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Thea Posel is a clinical assistant professor in the Capital Punishment Clinic at Texas Law and the Steve Hicks School of Social Work, where she serves as the dual degree advisor. She has extensive experience working with capital defense teams in Colorado and Texas, focusing on pre-trial litigation preparation and consulting on state and federal post-conviction cases. Professor Posel's scholarship primarily investigates jury selection, jury decision-making, and the presentation of mitigation investigations. She has a background in sociology from the University of Colorado, where she conducted undergraduate research on the effects of race and class in capital prosecutions and sentencing outcomes. Her work explores the participation of the criminal legal system and the social and environmental factors that shape attitudes toward the death penalty in Colorado. Posel has co-authored a paper on state capital habeas proceedings and authored an article discussing professional standards for mitigation development in criminal cases. Since graduating from the University of Colorado Law School, she has been affiliated with the Capital Punishment Center since August 2016.
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