Foreverfamily, a national based project. (Invited)
(2008 - 2012)
Member of a National Advisory board for the ITVS project titled The Masculinity Project.(Invited)
(2008-2009)
Invited Reviewer for the Child & Family Social Work (Peer review journal) and Social Work in Health
Care (2008-2009)
Quoted by Erik Eckholm of the New York Times for an article “Mothers Scrimp as States Take Child
Support” (December 1, 2007).
Steering Committee member for the 21st Century Foundation, 2025 Project on Black men and boys.
(2007 – 2010)
Serves as Co-Chair (Social and Economic Section) with Dr. Tricia Goodley, Howard University. Council
of Social Work Education (CSWE). 2006- 2010
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Advisory board member for a documentary project on domestic violence and manhood entitled “Jail Talk:
A documentary on Re-entry.” Sponsored by the Hudson River Film and Video. 2006 – 2007
Selected to be an advisory member/partner for a documentary entitled: Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats and
Rhymes.(ITVS-PBS). 2006-2008
Appeared on the Newshour with Jim Lehrer show discussing the Plight of Black Men (March 29, 2006)
Served as a selected reviewer for a report entitled: “Dissed” G-Movies Males: Disconnected, Disliked,
Disproportionate.” Commissioned by See Jane (Dads and Daughters, Inc) 2006
Selected to participate in a Wingspread Conference (Racine, Wisconsin) on the Intersection of Marriage,
Fatherhood, and Domestic Violence. 2006
Served as a collaborator on developing research protocol on Participatory Action Research (PAR) with
the Center for Cultural Understanding and Change (CCUC) at the Field Museum. 2006.
Abstract reviewer for the Society of Social Work Research 2007 Annual Meeting., 2006
Abstract reviewer for the Society of Social Work Research 2006 Annual Meeting., 2005
Advisory Board member for the organization, DADS and DAUGHTERS, Inc., 2002 –
Appointed to the Father Re-Engagement Roundtable National Practitioner’s Network,
Office of the Vice President (Albert Gore). 1994 – 1995
Appointed Nominations Chairperson for the Section on Population and Family Planning of the
American Public Health Association, 1990–1993.
Served as Chairperson of the Task Force in Reproductive Health and Family for the section on
Population and Family Planning of the American Public Health Association, 1988–1989.
Madison- Based Projects (Wisconsin)
Board Member for the Early Childhood Learning Center, Inc, 2010 - 2017.
Coach (Edgewood Middle School) for the Annual African American History Challenge Bowl sponsored
by 100 Black Men of Madison, 2004 - 2008
Board Member for the Dane County Disproportionate Minority Confinement Project, 2003 -
Board Member for the Community Shares of Wisconsin, 2003 – 2008
Board Member for the Madison Children’s Museum, 1996– 1999
Milwaukee-Based Projects
NPR Contributor (Milwaukee affiliate) Station: WUWM 89.7 FM
Monthly Program: “Real Talk with David Pate” (pilot program: August, 2013)
The program ran for six months. (August, 2013 to January, 2017
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Continuing to serve as a NPR Contributor, 2013 – Present.
Interviewed by local ABC affiliate on the ethnographic documentary, Fatherhood: Six Men, One City.
(May, 2009)
Assisted in the organizing and fundraising of the Distinguished Lecture Series featuring Jonathan Kozol.
The title of the lecture was Public Education, Poverty, Race, and Segregation. Worked with Union
Programming and other campus groups on the production of the event. Capacity crowd attended the
event. (March, 2009)
Interviewed on the local television program Black Nouveau (MPTV) to discuss the challenges of low-
income fathers. (October, 2008)
Policy Member, Social Development Commission (SDC), Campaign to Eradicate Poverty. (2008)
Assisted in the organizing of a university forum with Byron Hurt, director and producer of the film, Hip-
Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes. Worked with Union Programming and other campus groups on the
production of the event. Capacity crowd attended the event. (December, 2007)
Organized a community forum to screen and discuss the film, Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes
within the context of race, gender, and class. Over 200+ people in attendance. (February, 2007)
Quoted by Bill Glauber and Ben Poston, Staff Writers for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (WI), the
article was titled “Poverty worsens in city 26% live below the line: Milwaukee has 8th-highest rate of
large U.S. cities”. August 29, 2007.
