Speaker
David Pate
Advisor, “Why Race Matters” PBS Wisconsin; Associate Professor of Human Development and Family Studies/Consumer Science
Dr. David J. Pate, Jr., is an associate professor of human development and family studies/consumer science, and the Dean’s Fathers and Fathering Faculty Fellow in the School of Human Ecology at UW–Madison. Professor Pate’s research projects involve examining the life course events of Black adult males through the use of qualitative research methods. His primary areas of interest are the child support enforcement system, infant mortality, and the impact of adverse childhood experiences on the well-being status of Black males. Professor Pate received a Bachelor of Social Work from the University of Detroit; a Master of Arts in Social Work from the University of Chicago, School of Social Service Administration; and a PhD in Social Welfare at UW–Madison.
Speaking in
Why Race Matters: Being Black in Wisconsin
What’s it like to be Black in a predominantly white state like Wisconsin? Host Angela Fitzgerald and the advisors of the PBS Wisconsin series Why Race Matters explore how they developed a show to raise awareness of disparities in our state and tackle topics important to people who identify as Black living in Wisconsin.
Session Objectives
- Gain a better understanding of the disparities that exist in our state and the structures and systems that contribute to those disparities