Cate Almon

Cate Almon is an Associate Professor in the Department of English at Temple University's College of Liberal Arts, where she has taught since 2014. She also serves as the Associate Director of the First Year Writing Program. Her research focuses on student retention, plagiarism, and language assessment for English Language Learners (ELLs).

• Expertise: First Year Writing, Plagiarism, Retention, Linguistics
• Contact: calmon@temple.edu

Her work explores intersections of academic integrity, linguistic diversity, and institutional support systems. Notably, she has published on topics like textual borrowing ethics, ELL college persistence, and linguistic factors in academic engagement, with presentations at conferences such as the Symposium on Second Language Writing and Interactions and Interfaces Linguistics Conference.