Biography

Kelly Tate is an Associate Teaching Professor in the Department of English and Technical Communication at Missouri University of Science and Techno‌logy. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Arkansas as well as a BA in English Language and Literature from the University of Michigan.

At S&T, Professor Tate teaches a variety of courses, including English 1120: Exposition and Argumentation, English 1222: American Literature II, as well as English 2172: Creative Nonfiction Writing and English 1170: Creative Writing for the English and Technical Communication Department’s creative writing minor, which she co-designed. She teaches her courses in a variety of formats, including seated, blended, and online asynchronous.

With an interest in promoting well-being on campus, she serves as her department’s Well-Being Champion, and she has also served as a Kummer Vanguard Scholars colloquium area guide in the area of social responsibility. Additionally, she is an advisor for the Creative Writing minor, which she co-designed.

She is the recipient of S&T’s College of Arts, Sciences, and Education’s Innovative Teaching Award for designing a well-being-based narrative unit, two Faculty Achievement Awards for sustained excellence in teaching, another Faculty Achievement Award for sustained excellence in service and teaching, and she was nominated for the Writing Center’s and English Honors Society’s Outstanding Faculty Award as well as several We Love Your Class awards.

In addition to creative nonfiction and short story writing, Professor Tate enjoys photography, baking, reading, travel, and spending time with her husband, their son, and their long-eared dog.

Disciplines

Creative Writing, Contemporary American Literature, Composition

Education

• MFA – Creative Writing, University of Arkansas
• BA – English Language and Literature, University of Michigan