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- [Pilot Proficiency Testing Program](https://forensicrti.org/rti-pilot-proficiency-testing-pt-program/) - RTI pilot proficiency testing (PT) program for laboratories that provide drug checking services RTI International is piloting a PT program for laboratories that provide drug checking services. As part of this program RTI will send each participating laboratory one kit containing 8 samples for testing. Samples will contain controlled and/or non-controlled substances at relevant purities.
- [Episode 307 | Just the Cost of Speaking Up: Why Victims and Witnesses Stay Silent](https://forensicrti.org/just-science-episode-307/) - Original Release Date: July 25, 2025 In this special release episode, Just Science sat down with Jesse Brey, criminal justice researcher and PhD student at Temple University, and Harrod Emmanuel Clay Jr., pastor and community-based advocate, to discuss findings from RTI’s Victim and Witness Participation research project, which is supported by the philanthropy Arnold Ventures.
- [Harnessing AI for Forensics](https://forensicrti.org/harnessing-ai-forensics/) - Harnessing Artificial Intelligence for Forensics Symposium The project aims to create a framework of actionable guidelines for agency decision-makers to evaluate and administer artificial intelligence (AI) effectively and responsibly in their agencies. Although AI holds promise for improving communication, increasing investigative capacity, and streamlining administrative tasks in forensic investigations, potential risks such as data privacy
- [Episode 305 | Just Advancements in Death Investigation Practices](https://forensicrti.org/just-science-episode-305/) - Original Release Date: February 21, 2025 In this special release episode, Just Science sat down with Chuck Heurich, Senior Physical Scientist with the National Institute of Justice (NIJ), and Dr. Jennifer Snippen, experienced medicolegal death investigator and consultant, to discuss recent updates to NIJ’s Guide for the Death Scene Investigator. Twenty-five years ago, NIJ released
- [2022 Law Enforcement Drug Response Summit](https://forensicrti.org/2022-law-enforcement-drug-response-summit/) - This Arnold Ventures-supported study aimed to develop a better understanding of law enforcement drug response programs in the United States. As a part of that project, the study team fielded the 2021 National Law Enforcement Drug Response Survey, to which nearly 2,000 law enforcement agencies across the country responded. The Law Enforcement Drug Response
- [Episode 147 | Just Identifying Fingerprints Through Photographs](https://forensicrti.org/episode-147-just-identifying-fingerprints-through-photographs/) - Episode Overview In episode six of the Case Studies season, Just Science sat down with Karen Oswald, Senior Evidence Specialist with the Suffolk County Police Department in New York, to discuss methods for identifying fingers and hands captured in evidentiary photos. As cellphone and camera technologies continue to improve, so does the quality of the images they produce. Most people today carry smartphones at all times, therefore more
- [Episode 145 | Just Fingerprints And Lasers](https://forensicrti.org/episode-145-just-fingerprints-and-lasers/) - Episode Overview In episode four of the Case Studies Season, Just Science sat down with forensic consultant, author, and instructor Brian Dalrymple to discuss his research and impact on the field of latent print identification. In 1977, a team of researchers developed a method for detecting fingerprints by examining inherent fluorescence using an argon ion
- [Episode 306 | Just Improving Sexual Assault Kit Testing Workflows](https://forensicrti.org/just-science-episode-306/) - Original Release Date: April 18, 2025 In episode one of our Sexual Assault Awareness Month season, Just Science sat down with Jody West, the Forensic Science Manager for the Forensic Biology Section at the North Carolina State Crime Laboratory, and Dr. Patricia Melton, a Senior Research Forensic Social Scientist at RTI International, to discuss resources
- [Episode 250 | Just Good Followership in Forensics](https://forensicrti.org/just-science-episode-250/) - Original Release Date: June 30, 2023 In the final episode of our Resilient Leadership mini season, Just Science sat down with Brian Hoey from the Missouri State Highway Patrol Crime Laboratory to discuss the importance of practicing good followership within a resilient workplace. In the field of forensic science, there is often an emphasis on
- [Episode Eight-Eight | Just the Sole of Impression Pattern Evidence](https://forensicrti.org/just-the-sole-of-impression-pattern-evidence/) - Just the Sole of Impression Pattern Evidence The Identification season of Just Science will focus on many of the different aspects of identification in forensic investigations. A majority of these interviews were recorded at the 2018 International Forensic Educational Conference in San Antonio, Texas. This conference, held by the International Association for Identification, represents a
- [Episode Two | Just Human Factors](https://forensicrti.org/episode-two/) - Just Human Factors In episode two, funded by the National Institute of Justice’s Forensic Technology Center of Excellence [Award 2016-MU-BX-K110], Dr. Tom Busey explores the importance of human factors as it relates to fingerprint analysis and interpretation. He, along with RTI International resident fingerprint expert, co-host Heidi Eldridge, will discuss the dangers in performing large database searches and the top issues that involve human factors in
- [Episode Thirty One | 2018 IPTES: Just Nature's Patterns](https://forensicrti.org/js3e1/) - Just Nature's Patterns Season three, episode one of Just Science kicks off with our host, Dr. John Morgan, interviewing John Vanderkolk from the Indiana State Crime Laboratory. Vanderkolk discusses his belief in the importance of challenging your teachers and how nature's patterns are apparent throughout friction ridge evidence. This episode of Just Science is
- [Episode Thirty Two | 2018 IPTES: Just Fracture Matches](https://forensicrti.org/js3e2/) - Just Fracture Matches In episode two of the 2018 IPTES season, Just Science interviews Dr. Ashraf Bastawros from Iowa State University. Dr. Bastawros discusses how fracture mechanics principles can be used with statistical learning tools to give quantitative results. Explore the mind of an engineer and hear how leveraging other disciplines can aid forensic science. This episode of Just Science is funded by the National Institute of Justice’s
- [Episode Thirty Six | 2018 IPTES: Footwear Size Does Matter](https://forensicrti.org/js3-e6/) - Just Footwear Size Does Matter In episode six of the IPTES season, Just Science interviews Chris Hamburg, from the Oregon State Police Forensic Services Division, and Jeff Jagmin from the WSP Crime Laboratory Division in Seattle. Our guests discuss the process a footwear examiner goes through in order to capture test impressions. Their interactive
- [Episode Ninety-One | Just the Molalla Forest Serial Killer](https://forensicrti.org/just-the-molalla-forest-serial-killer/) - Just the Molalla Forest Serial Killer In episode four of the Identification season, Just Science interviews Robert Thompson, Senior Forensic Science Research Manager at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, about his role in the investigation of the Molalla Forest Killer. The Molalla Forest serial murders are arguably the most infamous chain of homicides
- [Episode Ninety-Five | Just Forensic Technician Vicarious Trauma](https://forensicrti.org/e95-vicarious-trauma/) - Just Forensic Technician Vicarious Trauma In episode eight of the Identification season, Just Science interviews Selena McKay-Davis, lead senior forensic specialist at Riverside Police Department, about job-related stress for forensic technicians and sworn peace officers. As a forensic technician Selena McKay-Davis is confronted daily with scenes where crimes were committed, and sometimes these scenes are
- [Episode 148 | Just Erroneous Identification](https://forensicrti.org/episode-148-just-erroneous-identification/) - Episode Overview In episode seven of the Case Studies season, Just Science sat down with John Vanderkolk and Marcus Montooth of the Indiana State Police to discuss erroneous identification and the Lana Canen case. In 2005, Lana Canen was convicted as an accomplice for the robbery and murder of 94-year-old Helen Sailor. After serving eight
- [Episode 142 | Just Psychopathy and Criminal Behavior](https://forensicrti.org/episode-142-just-psychopathy-and-criminal-behavior/) - Episode Overview Criminal investigations often necessitate the application of a multitude of forensic disciplines. While some cases can be solved by a single piece of evidence, most have a myriad of evidence types to forward and investigation. Bloodstains, DNA analysis, latent prints, digital evidence, and reliable police work lead to arrests and can stop a criminal before any
- [Episode 143 | Just the Story Behind Bloodstain Pattern Analysis](https://forensicrti.org/episode-143-just-the-story-behind-bloodstain-pattern-analysis/) - Episode Overview In episode two, Just Science sat down with Erin Sims, Forensic Lab Manager at the Lincoln, Nebraska Police Department, about bloodstain pattern evidence in forensic investigations. Not all crime scenes will have bloodstains. But when they are present, analysts can use them to help determine the types of activities or mechanisms that produced
- [Episode 144 | Just the Jodi Arias Case](https://forensicrti.org/episode-144-just-the-jodi-arias-case/) - Episode Overview In episode three of the Case Studies Season, Just Science sat down with Heather Conner, Latent Print Unit Technical Leader in Mesa Police Department’s Forensic Services, about the investigation of a grisly murder in Arizona. In June of 2008, Travis Alexander was found dead in the bathroom of his home. His killer, ex-girlfriend Jodi Arias,
- [Episode 146 | Just the Grim Sleeper Serial Killer](https://forensicrti.org/episode-146-just-the-grim-sleeper-serial-killer/) - Episode Overview In episode five of the Case Studies season, Just Science sat down with Rockne Harmon, forensic consultant and former senior deputy district attorney for Alameda County in California, to talk about familial DNA searching and the case of the Grim Sleeper Serial Killer. From the mid 80s to 2007, Lonnie David Franklin Jr, otherwise known as the Grim Sleeper, was responsible for at least 10 murders in
- [Episode 149 | Just Off The Shelf Forensics](https://forensicrti.org/episode-149-just-off-the-shelf-forensics/) - Episode Overview In the final episode of the Case Studies season, Just Science sat down with Tim Schade and Brian Cochran to discuss off-the-shelf crime scene processing products. Budgetary concerns often plague smaller forensic labs and law enforcement agencies. Scene investigators might realize that some of those expensive forensic tools might not be attainable for their scenes. Savvy shoppers, such as Tim Schade and Brian Cochran, combine ingenuity with experience to find budget-friendly solutions to
- [Episode 167 | Just Lawfully Owed DNA](https://forensicrti.org/episode-167-just-lawfully-owed-dna/) - In episode one of our Research and Considerations for Sexual Assault Cases season, Just Science sat down with Dr. Rachel Lovell, Research Assistant Professor at Case Western Reserve University, and Mary Weston, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney at the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office, to discuss lawfully owed DNA. Lawfully owed DNA is defined as a sample of DNA from a qualifying offender
- [Episode 168 | Just Touch DNA and Sexual Assault Groping Cases](https://forensicrti.org/episode-168-just-touch-dna-and-sexual-assault-groping-cases/) - In episode two of our Research and Considerations for Sexual Assault Cases season, Just Science sat down with Dr. Julie Valentine, Associate Dean and Associate Professor at Brigham Young University in the College of Nursing and certified sexual assault nurse forensic examiner, and Heather Mills, Forensic Scientist Manager at the Utah Bureau of Forensic Services, to discuss
- [Episode 169 | Just Trauma-Informed Victim-centered Interviewing](https://forensicrti.org/episode-169-just-trauma-informed-victim-centered-interviewing/) - In episode three of our Research and Considerations for Sexual Assault Cases season, Just Science sat down with Natasha Alexenko, Jordan Satinsky, and Marya Simmons to discuss trauma informed, victim-centered interviewing for sexual assault cases. A sexual assault victim’s experiences with law enforcement and advocates can affect the way they approach future interactions with the criminal justice system. By understanding
- [Episode 170 | Just a Cost Benefit Analysis of Sexual Assault Investigation](https://forensicrti.org/episode-170-just-a-cost-benefit-analysis-of-sexual-assault-investigation/) - In episode four of our Research and Considerations for Sexual Assault Cases season, Just Science sat down with Dr. Rachel Lovell, Research Assistant Professor at Case Western Reserve University, and Mary Weston, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney at the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office, to discuss a recently published article detailing the case for an “investigate all” approach
- [Episode 171 | Just Advocacy for Male Survivors of Sexual Assault](https://forensicrti.org/episode-171-just-advocacy-for-male-survivors-of-sexual-assault/) - In episode five of our Research and Considerations for Sexual Assault Cases season, Just Science sat down with Marya Simmons, founder and CEO of Shift in Notion Consulting, to discuss advocacy for male survivors of sexual assault. One of the common misconceptions about sexual assault is that it is always a male perpetrator and a
- [Episode 172 | Just Supporting Male Survivors of Sexual Assault](https://forensicrti.org/episode-172-just-supporting-male-survivors-of-sexual-assault/) - In episode six of our Research and Considerations for Sexual Assault Cases season, Just Science sat down with Patricia Powers, an attorney adviser with AEquitas, to discuss supporting male victims of sexual assault through the criminal legal system. Research suggests that sexual assault is an often-underreported crime. Biases, myths, and societal expectations can further discourage male survivors from stepping forward and
- [Episode 173 | Just Partially Tested Sexual Assault Kits](https://forensicrti.org/episode-173-just-partially-tested-sexual-assault-kits/) - In episode seven of our Research and Considerations for Sexual Assault Cases season, Just Science sat down with Dr. Rachel Lovell and Mary Weston to discuss resolving partially tested sexual assault kits. Partially tested sexual assault kits create a unique barrier when it comes to the investigation and prosecution of sexual assault cases. However, re-opening
- [Episode 175 | Just Advocating for Older Survivors](https://forensicrti.org/episode-175-just-advocating-for-older-survivors/) - Original Release Date: September 10, 2021 In episode nine of our Research and Considerations for Sexual Assault Cases season, Just Science sat down with Ms. Marya Simmons, founder and CEO of Shift in Notion Consulting, to discuss considerations for supporting older survivors of sexual assault. Shift in Notion Consulting is focused on developing and implementing strategies for supporting all victims of sexual
- [Episode 174 | Just Considerations for Older Survivors](https://forensicrti.org/episode-174-just-considerations-for-older-survivors/) - In episode eight of our Research and Considerations for Sexual Assault Cases season, Just Science sat down with Patricia Powers to discuss considerations for sexual assault cases involving older victims. During her professional career as a prosecuting attorney, Patricia Powers specialized in cases involving sexual violence, domestic violence, child and adult abuse, and much more.
