Susan Brooks

Susan Brooks (she/her) has been working for over 30 years as an educator, creative scholar, and facilitator in the areas of experiential learning, communication, and conflict transformation. She recently retired from her role as a Professor at the Drexel University Kline School of Law, where her main focus was on creating a culture of belonging, wellbeing, and liberation in both her classroom and community-based teaching. Susan has written extensively and has conducted workshops in the U.S. and across the globe to promote an integrated humanistic approach she calls“Relational” and “Wholehearted” Lawyering. She has also engaged with a number of global initiatives promoting wellbeing and  justice education in law and legal practice, including the International Society of Therapeutic Jurisprudence (ISTJ) and Global Alliance for Justice Education (GAJE). Susan has a Master’s degree in social work in addition to her law degree, and is a certified mediator and a trained facilitator in restorative practices. She is also a certified Yoga Teacher and completed Judi Cohen’s Warrior One Mindfulness in Law Teacher Training.