"Fear and Loathing of Difference: A Framework for Inclusive Conversation"
Presenter: Judith Koons, JD, MTS
Professor, Barry University School of Law

Monday, January 26
7:00 p.m.– 9:00 p.m.

Barry University, Miami Shores
11300 NE Second Avenue
Andreas Hall, Rm. 111

Professor Koons came to Barry University School of Law after receiving the Master of Theological Studies degree from Harvard Divinity School where she explored the intersections of faith and social justice. While at Harvard, Professor Koons also served as a teaching fellow in the Sociology Department, focusing on social stratification by gender, race, and class. For more information on Professor Koons*, please see below.

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Professor Koons practiced law primarily in the fields of poverty and civil rights. She taught at the University of Mississippi School of Law. She has served with the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, the Supreme Court of Florida, the Advocacy Center for Persons with Disabilities, and Central Florida Legal Services. Professor Koons publications include the following:

• Making Peace with Difference: A Hermeneutic of Inclusive Conversation, 12 TEX. J. WOMEN & L. 1 (2002) (publication in Fall 2003).
• Fair Housing and Community Empowerment: Where the Roof Meets Redemption, 4 GEO. J. FIGHTING POVERTY 75 (1996), excerpts reprinted in SOCIAL JUSTICE: PROFESSIONALS, COMMUNITIES, AND LAW (Martha R. Mahoney et al. eds., 2003).
• Gaining Momentum: A Model Curriculum for Drug Courts (primary author) (Supreme Court of Florida, Department of Justice, & State Justice Institute 1996).
• Sanctions in Juvenile Drug Court: A Continuum of Knots and Lessons (Supreme Court of Florida 1996).