- [Episode 177 | Just Standardizing Sexual Assault Kits](https://forensicrti.org/episode-177-just-standardizing-sexual-assault-kits/) - Original Release Date: September 24, 2021 In episode eleven of our Research and Considerations for Sexual Assault Cases season, Just Science sat down with Maureen Platt, State’s Attorney for the Judicial District of Waterbury, CT, Denise Covington, Program Manager at the Gail Burns-Smith Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner’s Program, Danielle Lindgren, Sexual Assault Kit Initiative Coordinator and Forensic
- [Episode 179 | Just Workforce Resiliency for Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners Part 1](https://forensicrti.org/episode-178-just-workforce-resiliency-for-sanes-part-1/) - Original Release Date: October 29, 2021 In episode two of our Workforce Resiliency mini season, Just Science sat down with Dr. Cara Berg Raunick, a women’s health nurse practitioner and the Director of Clinical Quality and Advancement at Health Care Education and Training, to discuss vicarious trauma experienced by sexual assault nurse examiners (SANEs). Vicarious trauma – the cognitive
- [Episode 180 | Just Workforce Resiliency for Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners Part 2](https://forensicrti.org/episode-180-just-workforce-resiliency-for-sexual-assault-nurse-examiners-part-2/) - Original Release Date: November 5, 2021 In episode three of our Workforce Resiliency mini season, Just Science continues our conversation with Dr. Cara Berg Raunick, a women’s health nurse practitioner and the Director of Clinical Quality and Advancement at Health Care Education and Training, on vicarious trauma experienced by sexual assault nurse examiners (SANEs). On last week’s
- [Episode 181 | Just Literature on Stress & Resiliency in Forensic Science](https://forensicrti.org/episode-181-just-literature-stress-resiliency/) - Original Release Date: November 12, 2021 In episode four of our Workforce Resiliency mini season, Just Science sat down with Donia Slack, the Director of the Research, Technology, and Evaluation Program in RTI’s Center for Forensic Sciences, to discuss the literature gaps within resiliency and vicarious trauma research. Discussions on how post-traumatic stress, compassion fatigue, vicarious trauma,
- [Episode 150 | Just the Intersection of Opioids and Illicit Stimulants: Part 1](https://forensicrti.org/episode-150-just-the-intersection-of-opioids-and-illicit-stimulants-part-1/) - Episode Overview In the first half of this two-part episode, Just Science sat down with Dr. Jon Zibbell, a Senior Public Health Analyst from RTI International, to discuss the waves of the opioid epidemic and their impact on communities. The world of medical anthropology offers a very different perspective of the current rise in illicit substance abuse. While much of the research surrounding overdose and drug trends tends to be
- [Episode 151 | Just the Intersection of Opioids and Illicit Stimulants: Part 2](https://forensicrti.org/episode-151-just-the-intersection-of-opioids-and-illicit-stimulants-part-2/) - Episode Overview This week, we continue the conversation with Dr. Zibbell as he discusses the American history of drug epidemics, what we can learn from past stimulant crises, and the importance of tailoring interventions in this episode of Just Science. This season is in collaboration with the Bureau of Justice Assistance Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Abuse Program funding to respond to illicit
- [Episode 152 | Just The Importance of Identifying Emerging Drug Threats](https://forensicrti.org/just-the-importance-of-identifying-emerging-drug-threats/) - Episode Overview In episode three, Just Science sat down with Amanda Mohr and Dr. Alex Krotulski from the Center for Forensic Science Research and Education to discuss the analytical and interpretative challenges associated with emerging drug threats. The Center for Forensic Science Research and Education, otherwise known as the CFSRE, oversees a collaborative effort to better understand emerging drug threats. CFSRE researchers Amanda Mohr and Dr.
- [Episode 153 | Just the Story of the Healthy Grandfamilies Project](https://forensicrti.org/just-the-story-of-the-healthy-grandfamilies-project/) - Episode Overview In episode four, Just Science sat down with Bonnie Dunn, Co-Director of the West Virginia Healthy Grandfamilies Project, to discuss a free initiative that provides information and resources to grandparents who are raising one or more of their grandchildren. Children can be deeply impacted if their parent or parents are suffering with substance use disorder, which could ultimately mean
- [Episode 154 | Just Partnerships To Enhance Overdose Fatality Review](https://forensicrti.org/just-partnerships-to-enhance-overdose-fatality-review/) - Episode Overview In episode five, Just Science interviews Dr. Mallory O’Brien, Assistant Professor at the Medical College of Wisconsin, to discuss how partnerships can enhance Overdose Fatality Reviews. The National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS) is the only state-based reporting system that covers all types of violent deaths, including homicides and suicides. It pools more than 600 unique
- [Episode 155 | Just Alternative Crisis Response: One Community's Experience](https://forensicrti.org/episode-155-just-alternative-crisis-response-one-communitys-experience/) - In episode six, Just Science interviews Tim Black of the White Bird Clinic in Eugene, Oregon about the CAHOOTS program, a community-based public safety model that provides mental health first response for crises involving mental illness, homelessness, and substance use disorder. In 1989, the White Bird Clinic in Eugene, Oregon launched the Crisis Assistance Helping
- [Episode 156 | Just Building Policy From The Ground Up](https://forensicrti.org/episode-156-just-building-policy-from-the-ground-up/) - In episode seven, Just Science interviews Dr. Alex Kral, an infectious disease epidemiologist at RTI International, about innovative policy solutions to improve outcomes for people with substance use disorder. Community-based research takes place within community settings and involves community members which allows a better understanding of the struggles that each specific population faces. Dr. Alex Kral's community-based research approaches help to inform drug policy and provides communities the ability to develop innovative strategies to improve
- [Episode 157 | Just the DEA National Forensic Laboratory Information System](https://forensicrti.org/episode-157just-the-dea-national-forensic-laboratory-information-system/) - In episode eight, Just Science interviews DeMia Pressley from the DEA’s Diversion Control Division to discuss the importance of information sharing across law enforcement and public health agencies through forensic partnerships. The National Forensic Laboratory Information System, otherwise known as NFLIS, is a Drug Enforcement Administration program that collects results of forensic analyses and other related information from
- [Episode 158 | Just Addressing the Stigma of Substance Abuse Disorder](https://forensicrti.org/episode-158-just-addressing-the-stigma-of-substance-abuse-disorder/) - In episode nine, Just Science interviews Clarence Jordan, the Vice President of Wellness and Recovery at Beacon Health Options, to discuss stigma and its impact to programs designed to support those with substance use disorder and on individual level outcomes. There is no shortage of stigma surrounding the overdose crisis facing our nation. The proliferation of stigma and its impact are constant battles for practitioners and organizations dedicated to combating the problem. Clarence
- [Episode 159 | Just Polysubstance Use and the Importance of Data Trends](https://forensicrti.org/episode-159-just-polysubstance-use-and-the-importance-of-data-trends/) - In episode ten, Just Science interviews Josh Yohannan, a forensic chemist and expert in emerging drug trends, about polysubstance use in the opioid overdose epidemic. Polysubstance use dramatically increases the potential for overdose or negative side effects of drug use. While there is no “one-size-fits-all" description of a person who uses drugs, there is one common thread linking them together: the danger they
- [Episode 162 | Just a Guide to Sexual Assault Response Reform](https://forensicrti.org/episode-162-just-a-guide-to-sexual-assault-response-reform/) - In episode three of our Sexual Assault Awareness Month mini season, Just Science sat down with Dr. Patricia Melton, co-director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance’s National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative Training and Technical Assistance program, to discuss a new resource that will help criminal justice practitioners support sexual assault response reform. Creating a comprehensive, improved response to sexual assault requires
- [Episode 160 | Just a Survivor’s Perspective and Reflection](https://forensicrti.org/episode-160-just-a-survivors-perspective-and-reflection/) - In episode one of our 2021 Sexual Assault Awareness Month mini season, Just Science sat down with author, non-profit founder, and sexual assault survivor Natasha Alexenko to discuss her book, A Survivor’s Journey, and the importance of Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Every survivor of sexual assault has their own story. Some have experienced successful case resolutions and others have not, but all
- [Episode 166 | Just the Biology and DNA Portfolio](https://forensicrti.org/episode-166-just-the-biology-and-dna-portfolio/) - In episode four of our 2021 NIJ R&D and Beyond mini season, Just Science sat down with Tracey Johnson, a physical scientist and program manager in the Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences at NIJ, to discuss the NIJ Biology and DNA research portfolio. Although Tracey Johnson is relatively new to NIJ, she has a depth of professional experience from which she
- [Episode 165 | Just Forensic Anthropology and Forensic Pathology Portfolio](https://forensicrti.org/episode-165-just-forensic-anthropology-and-forensic-pathology-portfolio/) - In episode three of our 2021 NIJ R&D and Beyond mini season, Just Science sat down with Danielle McLeod-Henning, a physical scientist and program manager in the Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences at NIJ, to discuss Forensic Anthropology and Forensic Pathology. Danielle McLeod-Henning has been the physical scientist in charge of the forensic anthropology, pathology, and medicolegal death investigation portfolio since 2009. In that time, she has dedicated
- [Episode 164 | Just the Impression and Pattern/Trace Evidence Portfolio](https://forensicrti.org/episode-164-just-the-impression-and-pattern-trace-evidence-portfolio/) - In episode two of our 2021 NIJ R&D and Beyond mini season, Just Science sat down with Dr. Gregory Dutton, a physical scientist in the Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences at the National Institute of Justice, to discuss NIJ’s Impression, Pattern, and Trace Evidence research portfolio. Between latent fingerprints, firearms, footwear, paint analysis, and much more, the NIJ Impression, Pattern, and Trace Evidence portfolio encompasses a diverse array of
- [Episode 163 | Just Seized Drugs and Toxicology Portfolio](https://forensicrti.org/episode-163-just-seized-drugs-and-toxicology portfolio/) - In episode one of our 2021 NIJ R&D and Beyond mini season, Just Science sat down with Dr. Frances Scott, a physical scientist in the Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences at the National Institute of Justice, to discuss the Seized Drugs and Toxicology research and development portfolio. With the introduction of new and more
- [Episode 220 | Just Solving Cold Cases with Forensic Genetic Genealogy](https://forensicrti.org/just-science-episode-220/) - Original Release Date: August 26, 2022 In episode four of our Case Studies: Part 1 mini season, Just Science sat down with Leighton D'Antoni, the Assistant District Attorney in Dallas County, Texas, to discuss how forensic genetic genealogy was used as an investigative tool to help solve a series of violent cold cases. In the
- [Episode 219 | Just Forensic Archaeology and Body Dump Sites](https://forensicrti.org/just-science-episode-219/) - Original Release Date: August 19, 2022 In episode three of our Case Studies: Part 1 mini season, Just Science sat down with Dr. Sharon Moses, an Associate Professor of Anthropology at Northern Arizona University, to discuss forensic archaeology and locating victims of “no-body” homicides. Forensic archaeologists can play a critical role in body recovery and search strategies
- [Episode 218 | Just Solving a Hit-and-Run in Sin City](https://forensicrti.org/just-science-episode-218/) - Original Release Date: August 12, 2022 In episode two of our Case Studies: Part 1 mini season, Just Science sat down with Stacey Chepren, member of a trial team for prosecuting federal criminal misconduct cases, to discuss a fatal pedestrian hit-and-run involving trace and digital evidence. On a quiet morning in the city limits of
- [Episode 217 | Just a Curious Case of Print Persistence](https://forensicrti.org/just-science-episode-217/) - Original Release Date: August 5, 2022 In episode one of our Case Studies: Part 1 mini season, Just Science sat down with Michael Fagert, a certified latent print examiner at the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, to discuss a latent print phenomenon that is not often seen in casework. There are very few instances of identifiable fingerprints on cartridge
- [Episode 224 | Just Using Forensic Art and Anthropology for Identification](https://forensicrti.org/just-science-episode-224/) - Original Release Date: September 30, 2022 In episode four of our Applications of Forensic Science for Human Identification season, Just Science sat down with Katharine Pope, a Research Public Health Analyst at RTI International, Dr. Bruce Anderson, a Forensic Anthropologist with the Pima County Office of the Medical Examiner, and Joe Mullins, an Instructor at the New York Academy of
- [Episode 223 | Just Leveraging Databases for Human Identification](https://forensicrti.org/just-science-episode-223/) - Original Release Date: September 23, 2022 In episode three of our Applications of Forensic Science for Human Identification season, Just Science sat down with Lori Bruski and Amy Jenkinson, two Research Public Health Analysts at RTI International, to discuss interagency efforts to compile crime, missing persons, and decedent information in comprehensive databases. In the digital age, criminal justice information can
- [Episode 222 | Just Identifying Decedents through Postmortem Prints](https://forensicrti.org/just-science-episode-222/) - Original Release Date: September 16, 2022 In episode two of our Applications of Forensic Science for Human Identification season, Just Science sat down with Bryan Johnson, the Major Incident Program Manager in the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Latent Print Unit, to discuss how postmortem prints can be used to help identify unknown decedents. One of the cheapest, easiest,
- [Episode 221 | Just Identifying Individuals with Forensic Genetic Genealogy](https://forensicrti.org/just-science-episode-221/) - Original Release Date: September 9, 2022 In episode one of our Applications of Forensic Science for Human Identification season, Just Science sat down with Dr. Heather McKiernan, a Research Forensic Scientist at RTI International, and Ashley Rodriguez, a Research Public Health Analyst at RTI International, to discuss the use of forensic genetic genealogy in identifying human remains. Oftentimes, unknown
- [Episode 233 | Just Identifying Lake Erie John Doe](https://forensicrti.org/just-science-episode-233/) - Original Release Date: December 16, 2022 In the final episode of our Case Studies: Part 2 mini season, Just Science sat down with Dr. Thomas Gilson, Dr. Harmeet Kaur, and Hristina Lekova with the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner’s Office, to discuss a puzzling case in which the identity of a decedent from 2014 still remains unknown.
