This webinar originally occurred on January 14, 2021 Duration: 1.5 hours Overview The Forensic Technology Center of Excellence hosted a panel of subject matter experts to discuss emerging methods for body fluid analysis. This webinar is broken up into three…
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Just Erroneous Identification
Original Release Date: December 17, 2020 In episode seven of the 2020 Case Studies season, Just Science sat down with John Vanderkolk and Marcus Montooth of the Indiana State Police to discuss erroneous identification and the Lana Canen case. In…
Just Identifying Fingerprints Through Photographs
Original Release Date: December 11, 2020 In episode six of the 2020 Case Studies season, Just Science sat down with Karen Oswald, Senior Evidence Specialist with the Suffolk County Police Department in New York, to discuss methods for identifying fingers…
Just the Grim Sleeper Serial Killer
Original Release Date: December 4, 2020 In episode five of the 2020 Case Studies season, Just Science sat down with Rockne Harmon, forensic consultant and former senior deputy district attorney for Alameda County in California, to talk about familial DNA…
Just Fingerprints And Lasers
Original Release Date: November 27, 2020 In episode four of the 2020 Case Studies Season, Just Science sat down with forensic consultant, author, and instructor Brian Dalrymple to discuss his research and impact on the field of latent print identification.…
Just the Jodi Arias Case
Original Release Date: November 20, 2020 In episode three of the 2020 Case Studies Season, Just Science sat down with Heather Conner, Latent Print Unit Technical Leader in Mesa Police Department’s Forensic Services, about the investigation of a grisly murder…
Trauma and Coping Mechanisms Exhibited by Forensic Science Practitioners: A Literature Review
Publication Forensic Science International: Synergy, October 2020 Author Donia P. Slack | RTI International Abstract Vicarious trauma (VT) has been studied in mental health experts for over 30 years due to their engagement with victims of trauma and exposure to…
Just the Story Behind Bloodstain Pattern Analysis
Original Release Date: November 13, 2020 In episode two of our 2020 Case Studies season, Just Science sat down with Erin Sims, Forensic Lab Manager at the Lincoln, Nebraska Police Department, about bloodstain pattern evidence in forensic investigations. Not all…
Just the Impact of Disturbing Media
Original Release Date: September 3, 2020 In episode eight of our 2020 Digital Evidence season, Just Science interviews Dr. Kathryn Seigfried-Spellar from Purdue University about the impact of disturbing media on forensic professionals. Repeated exposure to violent and graphic media can have long-term negative effects on…
Just Deepfakes
Original Release Date: August 27, 2020 In episode seven of our 2020 Digital Evidence season, Just Science interviews Dr. Catalin Grigoras and Cole Whitecotton from the National Center for Media Forensics about deepfakes. Deepfakes are a form of synthetic media…