Power and Privilege in the Criminal Justice System

Lindsey Sank Davis received her PhD in clinical psychology from The Graduate Center of the City University of New York. She is has been an assistant professor in the Clinical Psychology PsyD program at William James College and a part-time instructor at Harvard College and Harvard Extension School for five years. Previously, she taught undergraduate and graduate forensic psychology courses as an adjunct professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice for nearly ten years. She has experience teaching in traditional classroom, online, and hybrid formats, and she served as a consultant for the Association of College and University Educators in the development of their interactive online pedagogy program. Davis is also a licensed clinical and forensic psychologist practicing in Massachusetts and New York. She has experience in a variety of clinical settings, including inpatient, outpatient, community mental health, criminal forensic, family forensic, residential, college counseling, and emergency room settings. She serves as an expert evaluator in criminal, juvenile, and family court. Davis's research primarily addresses the spectrum of discrimination, from microaggressions to hate crime. She currently sits on the editorial board of the Family Court Review, the top US family law journal.

Laura Cohen, PsyD, MA, is a postdoctoral fellow at an outpatient private practice for clinical and forensic services. She recently graduated from William James College in 2024 with a doctorate in clinical psychology. Prior to attending William James College, she received a bachelor of arts in psychology and a masters of arts in forensic psychology from George Washington University in Washington, DC. She completed her internship at Primary Care Psychology Associates in adult behavioral health in Chicago, Illinois. Cohen is specifically interested in LGBTQIA+-related care as it pertains to the clinical and forensic fields of psychology. Her dissertation focused on the impact of social media use on feelings of connectedness and mental health for sexual minority emerging adults.