- [Episode 232 | Just Identifying Gacy’s Victims Part 2](https://forensicrti.org/just-science-episode-232/) - Original Release Date: December 9, 2022 In episode three of our Case Studies: Part 2 mini season, Just Science sat down again with Jason Moran, Commander of Police at the Cook County Sheriff’s Office, to continue discussing how his Forensic Services Initiative team re-opened the John Wayne Gacy case, in attempt to identify the eight
- [Episode 231 | Just Identifying Gacy’s Victims Part 1](https://forensicrti.org/just-science-episode-231/) - Original Release Date: December 2, 2022 In episode two of our Case Studies: Part 2 mini season, Just Science sat down with Jason Moran, Commander of Police at the Cook County Sheriff’s Office, to discuss how he and his colleagues set out to identify the remaining victims of John Wayne Gacy, decades after their bodies
- [Episode 230 | Just Autopsy Results and Crime Scene Reconstruction](https://forensicrti.org/just-science-episode-230/) - Original Release Date: November 25, 2022 In episode one of our Case Studies: Part 2 mini season, Just Science sat down with Kelly Ayers, an International Association for Identification certified Senior Crime Scene Analyst, to discuss how preliminary autopsy results can help investigators piece together a story of what happened at a crime scene. For
- [Episode 237 | Just Managing Mass Fatality Incidents](https://forensicrti.org/just-science-episode-237/) - Original Release Date: February 17, 2023 In episode four of our Unidentified Human Remains mini season, Just Science sat down with Katharine Pope, a Research Public Health Analyst at RTI International, and Elissia Conlon, a Special Advisor to the New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner, to discuss mass fatality incident management and disaster victim identification. A mass fatality
- [Episode 236 | Just Investigative Support for Indigenous Communities](https://forensicrti.org/just-science-episode-236/) - Original Release Date: February 10, 2023 In episode three of our Unidentified Human Remains mini season, Just Science sat down with Mark Pooley, founder of Native Search Solutions, and Dustin Driscoll, Research Public Health Analyst at RTI International, to discuss the many barriers faced by indigenous communities when it comes to identifying missing and murdered
- [Episode 235 | Just DNA Results in Rapid Time](https://forensicrti.org/just-science-episode-235/) - Original Release Date: February 3, 2023 In episode two of our Unidentified Human Remains mini season, Just Science sat down with Neal Parsons, a Research Forensic Scientist at RTI International, to discuss how rapid DNA analysis has become an important method for identifying unknown human remains, especially in cases of mass fatality. Rapid DNA analysis
- [Episode 234 | Just Teeth and Technology](https://forensicrti.org/just-science-episode-234/) - Original Release Date: January 27, 2023 In episode one of our Unidentified Human Remains mini season, Just Science sat down with Dr. Kenneth Aschheim, Assistant Chief Forensic Odontologist for the New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner, to discuss how dental evidence can be used to help identify human remains. Due to their strength, heat resistance, and lack of
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- [Episode 240 | Just Family Support During Death Investigations](https://forensicrti.org/just-science-episode-240/) - Original Release Date: March 10, 2023 In episode three of our Supporting Medicolegal Death Investigators mini season, Just Science sat down with Rebecca Reid, Laramie County Coroner in Wyoming, and Meghan Clarke, Family Advocate Coordinator at the Denver Office of the Medical Examiner, to discuss the development of new roles in medicolegal death investigation (MDI) offices that focus on
- [Episode 239 | Just Lending a Hand During Autopsy Exams](https://forensicrti.org/just-science-episode-239/) - Original Release Date: March 3, 2023 In episode two of our Supporting Medicolegal Death Investigators mini season, Just Science sat down with Lindsey McNaughton, founder of the National Association of Forensic Autopsy Technicians, to discuss the importance of forensic autopsy technicians, and her efforts to create more resources for this community. When someone dies unexpectedly
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- [Episode 246 | Just Workplace Stress and its Impact on Decision-making in Forensics](https://forensicrti.org/just-science-episode-246/) - Original Release Date: May 12, 2023 In this Special Release episode, Just Science sat down with Dr. Mohammed Almazrouei, a forensic practitioner with the Abu Dhabi Police, to discuss his dissertation work, which examines how workplace stressors may affect decision-making in the field of forensic science. In their daily jobs, forensic science practitioners are tasked
- [Episode 249 | Just Embracing Imperfection in Forensic Science](https://forensicrti.org/just-science-episode-249/) - Original Release Date: June 23, 2023 In episode 3 of our Resilient Leadership mini season, Just Science sat down with Jody Wolf, Crime Lab Administrator for the Phoenix Police Department; Tim Scanlan, president of Forensic Analysis, Consulting, and Training, LLC; and Mikalaa Martin, Forensic Scientist at RTI International to highlight the impact of human factors
- [Episode 248 | Just Collaboration in Forensic Research](https://forensicrti.org/just-science-episode-248/) - Original Release Date: June 16, 2023 In episode 2 of our Resilient Leadership mini season, Just Science sat down with Henry Maynard to discuss the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors (ASCLD) Forensic Research Committee (FRC). As researchers work to create better tools and technologies for the forensic science community, it is crucial that they
- [Episode 247 | Just Thriving in a Forensic Workplace](https://forensicrti.org/just-science-episode-247/) - Original Release Date: June 9, 2023 In episode one of our Resilient Leadership mini season, Just Science sat down with Jamilla Dick-Quashie, Director of Health and Safety, and Meredith Rosenberg, the Department of Forensic Biology Deputy Director, with the New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) to discuss their most successful strategies for
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- [Episode 262 | Just Collecting More Evidence from Cartridge Cases](https://forensicrti.org/just-science-episode-262/) - Original Release Date: October 13, 2023 In episode two of our Case Studies season, Just Science sat down with Crime Scene Technician Brian Turner and Detective Roberto Caceres from the Broward County Sheriff’s Office to discuss a new methodology for processing fired cartridge cases. When a cartridge case is recovered from a crime scene, investigators
- [Episode 263 | Just Footwear Forensics to Further Investigations](https://forensicrti.org/just-science-episode-263/) - Original Release Date: October 20, 2023 In episode 3 of our Case Studies season, Just Science sat down with Laura Matson, an Advanced Latent Print and Footwear Examiner with the Wisconsin State Crime Laboratories, to discuss the value of providing footwear investigative leads. Footwear impressions are commonly found in crime scenes; however, these impressions can
- [Episode 264 | Just Adding Value Using Voice Identification](https://forensicrti.org/just-science-episode-264/) - Original Release Date: October 27, 2023 In episode four of our Case Studies season, Just Science sat down with Josh Yonovitz, expert witness in forensic audio, to discuss the history of utilizing voice identification in investigations and the current state of forensic audio. In the 1960’s, voice identification started being used in forensics, but the
- [Episode 266 | Just Facial Recognition for Forensic Investigations](https://forensicrti.org/just-science-episode-266/) - Original Release Date: November 10, 2023 In episode 6 of our Case Studies season, Just Science sat down with Dr. Richard Vorder Bruegge, Senior Physical Scientist at the Federal Bureau of Investigation, to discuss how facial recognition technology was used to help identify individuals in photographs in two landmark cases. Many individuals encounter facial recognition
- [Episode 267 | Just Collecting Fingerprints Without Contact](https://forensicrti.org/just-science-episode-267/) - Original Release Date: November 17, 2023 In episode seven of our Case Studies season, Just Science sat down with Ross Krewenka, Product Manager for IDEMIA, and Mike Ransom, Automated Print Manager for the Michigan State Police, to discuss the development and use cases of contactless fingerprint capture technology. Traditionally, ink and paper are used to
- [Episode 268 | Just Footwear Impressions on Fabric](https://forensicrti.org/just-science-episode-268/) - Original Release Date: November 24, 2023 In episode 8 of our Case Studies season, Just Science sat down with Brian McVicker, a Forensic Footwear and Tire Examiner at the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), to discuss developing shoe and tire impressions on fabric using ninhydrin. When a victim is stomped or runover, the transfer of
- [Episode 265 | Just Forensics in the Digital Age](https://forensicrti.org/just-science-episode-265/) - Original Release Date: November 3, 2023 In episode five of our Case Studies season, Just Science sat down with Dr. Justin Schorr, Principal Collision Reconstruction Engineer, and Tim Primrose, Mobile Forensic Analyst, at DJS Associates, Inc. to discuss utilizing digital evidence in real-world cases. In the digital age, forensic technology has broad applications for investigations.
- [Episode 273 | Just Improving Forensic Technology Transition](https://forensicrti.org/just-science-episode-273/) - Original Release Date: January 12, 2024 In episode one of our Roadmap to Improving Technology Transition season, Just Science sat down with Lucas Zarwell, Director of the Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences at the National Institute of Justice, and Dr. Jeri Ropero-Miller, Principal Scientist and Director of the Forensic Technology Center of Excellence at
- [Episode 274 | Just Building Partnerships to Advance Forensic Technology](https://forensicrti.org/just-science-episode-274/) - Original Release Date: January 19, 2024 In episode two of our Roadmap to Improving Technology Transition season, Just Science sat down with Cleveland Miles, Director of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s Division of Forensic Science, and Henry Maynard, Lead Research Scientist for the United States Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory, to discuss the importance of building partnerships
- [Episode 275 | Just Enhancing Research to Improve Tech Transition](https://forensicrti.org/just-science-episode-275/) - Original Release Date: January 26, 2024 In episode three of our Roadmap to Improving Technology Transition season, Just Science sat down with Dr. Catherine Grgicak, Associate Professor of Chemistry at Rutgers University Camden, and Henry Maynard, Lead Research Scientist for the United States Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory, to discuss the importance of developing research infrastructure
- [Episode 276 | Just Lessons Learned in Forensic Technology Transition](https://forensicrti.org/just-science-episode-276/) - Original Release Date: February 2, 2024 In episode four of our Roadmap to Improving Technology Transition season, Just Science sat down with Dr. Catherine Grgicak, Associate Professor of Chemistry at Rutgers University-Camden, and Stephanie Stoiloff, Chief of the Forensic Services Division at the Miami-Dade Police Department, to discuss their real-world experiences with introducing new forensic
- [Episode 285 | Just Sexual Assault Response for Cases without DNA Evidence](https://forensicrti.org/just-science-episode-285/) - Original Release Date: April 19, 2024 In this 2024 Sexual Assault Awareness Month special release episode, Just Science sat down with Erin House, Special Assistant Attorney General in Michigan; Richard Johnson, Kalamazoo SAKI Investigator; and Lindsey King, Kalamazoo Community-based Victim Advocate, to discuss their team-based approach for investigating sexual assault cold cases. While DNA can
- [Episode 289 | Just Improving Forensic Toxicology Testing in DC](https://forensicrti.org/just-science-episode-289/) - Original Release Date: June 21, 2024 In episode one of our Community-based Solutions for Substance Use Challenges season, Just Science sits down with Dr. Samantha Tolliver, Chief Toxicologist for the District of Columbia Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, or DC OCME, to discuss how their agency uses their Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use
- [Episode 290 | Just Rapidly Identifying Drugs Involved in Suspected Overdoses](https://forensicrti.org/just-science-episode-290/) - Original Release Date: June 28, 2024 In episode two of our Community-based Solutions for Substance Use Challenges season, Just Science sits down with Bill Barbour, Fatal Overdose Surveillance Program Manager at King County Medical Examiner’s Office, to discuss his team’s methods for rapid toxicology results after a suspected overdose death. For many medical examiner and
- [Episode 291 | Just Wastewater Drug Surveillance in Kentucky](https://forensicrti.org/just-science-episode-291/) - Original Release Date: July 5, 2024 In episode three of our Community-based Solutions for Substance Use Challenges season, Just Science sits down with Dr. Chris Delcher, Associate Professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science and Director of the Institute for Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy at the University of Kentucky, to discuss how his
