The Commission on Racial and Ethnic Disparity in the Criminal Justice System is pleased to announce “Demystifying Implicit Bias: Insights for Change” FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

You are invited!

The Commission on Racial and Ethnic Disparity in the Criminal Justice System is pleased to announce
“Demystifying Implicit Bias: Insights for Change”
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2015
Gateway Community College
20 Church Street, New Haven
9 AM– 4 PM with check-in at 8:00
The conference will feature Rachel Godsil, Seton Hall University Professor of Law and author of “The Science of Equality
Volume 1: Addressing Implicit Bias, Racial Anxiety, and Stereotype Threat in Education and Healthcare" and Environmental Law: A Tale of Two Neighborhoods: Implicit Bias and Environmental Decision-Making,
in Implicit Racial Bias Across the Law.
The event is free but registration is required.  To register
Please direct questions to: Madonna Burns, Event Coordinator Mlburns182@gmail.com 

Please join the Commission on Racial and Ethnic Disparity in the Criminal Justice System for a day-long exploration of implicit bias and racial anxiety, and how both shape our perceptions and behavior. The Commission is honored to welcome Rachel Godsil as its keynote speaker to guide this shared learning experience.

Rachel Godsil is a professor of law at Seton Hall University and the co-founder and director of research for the Perception Institute, a national consortium of social scientists, law professors, and advocates focusing on the role of the mind sciences in law, policy, and institutional practices. She is also the author of "The Science of Equality Volume 1: Addressing Implicit Bias, Racial Anxiety, and Stereotype Threat in Education and Healthcare" and A Tale of Two Neighborhoods: Implicit Bias and Environmental Decision-Making, in Implicit Racial Bias Across the Law. Her complete profile can be viewed here.

AGENDA
8:00-9:00	Check-in
9:00-9:15	Welcome and Introduction by Justice Lubbie Harper Jr.
9:20-10:30	Keynote Address by Professor Rachel Godsil
10:30-10:40	Break
10:45-12:45	Breakout Sessions
12:45-2:00	Lunch
2:00-3:30	Panel Discussion
3:30-4:00	Wrap-up Discussion with Professor Rachel Godsil