Forensic Science Seminar

The Department of Forensic Science hosts a weekly seminar series open to the public each semester featuring presentations by faculty, crime laboratory staff, students, and visiting lecturers.

Forensic science students can enroll in one credit of FRSC 570: Forensic Science Seminar to attend the entire series and receive academic credit.

When

Tuesdays
12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. ET

Link

Zoom link to join the seminar series

Fall 2026 Presentations
Date	Speaker	Topic
Aug. 25	Amanda Hale, PhD Assistant Professor - VCU Department of Forensic Sciences In-person in Temple Building, Room 1160	“Estimating Population Affinity in Forensic Anthropology”
Sep. 1	Lori Ana Valentin, PhD Forensic Consultant (Previously NYSP Crime Laboratory System) Zoom	“A Day in the Life of a Forensic Scientist”
Sep. 8	Aaron Weeter FBI Special Agent (Retired), President AArrow Consulting, LLC In-person in Temple Building, Room 1160	“Forensic Accounting Investigations from the Law Enforcement and Private Practice Perspectives”
Sep. 15	Gregory Berg, PhD, D-ABFA Laboratory Case Manager - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency In-person in Temple Building, Room 1160	“Are You What You Eat? Forensic Isotope Analysis and Its Role in the Identification Process”
Sep. 22	Sam Williams Senior Penetration Tester - Rotas Security; Founder - Action Guard and Cyb3r Club In-person in Temple Building, Room 1160	“What the Attacker Leaves Behind: Forensics Through a Hacker’s Eyes”
Sep. 29	Evan Typanski Senior Software Engineer - Corelight In-person in Temple Building, Room 1160	“Uncovering the Tools in Network Investigations”
Oct. 13	Rachel M. Houston, PhD Associate Professor, Forensic Science Department - Sam Houston State University Zoom	“Beyond THC: Forensic DNA Approaches for Cannabis Identification and Intelligence”
Oct. 20	Callie Parker Virginia Commonwealth University Graduate Student - M.S.F.S. Candidate In-person in Temple Building, Room 1160	“Validation of the EZ2® Connect Fx system and organic extraction for DNA Profiling from Bone and Teeth Samples with the Evaluation of Milled and Crushed Bone and Teeth on the ANDETM 6C Rapid DNA Analysis System”
Oct. 27	Gabrielle Wolfe Virginia Commonwealth University Graduate Student - M.S.F.S. Candidate In-person in Temple Building, Room 1160	“Time Since Deposition Signatures for ‘Touch’ Epidermal Cell Populations Using Cellular Autofluorescence”
Nov. 10	Heather Barkholtz, PhD Assistant Professor - University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Pharmacy & Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene In-person in Temple Building, Room 1160	“From Molecules to Meaning: Advancing Forensic Toxicology from Detection to Interpretation”
Nov. 17	Wardah Shabbir Virginia Commonwealth University Graduate Student - M.S.F.S. Candidate In-person in Temple Building, Room 1160	“Method Development and Validation for Quantitation of 4-ANPP in Urine Samples to Determine Licit or Illicit Fentanyl Exposure in Donors”
Dec. 1	Cheyenne D. Collins, MA Department of Anthropology Doctoral Student and Graduate Research Assistant - University of Kentucky Zoom	“Evaluating Non-Human Proxies in Forensic Anthropology: A Case Study on Experimental Animal Scavenging in Western Oregon”