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- [Episode 293 | Just Navigating Reentry using Peer Support](https://forensicrti.org/just-science-episode-293/) - Original Release Date: July 19, 2024 In episode five of our Community-based Solutions for Substance Use Challenges season, Just Science sits down with Dr. Nicole Swiderski, New Jersey Path to Recovery Grant Manager, and Jass Pelland, New Jersey Path to Recovery Program Manager, to discuss how the New Jersey State Parole Board’s 2021 Comprehensive Opioid,
- [Episode 294 | Just Outreach Teams for Substance Use in Rural Nevada](https://forensicrti.org/just-science-episode-294/) - Original Release Date: July 26, 2024 In episode six of our Community-based Solutions for Substance Use Challenges season, Just Science sits down with Dr. Terry Kerns, Substance Abuse Law Enforcement Coordinator of the Nevada Office of the Attorney General, Dr. Katie Snider, owner of Justice Research LLC, and DJ Mills, Director of Mental Health and
- [Episode 295 | Just All Hands On DECK for Drug Endangered Youth](https://forensicrti.org/just-science-episode-295/) - Original Release Date: August 2, 2024 In episode seven of our Community-based Solutions for Substance Use Challenges season, Just Science sits down with Cristi Cain, Local Public Health Section Director at the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, and Sally Wright, the All Hands on DECK, or Drug Endangered Children Kansas, Program Manager for the
- [Episode 296 | Just Public Health and Safety Data Sharing in Georgia](https://forensicrti.org/just-science-episode-296/) - Original Release Date: August 8, 2024 n the final episode of our Community-based Solutions for Substance Use Challenges season, Just Science sits down with Kristen Lee, Substance Use Program Coordinator at the Georgia Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, Lizann Roberts, Executive Director of the Coastal Georgia Indicators Coalition, and Tara Jennings, Strategic Planning Administrator for Chatham
- [Episode 301 | Just Mass Disaster Emergency Response in Maui, Hawaii](https://forensicrti.org/just-science-episode-301/) - Original Release Date: November 15, 2024 In episode one of our Case Studies season, Just Science sat down with Anthony (Tony) Earles, Forensics/Identification Unit Supervisor at the Maui Police Department, to discuss the Maui wildfires that occurred on August 8, 2023, including the collaborative nature of the mass disaster emergency response effort; the forensic methodologies
- [Episode 303 | Just Forensic Podiatry Supporting Investigations](https://forensicrti.org/just-science-episode-303/) - Original Release Date: November 29, 2024 In episode three of our Case Studies season, Just Science sat down with Dr. Michael Nirenberg, a clinical and forensic podiatrist and current President of the American Society of Forensic Podiatry, to discuss how analyzing a perpetrator’s gait and footprint evidence located at a crime scene can help advance
- [Episode 302 | Just Using Inadvertently Photographed Ridge Detail as Evidence ](https://forensicrti.org/just-science-episode-302/) - Original Release Date: November 22, 2024 In episode two of our Case Studies season, Just Science sat down with Tim Fayle, Training Capability Lead for IDEMIA Australasia and Chair of the International Association for Identification’s Latent Print Certification Board, to discuss the utility of friction ridge detail inadvertently captured via photographs as a valuable and
- [Episode 304 | Just Resolving a Capital Murder Case in Denton, Texas](https://forensicrti.org/just-science-episode-304/) - Original Release Date: December 6, 2024 In the final episode of our Case Studies season, Just Science sat down with Ashleigh Berg, Senior Forensic Investigator for the Denton County Sheriff’s Office, to discuss a capital murder case, where a combination of a variety of forensic evidence types aided the resolution of the case. When a
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- [Episode 123 | Just So You Know: The HHRRC's Impact](https://forensicrti.org/episode-123-jsyk-hhrrc-impact/) - The American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) Humanitarian and Human Rights Resource Center (HHRRC) seeks to promote humanitarian and human rights action in the field of forensic sciences. This effort would not be possible without the support provided by NIJ’s FTCoE and AAFS. The HHRRC improves the practice of forensic science and strengthens its impact
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- [Episode 300 | Just Direct Financial Assistance: A Strategy to Support Survivors of Human Trafficking](https://forensicrti.org/just-science-episode-300/) - Original Release Date: October 18, 2024 In episode 3 of our economic empowerment season, Just Science down with Megan Lundstrom, the inaugural Director of the Polaris Project’s Resilience Fund, to discuss how flexible cash assistance can support people who have experienced human trafficking. Direct financial assistance, such as stipends or grants, play an important role
- [Episode 298 | (Not) Just Money: Exploring Economic Empowerment for Survivors of Trafficking](https://forensicrti.org/just-science-episode-298/) - Original Release Date: October 4, 2024 In episode 1 of our economic empowerment season, Just Science down with Carolyne Ouya, Program Manager at Futures Without Violence, to discuss core concepts in economic empowerment for human trafficking. For those who have experienced human trafficking, economic or financial consequences are often inextricably linked to their trafficking experience
- [Episode 299 | (Not) Just Jobs: Survivor Empowerment through Skill-building and Career Growth](https://forensicrti.org/just-science-episode-299/) - Original Release Date: October 11, 2024 In episode 2 of our economic empowerment season, Just Science sat down with Lenore Shaffer of Restore NYC, Tiffany McGee of Survivor Ventures, and Laura Hackney of Annie Cannons experts in the anti-trafficking field to discuss their economic empowerment work. Economic empowerment programs include skill building, job training, and
- [Episode 225 | Just Estimating the Prevalence of Human Trafficking](https://forensicrti.org/just-science-episode-225/) - Original Release Date: October 14, 2022 In episode 1 of our Human Trafficking Research season, Just Science sat down with Dr. Rebecca Pfeffer and Dr. Kelle Barrick, both research criminologists at RTI International, to discuss how human trafficking researchers use creative statistical approaches from other scientific disciplines to paint a comprehensive and meaningful picture of
- [Episode 226 | Just Measuring Survivor Outcomes](https://forensicrti.org/just-science-episode-226/) - Original Release Date: October 21, 2022 In episode two of our Human Trafficking Research season, Just Science sat down with Dr. Stacey Cutbush Starseed, a social scientist at RTI International, to discuss the importance of conducting human trafficking survivor outcome research. Service providers and treatment program directors are dedicated to the long-term health and recovery
- [Episode 227 | Just Labor Trafficking in the U.S.](https://forensicrti.org/just-science-episode-227/) - Original Release Date: October 28, 2022 In episode three of our Human Trafficking Research season, Just Science sat down with Dr. Rebecca Pfeffer and Dr. Kelle Barrick, both research criminologists at RTI International, to discuss the importance of labor trafficking research as a specialized field within the broader scope of human trafficking. Labor trafficking cases
- [Episode 228 | Just Engaging Human Trafficking Survivors](https://forensicrti.org/just-science-episode-228/) - Original Release Date: November 4, 2022 In episode four of our Human Trafficking Research season, Just Science sat down with Christina Melander, a research public health analyst at RTI International, to discuss the ongoing role of human trafficking survivors in advising and guiding systems professionals. Human trafficking systems professionals, such as researchers and policy makers,
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- [Episode 282 | Just Tech Advancements in Community Supervision](https://forensicrti.org/just-science-episode-282/) - Original Release Date: March 22, 2024 In episode two of our Innovations in Corrections season, Just Science sat down with Joe Russo, institutional and community corrections researcher with the University of Denver, to discuss how advancements in technology can improve the probation and parole experience for both officers and clients. Community supervision agencies, such as
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- [2nd Annual Online Symposium: Current Trends in Forensics & Forensic Toxicology [Agilent]](https://forensicrti.org/2019-online-symposium-current-trends-in-forensic-toxicology/) - Instructions for accessing recording of event and E-Book May 13 – 17, 2019 Welcome It is my great pleasure to welcome you to the 2nd Annual Online Symposium: Current Trends in Forensics & Forensic Toxicology. The first thing you might notice is a slight change in the title. Last year’s event was so successful, I
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- [Drugs of Abuse: Identification of Positional Isomers by Solid-Phase GC-IR](https://forensicrti.org/drugs-of-abuse-identification-of-positional-isomers-by-solid-phase-gc-ir/) - Instructions for registering for this archived webinar: This webinar originally occurred Tuesday, May 5th, 2020. Duration: 1 hour Drug exhibits have become more challenging over the years due to an increase in complex synthetic substances with many positional isomer and diastereomer possibilities. This presentation introduced solid phase deposition GC-FTIR as a technique which allows
- [Episode 258 | Just School-Based Trafficking Prevention](https://forensicrti.org/just-science-episode-258/) - Original Release Date: September 1, 2023 In episode four of our Human Trafficking Policy and Research Analyses Project mini season, Just Science sat down with Drs. Lilly Yu and Josh Hendrix, research scientists at RTI International, to discuss a project which documents the implementation of school-based human trafficking safety and prevention programs. For decades, school
- [Episode 257 | Just Estimating Labor Trafficking in Houston](https://forensicrti.org/just-science-episode-257/) - Original Release Date: August 25, 2023 In episode three of our Human Trafficking Policy and Research Analyses Project mini season, Just Science sat down with Dr. Kelle Barrick, Dr. Rebecca Pfeffer, and Natasha Aranguren, research scientists at RTI International, to discuss a study which estimates the prevalence of labor trafficking in Houston as a part
- [Episode 256 | Just Economic Empowerment After Human Trafficking](https://forensicrti.org/just-science-episode-256/) - Original Release Date: August 18, 2023 In episode two of our Human Trafficking Policy and Research Analyses Project mini season, we sat down with Samantha Charm, Christina Melander, Lauren Vollinger, and Brianna D’Arcangelo, research public health analysts at RTI International, to discuss a project which focuses on economic empowerment for those who have experienced human
- [Episode 255 | Just Response to Human Trafficking in Native Communities](https://forensicrti.org/just-science-episode-255/) - Original Release Date: August 11, 2023 In episode one of our Human Trafficking Policy and Research Analyses Project mini season, we sat down with Elizabeth Tibaduiza and Christina Melander, research public health analysts from RTI, as well as Ada Pecos Melton and Rita Martinez, President and Vice President of American Indian Development Associates, to discuss
- [Episode 254 | Just Outreach and Dissemination with Trauma in Mind](https://forensicrti.org/just-science-episode-254/) - Original Release Date: July 28, 2023 In the final episode of our Trauma-Informed Research Methods mini season, Just Science sat down with Dr. Noni Gaylord-Harden, a researcher from Texas A&M University, and Dr. Vicki Johnson-Lawrence, a researcher from RTI International, to discuss how to effectively conduct research outreach and dissemination in a community setting. At the initial
- [Episode 253 | Just Trauma-Informed Project Leadership](https://forensicrti.org/just-science-episode-253/) - Original Release Date: July 21, 2023 In episode three of our Trauma-Informed Research Methods mini season, Just Science sat down with Dr. Rebecca Campbell, Professor of Psychology at Michigan State University, to discuss the importance of taking a trauma-informed approach when managing a research team. For research staff who are regularly exposed to traumatic material,
- [Episode 251 | Just Trauma-Informed Research Methods](https://forensicrti.org/just-science-episode-251/) - Original Release Date: July 7, 2023 In episode one of our Trauma-Informed Research Methods mini season, Drs. Jaclyn Houston-Kolnik, Hannah Feeney, and Rebecca Pfeffer, research scientists at RTI International, sat down to discuss incorporating trauma-informed practices when conducting research. Given the prevalence of trauma among the population, it is important for researchers to be mindful
- [Episode 252 | Just Methods for Trauma-Informed Data Collection](https://forensicrti.org/just-science-episode-252/) - Original Release Date: July 14, 2023 In episode two of our Trauma-Informed Research Methods mini season, Just Science sat down with Katherine Bright, a sexual violence researcher, to discuss the importance of prioritizing trauma-informed data collection methods. Researchers are often conditioned to collect data in a way that minimizes methodological error and prioritizes scientific output.
