← Back to Webinar Series Page Tuesday, March 11, 2025 | 1:00 PM – 1:30 PM Eastern Duration: 30 minutes Overview Effective leadership isn’t just about setting the vision—it’s about having the right people to execute it. Hire strategically, align…
Category: Leadership & Management
We’re Ready for a Change: Preparing for New Technology
← Back to Webinar Series Page This webinar originally occurred on February 13, 2025 Duration: 30 minutes Overview Adopting new technology, particularly new software, can often present unforeseen challenges in the form of properly aligning the end-product to your actual…
Latent Print Technical Leader Working Group (LPTL-WG)
Latent Print Technical Leader Working Group The Latent Print Technical Leader Working Group (LPTL-WG), supported by the National Institute of Justice (NIJ), in partnership with the Forensic Technology Center of Excellence (FTCOE) at RTI International, is an emerging community of…
Effective Leadership Communication: Why it Makes or Breaks Leading Change
← Back to Webinar Series Page This webinar originally occurred on January 16, 2025 Duration: 30 minutes Overview Effective leadership communication plays a vital role in promoting meaningful change within an organization. This presentation explores key principles such as “modeling…
The Hidden Impact: Understanding and Supporting Workplace Wellbeing for Forensic Professionals
This webinar has been postponed. Date TBD | 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM Eastern Duration: 1.5 hours Overview Presenters will discuss foundational research findings which have enhanced our understanding of vicarious trauma and burnout among forensic professionals across various forensic…
Improving Teamwork, Communication, and Productivity in the Workplace
← Back to Webinar Series Page This webinar originally occurred on February 4, 2025 Duration: 30 minutes Overview This webinar offers a high-level introduction to the Dominance, Influence, Steadiness, and Conscientiousness (DiSC) Personality Assessment tool, focusing on its core principles…
Behind the Evidence: Supporting Mental Health and Morale
← Back to Webinar Series Page This webinar originally occurred on January 9, 2025 Duration: 30 minutes Overview This webinar explores actionable ideas and strategies to enhance morale and mental health among staff in forensic laboratory units. A positive work…
Lessons in Leadership: Leading Change in Dynamic Environments
Overview This engaging webinar series is designed for leaders navigating organizational change, such as technology transitions, within their crime labs. These brief 30-minute webinars – crafted for the busy crime laboratory leader – feature real-world examples from forensic science laboratories…
Next Generation Sequencing Virtual Roundtable: Perspectives from Early Adopters and Researchers
Date August 2024 Overview In 2023, the Forensic Technology Center of Excellence (FTCOE), in partnership with the National Institute of Justice (NIJ), convened a virtual roundtable of forensic science service providers (FSSPs) and forensic science researchers with experience implementing next…
The Impacts of Governing Agency: A Comparison of Resources in the Patchwork of Medicolegal Death Investigation Systems
Publication Forensic Science International: Synergy, April 2024 Authors Hope M. Smiley-McDonald | RTI International Kelly A. Keyes | RTI International Sean Wire | RTI International Kathryn Greenwell | RTI International Nelson A. Santos | RTI International Jeri D. Ropero-Miller | RTI…