Interdisciplinary Approach to Practices in Sexual Assault Cases to be Explored
The advances being made in forensic nursing research and practice—including the neurobiology of trauma, strangulation assessment, photographic documentation of injuries and more—will be discussed by experts at the final spring Forensic Fridays seminar.
Best Practices in Sexual Assault Cases: An Interdisciplinary Approach will be held this Friday, April 11, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., in the Africa Room.
The interdisciplinary panel of experts includes:
- Laura Ditka, senior deputy attorney general, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
- Valerie Krasneski-Schreiber, unit director of the UPMC Mercy Hospital emergency department
- Debra Shane, UPMC Mercy sexual assault nurse examiner
- Dr. Kathleen Sekula, professor of nursing, Duquesne
- Donald O’Connor, police lieutenant, McCandless Township
- Charles LoPresti, criminal defense attorney
- Judy Hale Reed, Western Pennsylvania Human Trafficking Coalition.
Best Practices in Sexual Assault Cases: An Interdisciplinary Approach is presented by the Wecht Institute of Forensic Science and Law in collaboration with the School of Nursing,
Faculty and staff can attend the seminar for $10. For more information, visit www.duq.edu/forensics, call 412-396-1330 or email wechtinstitute@duq.edu.