- [Episode 213 | Just Multidisciplinary Teams Enhancing Conviction Integrity](https://forensicrti.org/just-science-episode213-2022-conviction-integrity/) - Original Release Date: July 8, 2022 In episode one of our Enhancing Conviction Integrity through Forensics mini-season, Just Science sat down with Patricia Powers, an Attorney Advisor with AEquitas to discuss the concept of Conviction Integrity and how practitioners can utilize a multidisciplinary team around them. Attorneys, law enforcement agents, advocates, medical professionals, and crime
- [Episode 214 | Just Incorporating Advocacy to Enhance Conviction Integrity](https://forensicrti.org/just-science-episode214-2022-conviction-integrity/) - Original Release Date: July 15, 2022 In episode two of our Enhancing Conviction Integrity through Forensics mini-season, Just Science sat down with Amy Durall, a Project Manager with the International Association of Chiefs of Police to discuss the incorporation of advocacy into the judicial proceedings. Advocates play a critical role in addressing the needs of
- [Episode 215 | Just the Law Enforcement Perspective on Conviction Integrity](https://forensicrti.org/just-science-episode215-2022-conviction-integrity/) - Original Release Date: July 22, 2022 In episode three of our Enhancing Conviction Integrity through Forensics mini-season, Just Science sat down with Jim Markey, a Senior Research Public Health Analyst with RTI International to discuss the critical role of law enforcement in maintaining the integrity of a conviction. Law enforcement officers are oftentimes the “gatekeeper”
- [Episode 216 | Just Best Practices in Maintaining Conviction Integrity](https://forensicrti.org/just-science-episode216-2022-conviction-integrity/) - Original Release Date: July 29, 2022 In episode four of our Enhancing Conviction Integrity through Forensics mini-season, Just Science sat down with Patti Powers and John Wilkinson, two Attorney Advisors with AEquitas, to discuss the application of best practices in maintaining the integrity of a conviction. Attorneys hold the responsibility of seeking justice for victims
- [Episode 212 | Just the Forensic Laboratory Workforce Part 2](https://forensicrti.org/just-science-episode212-2022fepac/) - Original Release Date: June 24, 2022 In part-two of the final episode of our Strengthening the Forensic Workforce season, Just Science continued the conversation with Dr. Peter Stout, Dr. Ray Wickenheiser, and Matthew Gamette discussing the future of the forensic workforce. FEPAC-accredited institutions provide high quality forensic science education for undergraduate and graduate students. However,
- [Episode 211 | Just the Forensic Laboratory Workforce Part 1](https://forensicrti.org/just-science-episode211-2022fepac/) - Original Release Date: June 24, 2022 In the eighth episode of our Strengthening the Forensic Workforce season, Just Science sat down with Dr. Peter Stout, President of the Houston Forensic Science Center, Dr. Ray Wickenheiser, Director of the New York State Police Crime Laboratory System, and Matthew Gamette, Director of the Idaho State Police Forensic
- [Episode 210 | Just Forensic Toxicology and Professional Partnerships](https://forensicrti.org/just-science-episode210-2022fepac/) - Original Release Date: June 10, 2022 In episode seven of our Strengthening the Forensic Workforce season, Just Science sat down with Dr. Karen Scott, an Associate Professor, Forensic Toxicology Consultant, and Director of the Master of Science in Forensic Science program at Arcadia University, and Dr. Jarrad Wagner, a Professor and Director in the Oklahoma State University School of Forensic Sciences,
- [Episode 209 | Just Trace Evidence from Classroom to Courtroom](https://forensicrti.org/just-science-episode209-2022fepac/) - Original Release Date: June 17, 2022 In episode six of our Strengthening the Forensic Workforce season, Just Science sat down with Dr. Brooke Kammrath, a Professor of Forensic Science at the University of New Haven and Assistant Director of the Henry C. Lee Institute of Forensic Science, and Dr. Tatiana Trejos, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Forensic and Investigative Science at
- [Episode 208 | Just Just the Components of Forensic Biology and DNA](https://forensicrti.org/just-science-episode208-2022fepac/) - Original Release Date: June 3, 2022 In episode five of our Strengthening the Forensic Workforce season, Just Science sat down with Dr. Robin Cotton, Director of the Master of Science Program in Biomedical Forensic Sciences at Boston University School of Medicine, and Dr. Daniele Podini, a professor in the Department of Forensic Sciences at the George Washington University, to discuss Forensic
- [Episode 207 | Just the Analysis of Impressions and Patterns](https://forensicrti.org/just-science-episode207-2022fepac/) - Original Release Date: May 27, 2022 In episode four of our Strengthening the Forensic Workforce season, Just Science sat down with Assistant Professor Jessica Zarate and 5th year student Kristen Szabelski at Madonna University in Michigan, as well as Dr. Christine Picard, an Associate Professor and Director of the Forensic and Investigative Sciences Program at
- [Episode 206 | Just Digital Forensics Program Development and Outlook](https://forensicrti.org/just-science-episode206-2022fepac/) - Original Release Date: May 20, 2022 In episode three of our Strengthening the Forensic Workforce season, Just Science sat down with Dr. Mark McCoy, Professor and Administrator of the Digital Evidence and Cyber Security Program at the University of Central Oklahoma Forensic Science Institute, and Josh Brunty, an Associate Professor of Digital Forensics in the
- [Episode 205 | Just Higher Education and the CSI Effect](https://forensicrti.org/just-science-episode205-2022fepac/) - Original Release Date: May 13, 2022 In episode two of our Strengthening the Forensic Workforce season, Just Science sat down with Dr. Sarah Williams, a Research Associate Professor in Forensic Science at Virginia Commonwealth University, and Dr. Keith Morris, a Ming Hsieh Distinguished Teaching Professor of Forensic and Investigative Science at West Virginia University to
- [Episode 204 | Just FEPAC Accreditation and Forensic Chemistry Programs](https://forensicrti.org/just-science-episode204-2022fepac/) - Original Release Date: May 6, 2022 In episode one of our Strengthening the Forensic Workforce season, Just Science sat down with Dr. José Almirall, a Distinguished University Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Director of the National Science Foundation-funded Center for Advanced Research in Forensic Science at Florida International University, and Dr. Sarah Kerrigan, Professor and Chair of
- [Episode 203 | Just Trauma-Informed Approaches and Advocacy for Vulnerable Populations](https://forensicrti.org/episode-203-just-advocacy-vulnerable-populations/) - Original Release Date: April 29, 2022 In the final episode of our 2022 Sexual Assault Awareness Month mini season, Just Science sat down with Natasha Alexenko, a sexual assault survivor, advocate, author, and founder of Natasha’s Justice Project, to discuss advocacy for vulnerable populations and trauma-informed approaches to sexual assault. As a sexual assault survivor
- [Episode 201 | Just Trauma-Informed Patient Interviewing and Prevalence of Strangulation](https://forensicrti.org/episode-201-just-trauma-informed-interviewing-strangulation/) - Original Release Date: April 15, 2022 In episode three of our 2022 Sexual Assault Awareness Month mini season, Just Science sat down with Kelly Taylor, a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE), Sexual Assault Care Coordinator, and Forensic Healthcare Program Manager, to discuss trauma-informed support for sexual assault survivors and the prevalence of strangulation in sexual assault
- [Episode 200 | Just Research of Dating Apps and Violent Sexual Assault Cases](https://forensicrti.org/episode-200-just-research-of-dating-apps-and-violent-sexual-assault-cases/) - Original Release Date: April 8, 2022 In episode two of our 2022 Sexual Assault Awareness Month mini season, Just Science sat down with Dr. Julie Valentine, a Researcher, Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE), and the Associate Dean of Brigham Young University’s College of Nursing, to discuss sexual assault cases involving strangulation and dating apps. While
- [Episode 197 | Just Responding to Cases of Interpersonal Violence](https://forensicrti.org/episode-197-just-responding-to-cases-of-interpersonal-violence/) - Original Release Date: March 18, 2022 In episode three of our Community Relations season, Just Science sat down with Dr. Nick Richardson, a research analyst in RTI’s Center for Community Safety, to discuss disparities in police responses to cases of interpersonal violence. Addressing racial, socioeconomic, and other inequities in arrests is critical to improving community
- [Episode 198 | Just Emerging Technologies in Policing](https://forensicrti.org/episode-198-just-emerging-technologies-policing/) - Original Release Date: March 25, 2022 In the final episode of our Community Relations season, Just Science sat down with Dr. Mike Planty, the Director of RTI’s Center for Community Safety, to discuss how emerging technologies in policing affect community relations. Evaluating community sentiments about their respective police departments is an important part of ensuring
- [Episode 196 | Just Alternatives to Traditional Law Enforcement Responses](https://forensicrti.org/episode-196-just-alternatives-to-traditional-law-enforcement-responses/) - Original Release Date: March 11, 2022 In episode two of our Community Relations season, Just Science sat down with Lieutenant Renae Lockhart and Azalea Garza-Orozco with the ACORNS Unit at the Raleigh Police Department, as well as Brian Aagaard, a research analyst at RTI's Applied Justice Research Division, to discuss alternative responses to traditional law enforcement.
- [Community Relations Season](https://forensicrti.org/js-communityrelations/) - Just Science is excited to release our mini season: Community Relations. This season dives deep into pressing issues of fairness and equity in the legal system. Tune in as experts and practitioners across a range of specializations discuss racial and socioeconomic disparities in the pretrial system, the impact of emerging technologies on police-community relationships, alternative
- [Episode Ninety-Eight| Just The Sexual Assault Kit Initiative Training and Technical Assistance](https://forensicrti.org/e98-saki-tta/) - Just The Sexual Assault Kit Initiative Training and Technical Assistance The National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI), funded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance, aims to create a coordinated community response that ensures justice and resolution to sexual assault cases by utilizing a comprehensive and victim-centered approach. With 54 sites nationwide, SAKI has had a
- [Episode 109 | Just the Census of Medical Examiners and Coroners](https://forensicrti.org/episode-109-just-the-census-medical-examiners-coroners/) - In this special release episode, Just Science interviews Dr. Hope Smiley-McDonald and Connor Brooks about the Bureau of Justice Statistics’ Census of Medical Examiners and Coroners. The last Census of Medical Examiners and Coroners was conducted in 2004 and stands as one of the most important resources for budget makers and policy changers. Since then,
- [Episode Twenty Five | Just So You Know: Rapid DNA Technology](https://forensicrti.org/episode-twenty-five-just-so-you-know-rapid-dna-technology/) - In this “Just So You Know” episode of Just Science, we discuss this year’s Rapid DNA forum with Chris Asplen, the Executive Director of the National Criminal Justice Association. The 3-day forum, hosted by the Forensic Technology Center of Excellence, was held in Alexandria, VA in August of 2017. This forum provided more than 130
- [Episode Forty One | Just So You Know: In Remembrance of Dr. Eric Buel](https://forensicrti.org/jsyk-41/) - The forensic science community lost an influential and dedicated leader, Dr. Eric Buel. "Just Science" is releasing a special "Just So You Know" episode interviewing Dr. Max Houck and John Collins, two of Dr. Siegel’s closest colleagues. In this short episode we remember a kind hearted, dedicated educator of forensic scientists, whose reach was felt
- [Episode Fifty Five | Just So You Know: In Remembrance of Dr. Antonio Cantu](https://forensicrti.org/jsyk-cantu/) - Just So You Know: In Remembrance of Dr. Antonio Cantu This Just So You Know episode was produced in remembrance of Dr. Antonio Cantu who passed away Friday, June 29, 2018. "Dr. Cantu worked as a Forensic Scientist for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Central Intelligence Agency
- [Episode Twenty | Just So You Know: In Remembrance of Dr. Jay Siegel](https://forensicrti.org/jsyksr1-2/) - The forensic science community lost an influential and dedicated leader, Dr. Jay Siegel. "Just Science" is releasing a special "Just So You Know" episode interviewing Dr. Max Houck and John Collins, two of Dr. Siegel’s closest colleagues. In this short episode, we remember a kind-hearted, dedicated educator of forensic scientists, whose reach was felt internationally.
- [Episode Twenty Nine | Special Release Season: Just Guidance Leadership](https://forensicrti.org/jssr4/) - Guidance Leadership In this special release season of Just Science, we discuss leadership with prominent names in the forensic community. The last episode of this series features Jeremy Triplett, the Laboratory Supervisor for the Kentucky State Police Forensic Laboratories. Triplett discusses how a leader must not only have people skills, but they also must possess
- [Episode Ninety-Seven | Just the Evolution of Sexual Assault Evidence Collection](https://forensicrti.org/e97-just-the-evolution-of-sexual-assault-evidence-collection/) - Just the Evolution of Sexual Assault Evidence Collection April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, a campaign designed to raise awareness about sexual violence and provide methods to prevent it. In honor of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, Just Science interviewed Dr. Pat Speck, a Board-Certified Family Nurse Practitioner and professor at the University of Alabama -
- [Episode 129 | Just COVID-19: The Impact to Supporting Victims of Sexual Assault](https://forensicrti.org/episode-129-just-covid-19-the-impact-to-supporting-victims-of-sexual-assault/) - This week on Just Science, we are publishing a special release episode in honor of Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Social distancing, shelter in place, and other responses to COVID-19 can create a stressful environment for survivors of sexual assault especially if they feel they cannot access resources or are physically unable to seek help. In
- [Episode 130 | Just a Statistical Approach to Glass Evidence](https://forensicrti.org/episode-130-just-a-statistical-approach-to-glass-evidence/) - In episode six of the 2020 R&D Season, Just Science interviews Dr. José Almirall, Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Florida International University, about a statistical approach for the interpretation of glass evidence. One criticism levied against trace evidence examinations is that the interpretation can sometimes be too subjective. Interpretation sometimes plays a large role
- [Episode 132 | Just Applied Leadership for Resiliency in CSIs](https://forensicrti.org/just-applied-leadership-for-resiliency-in-csis/) - In this special release episode of Just Science, we sat down with Ashley Church and Erin West, founders of Gap Science, to discuss stress and resiliency in crime scene investigators. Traumatic death investigation can have adverse, long-term effects on crime scene analysts. As Ashley Church and Erin West moved through their respective careers, they noticed a lack of training around protecting the psychological well-being of forensic scientists.