Quoted by Felicia Thomas-Lynn, Staff Writer for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (WI), the article was
titled “Helping the fight for fatherhood Changes in agencies' protocol make it easier for dads to gain
custody of their children under government care”. June 30, 2007.
Board Member for Milwaukee Fatherhood Collaborative, 2006-2007
Board Member for ASHA Family Center, Inc., 2003 - 2009
Chicago-Based Projects
Member of the Welfare Reform Advisory Panel to Senator Carol Moseley Braun, 1994–1996
Secretary of the Board of Directors of the Public Welfare Coalition, 1994–1996
Appointed Member of the Steering Committee for Children and Youth 2000, 1994–1996.
The Collaboration Project, Donors Forum and the MacArthur Foundation, 1993–1994.
Citywide Families With A Future/Perinatal Center Steering Committee
Co-Chairperson and Founder, 1987–1988.
President of the Board of Directors of the Illinois Caucus on Teenage Pregnancy, 1987–1988.
National Association of Health Service Executives, Midwest Chapter,
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Program Chairperson-Educational Institute, 1984–1986, Secretary, 1986–1987
Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., Community Service Program, Chairperson, 1982–1987.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1995– Operations Manager, The Center for Family Policy and Practice (formerly the Center on
Fathers, Families, and Public Policy, Madison, WI. (Part-Time)
Responsible for assigned administrative duties and fund-raising for a public policy center
focused on low-income families. Served as Founder and former Executive Director of the
organization until 2006.
1992–1995 Project Director, The Paternal Involvement Demonstration Project Community Renewal
Society. Responsible for the administration, coordination and fund-raising of an innovative
$1.5 million policy project designed to work with African-American non-custodial fathers
formerly on Transitional Assistance in three community based organizations.
1988–1992 Program Manager, Division of Toward Teen Health
Program Manager, Division of Parents Too Soon
Program Specialist, Division of Parents Too Soon
Consultant, The Ounce of Prevention Fund. With the Division of Toward Teen Health,
responsible for the implementation and management of an innovative after-school program to
provide access to the three School Based clinics in the city of Chicago for elementary and
high school children. With the Division of Parents Too Soon, assisted the director in the
development, budget preparation, and management of a $6 million statewide initiative.
Identified, designed and implemented new and innovative programs.
1987–88 Coordinator, Infant Mortality Reduction Initiative (IMRI), Perinatal Center, Rush-
Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical Center. Responsible for development, implementation and
evaluation plan for the Perinatal Network IMRI program. Participated in on-going system
advisory groups of service providers for selected community areas. Provided direction to
initiate appropriate changes for establishing standards relevant to the IMRI Network
Program.
1984–87 Coordinator, The Male Adolescent Program, Adolescent Family Center, Rush-Presbyterian-
St. Lukes’ Medical Center. Responsible for implementing and evaluating community
outreach program directed toward male adolescents. Designed curriculum and conducted
educational outreach program on adolescent sexuality to youth and parents. Developed
protocol system for male adolescents to the Adolescent Family Center.
1982–84 Program Coordinator, Vocational Rehabilitation Center, Ada S. McKinley Industries.
Responsible for planning, directing and coordinating a work adjustment program for the
developmentally disabled population. Increased sponsorship funding of clientele from the
Department of Rehabilitation Services over the established budget for FY 1983 and FY 1984.
CONSULTATIONS
Administration for Children and Families (ACF)
Annie E. Casey Foundation (Maryland)
Center for Self Sufficiency (Wisconsin)
Family Impact Seminars (Washington, DC and Madison, Wisconsin)
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Firelight Media (New York)
Forty Acres and A Mule (New York)
ICF International (Maryland)
Mathematica (New York)
MDRC (New York)
Office of Violence Against Women, Department of Justice (Washington, D.C.)
Optimal Solutions Group (Baltimore)
Praxis International (Minnesota)
Public Private Ventures (Philadelphia)
Rapides Foundation (Louisiana)
The National Performance Review, Office of the President (Washington, D.C.)
Twenty-First Century Foundation (New York)
Vera Institute of Justice (New York)
W.K. Kellogg Foundation (Michigan)
William and Flora Hewlett Foundation (California)
YMCA of Chicago (Illinois) rev 12/18
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