Research and Seminar: Class of 2015

KariAnna Baber

  • Lay Seminar Presentation- The Organized/ Disorganized Dichotomy Profile of Serial Murder
  • Research Project: Age Estimation of Adolescents and Adults using Dimensions of the Eye and Pupil in “Selfie” Photographs-

Sarah Binion

  • Lay Seminar Presentation- Not Everything Stays in Vegas: The Mysterious Death of Ted Binion
  • Research Project: Comparison of Direct Amplification vs. Extraction, Quantitation, and Amplification using GlobalFiler or Fusion Kits using 3500 Genetic Analyzers-

Corinne Byrdsong

  • Lay Seminar Presentation- Agents for Bioterrorism: A Look at Ricin
  • Research Project: Evaluation of manual differential separation in comparison to QIAcube automation-

Karyn Crawford

  • Lay Seminar Presentation- A Review of the Methods of Determination and Quantification of Salvinorin A within Biological Fluids
  • Research Project: Detection of Organic Components of Gunshot Residue (GSR) on Carbon SEM Stubs by Raman Spectroscopy-

Kel Daniel

  • Lay Seminar Presentation- Detecting VX Metabolites in a Human Victim
  • Research Project: Evaluating Methods for Removing Radioactive Contamination from Traditional Forensic Evidence: Moths-

Quentin Gauthier

  • Lay Seminar Presentation- Qualitative Examination of Latent Bloodstain Detection Reagent
  • Research Project: An Improved Method for Extraction of DNA from Envelopes-

Jordan Green

  • Lay Seminar Presentation- Forensic Entomology and its Impacts in Forensic Science
  • Research Project: Steganography Analysis: Efficacy and Response-Time of Current Steganalysis Software-

Kayla Holsworth

  • Lay Seminar Presentation- Differential Extraction: Separating the Weak from the Strong
  • Research Project: Comparison of QIAcube® Differential to Manual Differential Extraction When Purified Using the QIAamp® DNA Blood Mini Kit-

Hannah Kennedy

  • Lay Seminar Presentation- DNA Analysis of Hair
  • Research Project: Qiagen® Investigator® DIPplex Kit: Validation and Use With Parentage Section Cases Involving Degraded/Inhibited Samples or Complex Relationships-

Mack Kilkeary

  • Lay Seminar Presentation- Forensics techniques that help convict some of the world’s most notorious serial killers
  • Research Project: An Internal Validation of the Qiagen QIAgility Liquid Handling Robot-

Betsy Maldonado

  • Lay Seminar Presentation- Developing Latent Fingerprints on Firearm Evidence
  • Research Project: Internal Validation and Comparative Analysis of the Promega PowerPlex® Fusion and the Applied Biosystems® GlobalFiler™ Express Amplification Kits for Direct Amplification-

Preston Miller

  • Lay Seminar Presentation- Virtual Currencies and their Relation to Digital Forensics
  • Research Project: Virtual Currency Wallet Artifacts-

Angelica Montanez

  • Lay Seminar Presentation- Fire Investigation and the Dawning of a New Fire Pattern Analysis Era
  • Research Project: Virtual Currency Wallet Artifacts-

Docoda Nunnery

  • Lay Seminar Presentation- Analysis of a Controlled Substance: LSD
  • Research Project: Determination of CB1 Receptor Activity for Emerging Synthetic Cannabinoi

Harrison Redd

  • Lay Seminar Presentation- Cryptography and Steganography: Secrets Hidden in Plain Sight
  • Research Project: A Pooling Method to Improve Ancient DNA Analysis.

Bailee Short

  • Lay Seminar Presentation- MDPV: History, Abuse, and Analytical Methods
  • Research Project: The Identification, Derivatization, and Quantitation of Fentanyl Analogs in Solid-Dose Form-

Julia Thorson

  • Lay Seminar Presentation- The Poppy Seed Defense
  • Research Project: Internal Validation of the Qiagen® Investigator Lyse&Spin Basket Kit and the PTC Erase Sperm Isolation Kit-

Alyssa Tinnin

  • Lay Seminar Presentation- Analysis Methods for Artwork
  • Research Project: Analysis of Dyes in Blue Denim by Microspectrophotometry-

Darcie Winkler

  • Lay Seminar Presentation- The Misuse and Analysis of Synthetic Cathinone Compounds
  • Research Project: Online Anonymity: Forensic Analysis of the Tor Browser Bundle-

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