- [Episode 194 | Just a Trauma-Informed Response to At-Home Sexual Assault Kits](https://forensicrti.org/episode-194-just-trauma-informed-response-at-home-kits/) - Original Release Date: February 25, 2022 In the final episode of our Perspectives on At-Home Sexual Assault Kits season, Just Science sat down with Natasha Alexenko, Lieutenant Jordan Satinsky, and Marya Simmons to discuss at-home sexual assault kits through a victim-centered lens. Throughout this season, Just Science has spoken with various subject matter experts to
- [Episode 141 | Just Forensic Genetic Genealogy and GEDmatch:  Verogen’s Approach](https://forensicrti.org/episode-141-just-forensic-genetic-genealogy-and-gedmatch-verogens-approach/) - Episode Overview In this Forensic Science Week special episode, Just Science interviews Brett Williams, the CEO of Verogen, about the GEDmatch database, how it can be used by law enforcement to perform forensic genealogy searches for investigative leads, and the short- and long-term plans Verogen has for the widely used database and related services. Verogen is a spin-off of the Illumina
- [Episode 193 | Just a Prosecutor’s Perspective on At-Home Kits](https://forensicrti.org/episode-193-just-prosecutor-perspective/) - Original Release Date: February 18, 2022 In episode seven of our Perspectives on At-Home Sexual Assault Kits season, Just Science sat down with Patti Powers, an attorney advisor at AEquitas and a former senior deputy prosecuting attorney in Washington state, to discuss at-home sexual assault kits from a prosecutorial point of view. For many survivors of sexual violence, engaging in prosecution can be an
- [Episode 192 | Just Analyzing At-Home Kits](https://forensicrti.org/episode-192-just-analyzing-at-home-kits/) - Original Release Date: February 11, 2022 In episode six of our Perspectives on At-Home Sexual Assault Kits season, Just Science sat down with Jay Henry, the former Crime Laboratory Director of the Utah Department of Public Safety. Mr. Henry, an experienced forensic scientist and former crime laboratory director, understands the complexities that surround the collection and testing of
- [Episode 191 | Just Key Considerations for Investigations of Sexual Assault Cases](https://forensicrti.org/episode-191-just-key-considerations-for-investigations/) - Original Release Date: February 4, 2022 In episode five of our Perspectives on At-Home Sexual Assault Kits season, Just Science sat down with Scott Mourtgos, a Ph.D. Candidate at the University of Utah, a National Institute of Justice (NIJ) LEADS Scholar, and the Deputy Chief of the Salt Lake City Police Department to provide a law enforcement
- [Episode 189 | Just A Pediatric Viewpoint on At-Home Sexual Assault Kits](https://forensicrti.org/episode-189-just-a-pediatric-viewpoint-on-at-home-sexual-assault-kits/) - Original Release Date: January 21, 2022 In episode three of our Perspectives on At-Home Sexual Assault Kits season, Just Science sat down with Dr. Toni Laskey, a professor of pediatrics at the University of Utah School of Medicine and the division chief of the Center for Safe and Healthy Families at Primary Children’s Hospital. According
- [Episode 190 | Just Addressing Child Sexual Violence](https://forensicrti.org/episode-190-just-addressing-child-sexual-violence/) - Original Release Date: January 28, 2022 In episode four of our Perspectives on At-Home Sexual Assault Kits season, Just Science sat down with Laurieann Thorpe, the Executive Director at Prevent Child Abuse Utah, to continue our discussion on at-home sexual assault kits. Prevent Child Abuse Utah is a nonprofit organization dedicated to educating the public
- [RTI's Presentations at the 2022 AAFS Conference](https://forensicrti.org/rti-presentations-2022-aafs-conference/) - Every year the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) hosts a scientific conference. The 2022 conference will occur between February 21st - 25th and will be hosted in Seattle, Washington. Some of the presentations and posters will also be available online for virtual attendance. See below for a list of the presentations and posters our
- [Episode 188 | Just the Intersection of At-Home Kits and Healing](https://forensicrti.org/episode-188-just-supporting-evidence-collection-in-sexual-assault-cases/) - Original Release Date: January 14, 2022 In episode two of our Perspectives on At-Home Sexual Assault Kits season, Just Science sat down with Monica Gardner, an advocate, a former rape crisis center team advocate, and a survivor of sexual abuse as a child and as an adult, to discuss at-home sexual assault kits from a survivor's perspective. Monica Gardner knows firsthand
- [Episode 187 | Just Supporting Evidence Collection in Sexual Assault Cases](https://forensicrti.org/episode-187-just-supporting-evidence-collection-sa-cases/) - Original Release Date: January 7, 2022 In episode one of our Perspectives on At-Home Sexual Assault Kits season, Just Science sat down with Dr. Julie Valentine, a researcher, sexual assault nurse examiner, and the Associate Dean of Brigham Young University’s College of Nursing, to discuss the use of at-home sexual assault kits. As a researcher
- [Episode 185 | Just Mass Shooting Attacks](https://forensicrti.org/episode-185-just-mass-shooting-attacks/) - Original Release Date: December 17, 2021 In episode three of our Firearms Research mini season, Just Science sat down with Mark Pope, Director of the Policing Research Program within the Center for Policing Research & Investigative Science, and John Hollywood, Ph.D., a senior operations researcher at RAND and the Director of the Center for Quality Policing, to discuss mass shooting attacks. From Sandy Hook, to Las Vegas,
- [Episode 183 | Just Advanced Capabilities in Firearm and Toolmark Analysis](https://forensicrti.org/episode-183-just-firearm-toolmark-analysis/) - Original Release Date: December 3, 2021 In episode one of our Firearms Research season, Just Science sat down with Nicole Jones, the Director of the Forensic Science Translation and Implementation Program in the Center for Forensic Sciences at RTI International, and John Grassel, a Program Manager in RTI’s Center for Forensic Sciences and co-Director of
- [Episode 184 | Just School Safety Tip Lines](https://forensicrti.org/episode-184-just-school-safety-tip-lines/) - Original Release Date: December 10, 2021 In episode two of our Firearms Research season, Just Science sat down with Dr. Josh Hendrix, a researcher at RTI International’s Center for Community Safety & Crime Prevention and an expert in school safety and violence prevention, to discuss school safety during an age of mass shootings. Dr. Hendrix has performed in-depth analysis on the efficacy
- [Episode 140 | Just the Impact of Disturbing Media](https://forensicrti.org/episode-140-just-the-impact-of-disturbing-media/) - In episode eight, Just Science interviews Dr. Kathryn Seigfried-Spellar from Purdue University about the impact of disturbing media on forensic professionals. Repeated exposure to violent and graphic media can have long-term negative effects on digital forensic examiners. Dr. Kathryn Seigfried-Spellar is researching the connection between disturbing media and the examiners who analyze it every day. Listen along as she discusses digital forensic examiners and the impact of disturbing media in this episode
- [Episode 139 | Just Deepfakes](https://forensicrti.org/episode-139-just-deepfakes/) - In episode seven, Just Science interviews Dr. Catalin Grigoras and Cole Whitecotton from the National Center for Media Forensics about deepfakes. Deepfakes are a form of synthetic media that replace an existing image with someone else’s likeness. While relatively new, deepfake technology has grown in sophistication over the last few years. In some cases, the synthetic image is almost indiscernible from
- [Episode 138 | Just NIST's Digital Forensics Black Box Study](https://forensicrti.org/episode-138just-nists-digital-forensics-black-box-study/) - In episode six, Just Science interviews Barbara Guttman from the National Institute of Standards and Technology about the first large-scale black box study to test the accuracy of computer and mobile phone forensics. In forensic science, black box studies are used to measure the reliability of methods and techniques that rely on human interpretation. Barbara Guttman and her team at NIST are
- [Episode 137 | Just Digital Evidence 101](https://forensicrti.org/episode-137-just-digital-evidence-101/) - >In episode five, Just Science interviews Matt Ruddell from Florida International University about their efforts to develop forensic education and training programs at FIU. The National Forensic Science Technology Center at Florida International University offers a variety of courses, consulting, and training geared toward forensic scientists. Matt Ruddell and the rest of the faculty at
- [Episode 136 | Just Data Stories](https://forensicrti.org/episode-136-just-data-stories/) - In episode four, Just Science interviews Paul Reedy, Owner of 4th Street Global, a digital forensics and cyber security consulting firm, about data stories and the future of digital evidence. Rapidly changing technology can complicate the analysis of digital evidence. As such, it is imperative that researchers and investigators work to stay on the cutting
- [Episode 135 | Just Digital Evidence in the Courts of Appeals](https://forensicrti.org/episode-135-just-digital-evidence-in-the-courts-of-appeals/) - In episode three, Just Science interviews Martin Novak, a Computer Scientist with the National Institute of Justice, about digital evidence in the United States Court of Appeals. Digital evidence has the capacity to identify suspects, win acquittals, and obtain convictions. Whether through cars, smart homes, cell phones, personal computers, or a myriad of other devices, analysts are able to collect a staggering amount of data during the
- [Episode 134 | Just A Public Defender’s Perspective](https://forensicrti.org/episode-134-just-a-public-defenders-perspective/) - In episode two, Just Science interviews Nicolas Hughes, assistant public defender with the Harris County Public Defender’s Office in Houston, TX, about the validation of tools utilized by digital forensics laboratories. Many forensic laboratories face overwhelming caseloads; digital forensic labs are no exception. The diversity and complexity of devices that can be used as digital evidence continues to be a dynamic problem. From malware scanners to
- [Episode 133 | Just the Evolution of Digital Evidence](https://forensicrti.org/episode-133/) - While the realm of digital evidence is still relatively new, it requires validation and testing like all forensic disciplines. Digital evidence is a dynamic discipline that can often provide greater insight into the investigation of a crime or the defense of the alleged perpetrator. In this season of Just Science, we will be covering the
- [Episode 131 | Just Mitochondrial DNA](https://forensicrti.org/just-mitochondrial-dna/) - In episode seven of the 2020 R&D Season, Just Science interviews Kimberly Sturk-Andreaggi, a Research Scientist at the Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory, about the development of entire mitogenome reference data using an automated high-throughput sequencing workflow. Disaster victim identification comes with a unique set of hurdles. Poor-quality DNA, decades-old samples, and a lack of
- [Episode 128 | Just Blowflies and Extreme Temperatures](https://forensicrti.org/episode-128-just-blowflies-and-extreme-temperatures/) - In episode five of the 2020 R&D Season, Just Science interviews Dr. Travis Rusch, a postdoctoral research associate at Texas A&M University, about fluctuating temperatures in forensically important blowflies. Forensic entomologists use predictable developmental rates of certain necrophagus insects to estimate time of colonization, postmortem interval, and time of death. However, extreme fluctuations in temperature can affect these development rates in unknown ways. Dr. Rusch hopes to shed light
- [Episode 127 | Just Quick Screening Methods for Firearm Discharge Residues](https://forensicrti.org/just-quick-screening-methods-for-firearm-discharge-residues/) - In this episode of the 2020 R&D Season, Just Science interviews Dr. Tatiana Trejos, Assistant Professor of the Department of Forensic and Investigative Sciences at West Virginia University, about the rapid detection of organic and inorganic gunshot residue. Speed and accuracy are vital when it comes to the analysis of gunshot residue. Dr. Trejos and
- [Episode 126 | Just Analyzing Beverages for Cannabinoids](https://forensicrti.org/just-analyzing-beverages-for-cannabinoids/) - In episode three of the 2020 R&D Season, Just Science interviews Dr. Carl Wolf from the Medical College of Virginia Hospitals about 40 plus ways NOT to analyze beverages for cannibinoids. From professional student, to a leading researcher in the analysis of cannabinoids, Dr. Wolf has been involved in academia for decades. In that time,
- [Episode 125 | Just Skeletal Remains Identification](https://forensicrti.org/just-skeletal-remains-identification/) - In episode two of the 2020 R&D Season, Just Science interviews Dr. Heather Garvin, Associate Professor of Anatomy at Des Moines University, about her work with OSTEOID, an online resource for species identification of skeletal remains. Approximately 30-40% of cases involving skeletal remains received by forensic anthropologists end up being animal bones. Forensic anthropologists can use their expert knowledge to quickly determine if the remains are human. Dr. Garvin and her team are
- [Episode 124 | Just Another Method for Detecting Fentanyl](https://forensicrti.org/just-another-method-for-detecting-fentanyl/) - In episode one of the 2020 R&D Season, Just Science interviews Dr. Ling Wang, post-doctoral associate at Florida International University, about the detection and quantitation of fentanyl mixtures by Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy and Chemometrics. Opioid abuse has grown considerably in the last few years. New fentanyl analogs appear in street drugs at an alarming
- [Episode 122 | Improving the System: Just the Innocence Project](https://forensicrti.org/episode-122-just-the-innocence-project/) - In episode four of the Improving the System season. Just Science interviews Sarah Chu, Senior Adviser on Forensic Science Policy at the Innocence Project, about their work to end wrongful conviction. Currently, there are over 2,500 cases on the National Registry of Exonerations. Organizations like the Innocence Project work tirelessly to put an end to wrongful convictions.
- [Episode 121 | Improving the System: Just the Organization of Scientific Area Committees](https://forensicrti.org/episode-121-improving-the-system-just-the-organization-of-scientific-area-committees/) - In episode three of the Improving the System season, Just Science interviews John Paul Jones and Mark Stolorow of NIST about the Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science. The 2009 National Academy of Sciences report on forensic science cited a lack of national leadership and scientifically sound standards. Its authors specifically looked to NIST to
- [Episode 120 | Improving the System: Just a Profile in Forensic R&D Innovations](https://forensicrti.org/episode-120-improving-the-system-just-a-profile-in-forensic-rd-innovations/) - In episode two of the Improving the System season, Just Science met with Gerry LaPorte, former Director of the Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences at NIJ, to discuss forensic science research and development innovations. Over the course of his career, Gerry LaPorte has worked with scores of agencies across multiple disciplines on varied, high-profile cases.
