Assistant Professor of Writing
Director, Writers' Studio
B.A., Point Loma Nazarene College;
M.A., M.A., San Diego State University and California State University, San Marcos

Prof. Pate joined the PLNU faculty in 1989.  Recent publications and scholarly work inlcude:

Awarded the Visiting Research Scholar in Wesleyan Studies for Summer 2006. “A Wesleyan Awakening to a Social, Educational, and Spiritual Consciousness of the Other: Children— Resulting in the Birth of Sunday School and a New Form of Children’s Literature.” Presented at Nazarene Theological College, Didsburg, England.

Attended California Association of Teachers of English Conference, February 2006.

Attended Faith, Hope and Work Conference, February 2006.

Attended Greater San Diego Council of Teachers of English Conference, October 2005.

Serves on the Board of the Education Alumni Assocation of Point Loma Nazarene University

Serves on the Board of the Greater San Diego Council of Teachers of English

“Teaching Writing from the Margins: Responding Effectively to Students’ Texts”, presented with 3 Writers’ Studio Tutors (Shelley McGinty, Melanie Lammers, Janelle Boyle) California Association of Teachers of English, February 2006.

Attended Writing for Life Writer’s Conference put on by the San Diego Christian Writers Guild