Graduate Research Presented at Forensic Science and Law Conference

Graduate students from the Forensic Science and Law (FSL) program will present on topics ranging from Differentiation of Gender through Fingerprint Residues to Forensic Evidence of Animal Cruelty at the fourth annual Forensic Science and Law Graduate Research Symposium.

The symposium, scheduled for this Friday, April 1, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Lecture Hall 2 in Rockwell Hall, is a one-day series of presentations that showcase the depth and variety of independent research being conducted within the FSL program.

Each 30-minute presentation will run as follows:

  • Computational Study of O-H-LSD Degradation in Urine with Unstable Storage Conditions presented by Elise Jesikiewicz at 9 a.m.
  • Extraction, Detectio, and Quantification of Methylenedioxypyrovalerone (MDPV) From Baked Goods presented by Michelle Peters at 9:30 a.m.
  • Forensic Evidence of Animal Cruelty: Identification of Atypical Infectious Disease presented by Krista Spear at 10 a.m.
  • PCR Variability: The Effects of Centrifugation, Experience and Light Exposure presented by David Orbin at 10:45 a.m.
  • The Effects of Trichoderma Viride Cellulase on Touch DNA Swab Concentrations presented by Brendan Shanahan at 11:15 a.m.
  • Examination of Cross Contamination via Fiberglass Fingerprint Brushes presented by Bridget McGinty at 1 p.m.
  • Optimization of Organic Differential Extraction Procedure and Technique Application to Three Types of Sperm Samples presented by Kiersten Erlanson at 1:30 p.m.
  • Extraction of Nuclear DNA from Human Hair in the Telogen Phase presented by Justin Shaffer at 2:15 p.m.
  • Differentiation of Gender Through Fingerprint Residues presented by Joseph Coiro at 2:45 p.m.
  • The Detection of Organic Components Found in Gunshot Residue by Use of LC-QQQ-MS to Assess Home-Reloaded by Ammunition presented by Kyle Brown at 3:15 p.m.

Sponsored by the Forensic Science and Law Master’s program, the symposium is free and open to the public. For more information, email Lyndsie Ferrara at schantzl@duq.edu.