- [Episode 119 | Improving the System: Just the NIJ Needs Assessment of Forensic Laboratories and Medical Examiner/Coroner Offices](https://forensicrti.org/episode-119/) - In episode one of the Improving the System season, Just Science interviews Dr. Jonathan McGrath, Senior Policy Analyst in the Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences at the National Institute of Justice, about the recently published NIJ Needs Assessment of Forensic Laboratories and Medical Examiner, Coroner Offices Report to Congress. Listen along as he discusses the findings
- [Episode 118 | Special Release: Just Building Workforce Resiliency](https://forensicrti.org/just-building-workforce-resiliency/) - Over the last few years, the National Institute of Justice has placed an increasingly large emphasis on the influence of work-related stress on mental health. In this special release episode, Just Science interviews Amy Jeanguenat and Andrew Levin, two experts in the field of workforce resiliency, about the impact of vicarious trauma on forensic scientists,
- [Episode 117 | Just the Impact of Lawfully-Owed DNA Collection](https://forensicrti.org/dna-e8/) - In the final episode of the DNA season, Just Science interviews Jayann Sepich, co-founder of the non-profit organization DNA Saves, about lawfully owed arrestee DNA. In 2003, 22-year-old Katie Sepich was raped and murdered within five blocks of her home in New Mexico. Using skin and blood found under her fingernails, investigators were able to produce a full DNA profile
- [Episode 116 | Just USACIL and Direct-to-DNA](https://forensicrti.org/dna-e7/) - In episode seven of the DNA season, Just Science interviews Molly Hall, an examiner for the United States Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory, about their transition to a Direct-to-DNA approach to processing sexual assault kits. The United States Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory acts as the true crime lab for the entire Department of Defense and serves all
- [Episode 115 | Just Improving Workflow Efficiency ](https://forensicrti.org/dna-e6/) - Just Improving Workflow Efficiency In episode six of the DNA season, Just Science interviews Leslie Parke and Jamie Haas of Signature Science, a private DNA laboratory based in Austin, Texas, about increasing workflow efficiency in their lab. From twenty cases a month to thousands of cases per year, Signature Science has shown significant growth in their
- [Episode 114 |  Just the Golden State Killer](https://forensicrti.org/dna-e5/) - Just the Golden State Killer In the last episode of Just Science, Dr. Barbara Rae-Venter shared her techniques for creating family trees and discussed the resolution of her first cold case. In episode five of the DNA season, we continue that conversation. In February 2017, Forensic Magazine published an article detailing the Bear Brook Murders, an abandoned
- [Episode 113 | Just Investigative Genetic Genealogy](https://forensicrti.org/dna-e4/) - Just Investigative Genetic Genealogy In episode four of the DNA season, Just Science interviews Dr. Barbara Rae-Venter, genetic genealogist and volunteer search angel with DNAadoption.org, about investigative genetic genealogy and its use in forensic science. From computer programmer to patent attorney, Dr. Rae-Venter’s career has taken many unexpected turns. But no one would have predicted the impact
- [Episode 112 | Just Six Sigma and Your Lab](https://forensicrti.org/dna-e3/) - Just Six Sigma and Your Lab In episode three of the DNA season, Just Science interviews Julie Sikorsky, Forensic Biology Unit Manager at the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office, about her experience introducing an efficiency program into her lab. Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office serves over 30 agencies. With such a large client base, capacity
- [Episode 111 | Just Genetic Variation](https://forensicrti.org/dna-e2/) - Just Genetic Variation In episode two of the DNA season, Just Science interviews Dr. Kenneth Kidd, Professor Emeritus of Genetics at Yale University, about his research in genetics. Dr. Kenneth Kidd has been working on grants from the National Institute of Justice for nearly a decade. In that time, he has made great contributions to our
- [Episode 110 | Just DNA and the Post-Conviction Dynamic](https://forensicrti.org/dna-e1/) - Just DNA and the Post-Conviction Dynamic In episode one of the DNA season, Just Science interviews Chris Asplen, Executive Director of National Criminal Justice Association, about the evolution of DNA evidence. Listen along as our guest discusses the value of post-conviction testing and the impact of DNA evidence on forensic investigations in this episode of
- [Episode 99 | Just Skin Deep](https://forensicrti.org/2019rd-e1/) - Just Skin Deep In episode one of the 2019 R&D season, Just Science interviews Dr. Katherine Scafide and Dr. Daniel Sheridan about their use of Alternative Light Sources for the detection and assessment of cutaneous bruising. Until the 1990s, it was commonly believed that clinicians and forensic professionals could estimate a bruise’s age by analyzing its
- [Episode 104 | Just Headspace Solid Phase Microextraction](https://forensicrti.org/2019rd-e6/) - Just Headspace Solid Phase Microextraction In episode six of the 2019 R&D season, Just Science interviews Dr. Jorn Yu, professor at Sam Houston State University, about the chemical analysis of controlled substances using automated headspace solid phase microextraction. Developed in the 1990s, headspace solid phase microextraction isn’t necessarily a novel technique. While it is a
- [Episode 105 | Just Putrid Databases](https://forensicrti.org/2019rd-e7/) - Just Putrid Databases In episode seven of the 2019 R&D season, Just Science interviews Dr. Audris Mockus, a Professor in the Tickle College of Engineering at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, about an Image Cloud Platform for Use in Tagging and Research on Decomposition database. Over the last few decades, researchers at the University of
- [Episode 106 | Just Raman Spectroscopy and GSR](https://forensicrti.org/2019rd-e8/) - Just Raman Spectroscopy and GSR In episode eight of the 2019 R&D season, Just Science interviews Dr. Igor Lednev, professor of Chemistry at the University of Albany, about using Raman Microspectroscopy and advanced statistics for detecting and characterizing gunshot residue. Raman Spectroscopy is known as one of the most selective spectroscopic techniques because of the
- [Episode 107 | Just Flies and Their Artifacts](https://forensicrti.org/2019rd-e9/) - Just Flies and Their Artifacts In episode nine of the 2019 R&D season, Just Science interviews Dr. David Rivers, a professor at Loyola University, about the detection of insect stains and the development of a quantifiable confirmatory test for fly contamination of bloodstain evidence. There are roughly 86,000 species of flies that have been identified
- [Episode 108 | Just Imaging Flow Cytometry](https://forensicrti.org/2019rd-e10/) - Just Imaging Flow Cytometry In episode ten of the 2019 R&D season, Just Science interviews Dr. Christopher Ehrhardt, professor at Virginia Commonwealth University, about a method for determining tissue type, age of evidence, and contributors from biological mixtures using cellular autofluorescence signatures. It goes without saying that cells collected from different parts of the body
- [Episode 103 | Just Screening Blood and Urine](https://forensicrti.org/2019rd-e5/) - Just Screening Blood and Urine In episode five of the 2019 R&D season, Just Science interviews Dr. Rebecca Wagner, a researcher at the Virginia Department of Forensic Sciences in Richmond, about a comparison of two validated LC/MS methods for the quantitative analysis of opioids, cocaine, and cocaine metabolites in biological matrices. The state of Virginia is not
- [Episode 101 | Just RNA and Bloodstains](https://forensicrti.org/2019rd-e3/) - Just RNA and Bloodstains In episode three of the 2019 R&D season, Just Science interviews Dr. Robert Allen, professor and head of the Forensic Sciences Department at Oklahoma State University, about a method to estimate the age of bloodstains using quantitative PCR. Traditionally, RNA has been used to identify types of cells and to determine
- [Episode 102 | Just Detecting Gunshot Residue](https://forensicrti.org/2019rd-e4/)
- [Episode 100 | Just Fundamental Mechanics and Infant Skull Fractures](https://forensicrti.org/2019rd-e2/) - Just Fundamental Mechanics and Infant Skull Fractures In episode two of the 2019 R&D season, Just Science interviews Dr. Brittany Coats, associate professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Utah, about her efforts to use fundamental mechanics to predict infant skull fracture patterns. Over 600,000 children suffer from abuse or neglect each year. The
- [Episode Ninety-Six | Just the Double Loop Podcast Crossover](https://forensicrti.org/e96just-the-double-loop-podcast-crossover/) - Just the Double Loop Podcast Crossover In episode nine of the Identification season, Just Science sits down with Heidi Eldridge, from RTI international, along with Eric Ray and Glenn Langenburg, the co-hosts of the Double Loop Podcast, to discuss the nature of the respective podcasts. The Double-Loop podcast has been around for over five years now. While its origin can
- [Episode Ninety-Two | Just 19 Hours and 300 miles](https://forensicrti.org/e92-19hours300miles/) - Just 19 Hours and 300 miles In episode five of the Identification season, Just Science interviews Erin Sims, Lab Manager of the Forensic Identification Unit for the Lincoln, Nebraska Police Department, about a case involving methamphetamine use and a double homicide. In the early hours of a seemingly normal morning outside Grand Island, Nebraska, Brandon
- [Episode Ninety-Three | Just Improvised Explosive Devices](https://forensicrti.org/e93-improvised-explosives/) - Just Improvised Explosive Devices In episode six of the Identification season, Just Science interviews Hillary Daluz, an instructor for Tritech Forensics and author on latent print analysis. From soda cans and cigarette packs to animal carcasses and pressure cookers, an improvised explosive device is just that: improvised. One of the most difficult parts of I.E.D.
- [Episode Ninety-Four | Just Forensic Microanthropology](https://forensicrti.org/e94-microanthropology/) - Just Forensic Microanthropology In episode seven of the Identification season, Just Science interviews Carlos Gutierrez, a lecturer at Chaminade University of Honolulu, about the new field of Forensic Microanthropology. After finding an unidentified bone, forensic anthropologists must first determine if it belonged to a human or an animal. If it’s an animal bone, they can
- [Episode Four | Just Subjective Probability](https://forensicrti.org/episode-four-subjective-probability/) - Just Subjective Probability For episode four of Just Science, funded by the National Institute of Justice’s Forensic Technology Center of Excellence [Award 2016-MU-BX-K110], we will be diving into the world of statistics and how it applies forensic case work with Dr. Christophe Champod and Dr. Tacha Hicks from the University of Lausanne. They, along with RTI International resident fingerprint
- [Episode Ninety | Just a Modified Direct to DNA Approach to Sexual Assault Kit Testing](https://forensicrti.org/just-a-modified-direct-to-dna-approach-to-sexual-assault-kit-testing/) - Just a Modified Direct to DNA Approach to Sexual Assault Kit Testing In episode three of the Identification season, Just Science interviews forensic biologist Caitlin Rogers. Forensic scientists are always looking to improve the efficiency and accuracy of sexual assault kit testing. Caitlin Rogers is working to improve the procedure by using a modified direct
- [Episode Eight-Nine | Just Drawing Knowledge from a Forensic Artist](https://forensicrti.org/just-drawing-knowledge-from-a-forensic-artist/) - Just Drawing Knowledge from a Forensic Artist In episode two of the Identification season, Just Science interviews Suzanne Birdwell, a forensic artist with the Texas Department of Public Safety and the current Chair of the IAI Forensic Art Science and Practice Committee. With over 700 cases in her career, Suzanne Birdwell understands the nuances of
- [Episode Eight-Seven | Just Mass Casualty Events](https://forensicrti.org/episode-eight-seven-just-mass-casualty-events/) - Just Mass Casualty Events In episode eleven of the Forensic Advancement season, Just Science interviews Special Agent Richard Marx, the supervisory agent for the FBI’s Evidence Response Team Unit, to discuss what follows a mass casualty event. Since joining the Evidence Response Team in 2006, Marx has been involved in the support efforts following disasters
- [Episode Eighty-Six | Just Blind Proficiency Testing](https://forensicrti.org/jss7-e10/) - Just Blind Proficiency Testing In episode ten of the Forensic Advancement season, Just Science interviews Dr. Peter Stout, CEO of the Houston Forensic Science Center, as he discusses the current state of the HFSC and his philosophy of giving the right answer at the right time. In 2003, the New York Times labelled the Houston
- [Episode Eighty-Five | Just Transparency in Public Communications](https://forensicrti.org/jss7-e9/) - Just Transparency in Public Communications In episode nine of the Forensic Advancement season, Just Science interviews Ramit Plushnick-Masti, Director of Communications for the Houston Forensic Science Center, concerning the role of transparency in the forensics community. Complete transparency is a rare concept in the forensics and law enforcement communities. But for Ramit Plushnick-Masti and the
- [Episode Eighty-Four | Just a Paradigm Shift for Forensic Scientists](https://forensicrti.org/jss7-e8/) - Just a Paradigm Shift for Forensic Scientists In episode eight of the Forensic Advancement season, Just Science interviews Ron Smith. Smith is a 45-year veteran of latent print analysis and the current president of Ron Smith and Associates, a Mississippi-based company that provides training, consulting, and proficiency testing services to the forensics community. Over the
- [Episode Eighty-Three | Just Throwing DARTs at the Opioid Crisis](https://forensicrti.org/jss7-e7/) - Just Throwing DARTs at the Opioid Crisis In episode seven of the forensic advancement season, Just Science interviews Amber Burns, Chemistry Section Manager for the Maryland State Police Department, to discuss the role of technology in the fight against the current opioid epidemic. Opioid overdose is on the rise and fentanyl, one of the most
- [Episode Eighty | Just ASCLD Rapid DNA Committee](https://forensicrti.org/jss7-e5/) - Just ASCLD Rapid DNA Committee In episode five of the Forensic Advancement season, Just Science interviews Katie Fetherston, Brian Hoey, and Jeremy Triplett, the Laboratory Supervisor for Kentucky State Police to discuss the ASCLD Rapid DNA committee efforts. In addition to implementing Rapid DNA technology in law enforcement units for investigative leads, the technology can be
- [Episode Seventy-Nine | Just Psychological Resiliency](https://forensicrti.org/jss7-e4/) - Just Psychological Resiliency In episode four of the Forensic Advancement season, Just Science interviews Dr. David Christiansen, a licensed psychologist in the State of Colorado, about psychological survival in a violent career. Dr. Christiansen discusses what trauma is and how to be aware of those around you that have been affected by it. Listen along
- [Episode Seventy-Eight | Just FORESIGHT on Sexual Assault Kits](https://forensicrti.org/jss7-e3/)
- [Episode Seventy-Seven | Just Cognitive Bias Awareness](https://forensicrti.org/jss7-e2/)
- [Episode Seventy-Six | Just the Soul of the Profession](https://forensicrti.org/jss7-e1/) - Just the Soul of the Profession The Forensic Advancement season of Just Science will focus on many areas that challenge forensic leadership within the community. The majority of these interviews were recorded at the 2018 ASCLD Annual Symposium in Atlanta, Georgia. In episode one of the forensic advancement season, Just Science interviews John Collins an instructor and consultant from Critical Victories, and Jay Henry from the laboratory director
