Erica Spates Adjunct Faculty // School of Cinematic Arts Email: espates@depaul.edu Office: Phone: Advising and Office Hours: Office hours are posted on D2L. Bio and Research Information Erica Spates has over eleven years of professional writing experience for television. Much of her background is in comedy and children's programming, which includes creating and showrunning THE HEALING POWERS OF DUDE for Netflix, as well as writing and producing on both Nickelodeon and Disney shows like VICTORIOUS and WALK THE PRANK. She has also developed a one hour YA Drama with HBOMax and several feature films. Schedule for Fall 2025-2026 Not available Courses Taught at DePaul CP 599 Independent Study SCWR 441 Industry and Pitching Seminar Course Evaluations SCWR 441 - 960Industry and Pitching SeminarSpring 24-25 SCWR 441 - 960Industry and Pitching SeminarSpring 23-24 SCWR 441 - 960Industry and Pitching SeminarSpring 22-23