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David J. Pate, Ph.D
Co-Director
Phone: (608) 257-3148
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Center for Family Policy and Practice
23 North Pinckney Street
Suite 210
Madison, WI 53703


Type of Asset Work
Policy advocate/policymaker, Researcher, Consultant

Area(s) of Expertise
Post-secondary education & training, Social Security & Social Insurance, Wealth Disparities, Workforce development/access to good jobs

Specific Population Focus
African Americans, Asian Americans, Latinos/Hispanics, Native Americans

David Pate has worked in the field of social work for over twenty-five years. He has experience as a practitioner, administrator and public policy advocate in the areas of low-income adolescents and adult males, fathers and families. He has made numerous presentations and written articles on the issues that relate to the provision of service to minority males and the effects of social welfare policy on their day to day existence. He is an Assistant Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Helen Bader School of Social Welfare.

He holds a doctorate in Social Welfare from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He was a W.K. Kellogg fellow in the Kellogg National Leadership Fellowship program.