Kingston, R.I.– Jan. 29, 2020– The use of civil litigation in forensic science cases across the nation, how to appropriately and effectively clean up a crime scene, and an extensive look into Frances Glessner Lee鈥檚 recreations of crime scenes in dollhouses that were then used to train homicide investigators are among the topics that will be explored during the University鈥檚 spring Forensic Science Seminar Series.
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鈥淭here is a great deal of interest in forensic science and the forensic science program seminar series provides a platform at the University to bring in speakers that will present on topics in the news and of concern to the students and to the general public,鈥� said Dennis Hilliard, director of the Rhode Island State Crime Laboratory at the 溏心vlog免费B站 and adjunct professor of biomedical sciences in the College of Pharmacy. 鈥淭he significant topics of interest during the spring 2020 semester include Genetic Genealogy, used extensively in solving cold cases, and Rapid DNA Analysis, which will allow law enforcement to connect suspects to crime scenes quickly.鈥�
The lectures will be held on Fridays from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in Room 105 of the Richard E. Beaupre Center for Chemical and Forensic Sciences, 140 Flagg Road, Kingston campus.
The series speakers and their topics are as follows:
Jan. 31, Mike Holleran, a 31-year veteran of the Massachusetts State Police, 鈥淐rime Scene Cleanup鈥�
Feb. 7, Steve Quartino, retired U.S. treasury agent and president of Discreet Investigative Solutions, 鈥淯.S. Treasury Law Enforcement- Pre and Post 9-11鈥�
Feb. 14, Jessi Brown, forensic scientist at the ANDE Corp., the first and only company to receive National DNA Index System approval from the FBI, 鈥淩apid DNA Analysis鈥�
Feb. 21, Wayne Miller, a retired agent from the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, 鈥淔ire and Explosion Scene Forensics鈥�
Feb. 28, Thomas Blackwell, director of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency鈥檚 Northeast lab, 鈥淵ou found drugs in that?鈥�
March 6, Martha Smith-Blackmore, president and director of Forensic Veterinary Investigations, 鈥淰eterinary Forensics鈥�
March 20, Ray Wickenheiser, a New York state trooper, 鈥淚nvestigative Genetic Genealogy鈥�
March 27, Kirk Yeager, a member of the Federal Bureau of Investigation explosives unit, 鈥淓xplosives and Terrorism鈥�
April 3, George Handel, from the Center for Disaster and Human Assistance Medicine, 鈥淭raumatic Injuries鈥�
April 10, Bridget Buxton, associate professor of history at 溏心vlog免费B站, 鈥淔orensic Archaelogy鈥�
April 17, Eva Marie Mancuso, managing partner at Hamel, Waxler, Allen and Collins, 鈥淐ivil Litigation鈥�
April 24, Bruce Goldfarb, executive assistant in the Maryland office of the Chief Medical Examiner, 鈥淔rances Glessner Lee – Unexplained Deaths鈥�
Ian Weiner, a senior journalism major and intern in the Department of Marketing and Communications, wrote this press release.