- [Episode Seventy-Five | Just Planning For The Aftermath Of A Mass Shooting](https://forensicrti.org/jss6-e4/) - Just Planning For The Aftermath Of A Mass Shooting In the fourth episode of our medicolegal death investigation special release season, Just Science interviews John Fudenberg, the Coroner for Clark County, where he discusses the tragic events of the 2017 concert shooting in Las Vegas, and the aftermath that followed. This episode will focus on lessons learned and how other coroner
- [Episode Seventy-Four | Just Forensic Nurse Coroners](https://forensicrti.org/jss6-e3/) - Just Forensic Nurse Coroners In the third episode of our medicolegal death investigation special release season, Just Science interviews Bobbi Jo O’neal, the Chief Deputy Coroner of Charleston, South Carolina, who discusses the unique skills that forensic nurses can provide as coroners. Listen along as we discuss how Charleston County has learned to deal with
- [Episode Seventy-Three | Just Coroners Versus Medical Examiner Systems](https://forensicrti.org/jss6-e2/) - Just Coroners Versus Medical Examiner Systems In the second episode of our medicolegal death investigation special release season, Just Science interviews John Fudenberg, the Coroner for Clark County, Nevada. Listen along as Just Science explores commonalities and differences between the coroner and medical examiner systems to highlight pervading issues and possible improvements within the MDI
- [Episode Seventy-Two | Just Being Vocal about Vicarious Trauma](https://forensicrti.org/jss6-e1/) - Just Being Vocal about Vicarious Trauma In the first episode of our medicolegal death investigation special release season, Just Science interviews Kelly Keyes, the supervising deputy coroner of Orange County, California to give an overview about the coroners and medical examiners professions and to identify key topics for discussion in the fields today. Listen along
- [Episode Sixty-One | Just Genetic Marker Linkages](https://forensicrti.org/jss5-e6/) - Just Genetic Marker Linkages In the sixth episode of the 2018 R&D Season, Just Science speaks with Dr. Michael Edge of UC Davis about his research with record linkage of CODIS profiles with SNP genotypes. Can you tell if a set of CODIS markers and a set of SNP genotypes match the same person? Just
- [Episode Sixty | Just Portable Mass Spectrometer Possibilities](https://forensicrti.org/jss5-e5/) - Just Portable Mass Spectrometer Possibilities In the fifth episode of the NIJ R&D Season, Just Science speaks with Dr. Jamie Wieland and Dr. Christopher Mulligan of Illinois State University about assessing the impact of implementing portable mass spectrometers for on-site drug evidence processing. Listen along as Just Science explores cross-disciplinary research to determine the analytical,
- [Episode Fifty Nine | Just a Whole-Body CT Image Database](https://forensicrti.org/jss5-e4/) - Just a Whole-Body CT Image Database In episode four of the 2018 NIJ R&D Season, Just Science speaks with Dr. Shamsi Berry, from the University of Mississippi Medical Center, about her research with standardizing a large-scale, whole-body CT image database. In 2010 the Office of the Medical Investigator for New Mexico was awarded an NIJ grant where they did
- [Episode Fifty Eight | Just Skin Microbiomes as Evidence](https://forensicrti.org/jss5-e3/) - Just Skin Microbiomes as Evidence In the third episode of the 2018 NIJ R&D Season, Just Science speaks with Dr. David Carter, Director and Associate Professor of Forensic Sciences at Chaminade University of Honolulu, about his research, “Evaluating the Skin Microbiome as Trace Evidence on Common Surface Types.” Microbiome trace evidence samples can be tracked
- [Episode Fifty Seven| Just Microhaps Perhaps](https://forensicrti.org/jss5-e2/) - Just Microhaps Perhaps In the second episode of our new R&D Season, Just Science host Dr. John Morgan speaks with human population geneticist Dr. Kenneth Kid, Professor Emeritus of Genetics and Senior Research Scientist with 44 years under his belt at Yale University. With the advent of massively parallel sequencing, microhaplotypes have become a valuable
- [Episode Fifty Six | Just Speak into the Microbe-phone](https://forensicrti.org/jss5-e1/) - Just Speak into the Microbe-phone In the first episode of our new R&D Season, Just Science host Dr. John Morgan speaks with Dr. Bruce Budowle, the Executive Director of the Institute of Applied Genetics and Professor at the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth. Did you know that if you swab
- [Episode Fifty Four | Just Opioid Financial Burden on Crime Labs](https://forensicrti.org/js4-e12/) - Just Opioid Financial Burden on Crime Labs In episode twelve of our Drugs Season, Just Science speaks to Dr. Paul Speaker, from West Virginia University, about the economic burden our justice system has from opioid deaths. They are estimating that the crime labs alone are spending around 270 million dollars a year just on the
- [Episode Fifty Three | Just Classifying Emerging Compounds](https://forensicrti.org/js4-e11/) - Just Classifying Emerging Compounds In episode eleven of our Drugs Season, Just Science visits Atlanta for the 45th Annual ASCLD symposium to visit with Dr. Barry Logan, Sr. Vice President of Forensic Science Initiatives and Chief of Forensic Toxicology at National Medical Services, to discuss the convergence of drivers of the national opioid epidemic. Follow
- [Episode Fifty Two | Just Fentanyl Lab Fads with ASCLD](https://forensicrti.org/js4-e10/) - Just Fentanyl Lab Fads with ASCLD In episode ten of our Drugs Season, Just Science visits Atlanta for the 45th Annual ASCLD symposium to talk with the Orange County, California Laboratory Director, and chair of the ASCLD Opioid Taskforce Committee, Bruce Houlihan. Listen along as John and Bruce tackle the nation’s most complex drug war
- [Episode Fifty One | Just Solving the Opioid Crisis](https://forensicrti.org/js4-e9/) - Just Solving the Opioid Crisis In episode Nine of our Drugs Season, Just Science discusses the Opioid Epidemic with RTI International’s Dr. Gary Zarkin and Dr. Jeri Ropero-Miller. Solving the United State’s Opioid Epidemic that’s riddled with unknowns and inconsistencies starts with a holistic understanding of the pervading issues. It’s not just the prevention and
- [Episode Fifty | Just Chasing the E-Cig Dragon](https://forensicrti.org/js4-e8/) - Just Chasing the E-Cig Dragon In episode eight of our Drugs Season, Just Science discusses research in the area of e-cigarettes with Dr. Michelle Peace. Vaping, the act of inhaling vapor from e-liquid through a vaporizer, or also known as an e-cigarette, has gained popularity in recent years. The first half of the episode was recorded
- [Episode Forty Eight | Just Alcohol and Witness Recall](https://forensicrti.org/js4-e7/) - Just Alcohol and Witness Recall In episode seven of our Drugs Season, Just Science discusses with Dr. Nadja Schreiber Compo, an associate professor at Florida International University, her research on the effects of alcohol on witnesses' and victims' memory for events and faces. Victims and witnesses are discredited for being intoxicated, and may encounter obstacles
- [Episode Forty Seven | Just the State of Pathology](https://forensicrti.org/js4-e6/) - Just the State of Pathology In episode six of our Drugs Season, Just Science uses the 30-year career of Randy Hanzlick of the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office in Atlanta to explore the field of forensic pathology. Nerd out with Dr. John Morgan and Dr. Hanzlick as they discuss everything you’d want to know about
- [Episode Forty Six | Just Doobious Driving](https://forensicrti.org/js4-e5/) - Just Doobious Driving In episode five of our Drugs Season, Just Science interviews Jennifer Knudsen, Colorado’s Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutor, and Glenn Davis, the Highway Safety Manager for the Colorado Department of Transportation. Listen along as Colorado’s recreational marijuana legalization traffic experts discuss the law and operations of the existence of recreational marijuana and its impact
- [Episode Forty Five | Just Liver Die](https://forensicrti.org/js4-e4/) - Just Liver Die In episode four of our Drugs Season, Just Science interviews Dr. Carl Wolf, from the Medical College of Virginia Commonwealth University to discuss his NIJ funded research, titled “Liver Doesn’t DIE, or at least its Enzymes, and Other Useful Information Discovered while Evaluating the Effect of Sample Preparation Techniques on Matrix Effects
- [Episode Forty Four | Just Electronic Dance Music Festivals](https://forensicrti.org/js4-e3/) - Just Electronic Dance Music Festivals In episode three of the Drugs Season, Just Science interviews Alex Krotulski, a research scientist, and Amanda Mohr, a forensic scientist 2, at the Center for Forensic Science Research and education. Both discuss their NIJ funded research titled Evaluating Trends in Novel Psychoactive Substances Using a Sentinel Population of Electronic
- [Episode Forty Three | Just Drug Courts](https://forensicrti.org/js4-e2/) - Just Drug Courts In episode two of the Drugs Season, Just Science interviews Preeti Menon, the Senior Associate Director at the Justice Programs Office, a center in the School of Public Affairs at America University. One of Ms. Menon’s many roles include being the Principal Investigator and project director for the National Drug Court Resource
- [Episode Forty Two | Just Field Identification Drug Officer](https://forensicrti.org/js4-e1/) - Just Field Identification Drug Officer With this episode we kick off our Drugs season. Topics will range from legalization of marijuana in relation to police officers, the opioid epidemic, Electronic Dance Music Festivals, how witnesses’ and victims’ memory of events can be affected by alcohol, current vaping research, drug courts, and much more. Episode one
- [Episode Forty | 2018 IPTES: Just Talking Testimony](https://forensicrti.org/js3-e10/) - Just Talking Testimony In this special episode of the IPTES season recorded live in Crystal City, Just Science covers the panel titled, “Statistics and Testimony from the Practitioner and Juror Point of View.” Moderators for the panel were Dr. John Morgan, Just Science host from RTI International, and Xiaoyu Alan Zheng, a mechanical engineer at
- [Episode Thirty Nine | 2018 IPTES: Just Bayesian Brawl](https://forensicrti.org/jss3-e9/) - Just Bayesian Brawl In episode nine of the IPTES season, Just Science is covering the Statistical Approaches to Forensic Interpretation panel, recorded live at IPTES. Moderators for the panel was your host, Dr. John Morgan, from RTI International and Dr. Jose Almirall, Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Florida International University. Panelist
- [Episode Thirty Eight | 2018 IPTES: Just Handwriting Statistics](https://forensicrti.org/jss3-e8/) - Just Handwriting Statistics In episode eight of the IPTES season, Just Science interviews Cami Fuglsby, from South Dakota State University, to discuss Sufficiency and Complexity Factors in Handwriting Examination. Did you know that increasing the size of the document improves the sufficiency of the document? Or that the likelihood of chance matches decrease as complexity
- [Episode Thirty Seven | 2018 IPTES: Just Consecutively Manufactured Toolmarks](https://forensicrti.org/jss3-e7/) - Just Consecutively Manufactured Toolmarks In episode seven of the IPTES season, Just Science interviews Robert Thompson, a Senior Forensic Science Research Manager at the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST). Mr. Thompson discusses his research on consecutively manufactured barrels and his recent research on "Objective Comparison of Striated Toolmarks Produced from Ten Consecutively Manufactured
- [Episode Thirty Five | 2018 IPTES: Just Geeking Out on Patterns](https://forensicrti.org/js3e5/) - Just Geeking Out on Patterns In episode five of the IPTES season, Just Science interviews John Vanderkolk from the Indiana State Laboratory. In a previous episode, Vanderkolk used the term Nature's patterns, now he will discuss the philosophy behind the term and how he uses his Fracture Examination workshop to teach these ideas. This episode
- [Episode Thirty Four | 2018 IPTES: Just Shoeprint Statistics](https://forensicrti.org/js3s4/) - Just Shoeprint Statistics In episode four of the IPTES season, Just Science interviews Andrew Kimble, a student at Albany State University. Mr. Kimble explains his research in how incorporating statistical models in forensic shoeprint analysis can assist in identification. This episode shows how a young forensic professional is finding his own path, along with aiding
- [Episode Thirty Three | 2018 IPTES: Just A Juror's Perception](https://forensicrti.org/js3e3/) - Just A Juror's Perception In episode three of the IPTES season, Just Science interviews Dr. Alicia Wilcox from Husson University and Heidi Eldridge from RTI International. Our guests discuss how visual aid and other tactics have been proven to help jurors interpret subject matter expert testimony. Listen and find out what Jurors say is effective
- [Episode Twenty Eight | Special Release Season: Just Motivational Leadership](https://forensicrti.org/jssr3/) - Motivational Leadership Episode three of the special release season, Leadership, features Martina Bison-Huckaby, the Director of the Center for Executive Education at West Virginia University’s College of Business and Economics. Just science examines how understanding and relating with people separates leadership from management. Also, we discuss that taking business techniques, and human psychology into a
- [Episode Twenty Seven | Special Release Season: Just Strategic Leadership](https://forensicrti.org/jssrl2/) - Strategic Leadership In episode two of the Leadership Special Release season, Just Science interviews Jody Wolf, the Assistant Crime Lab Administrator at the Phoenix Police Department Laboratory Services Bureau. Wolf tells us how forensic science found her at a pivotal time in her life, and how she created an amazing career at the Phoenix crime lab.
- [Episode Twenty Six | Special Release Season: Just Servant Leadership](https://forensicrti.org/jssrl1/) - Servant Leadership In episode one of the Leadership Special Release season, Just Science interviews Ben Swanholm, the Forensic Science Section Supervisor at the Phoenix Police Department Laboratory Services Bureau. Swanholm discusses his personal leadership style, backed with resources that are helpful to not only forensic scientists, but anyone who is interested in pursuing a leadership
- [Episode Twenty Four| Just Case Studies: Derrick Todd Lee - Baton Rouge Serial Killer](https://forensicrti.org/js2-cs9/) - Derrick Todd Lee - Baton Rouge Serial Killer In Episode 9, Season 2, Just Science interviews Ray Wickenheiser, director of the New York State Police lab system and current ASCLD president. Ray takes us down to Cajun Country to the case of deranged “Baton Rouge Serial Killer,” Derrick Todd Lee, who targeted young women in the
- [Episode Twenty Three| Just Case Studies: Two Murders, One Trace Fiber](https://forensicrti.org/js2-cs8/) - Two Murders, One Trace Fiber In episode eight, Season two, Just Science interviews Dr. Jan De Kinder, from the National institute of Forensic science and criminology in the Belgium Department of Justice. Dr. De Kinder explores how trace evidence was a critical piece of evidence in the murder of two young girls 20 years ago in
- [Episode Twenty Two | Just Case Studies: From Teeth to Trafficking](https://forensicrti.org/js2-cs7/) - From Teeth to Trafficking In Episode Seven, Season two, Just Science interviews Dr. John Kenney, who is also a member of the American Academy of Forensic Science, during the Cradle to Cane Conference held in Charleston South Carolina. Dr. Kenny discusses ways to identify human trafficking, not only in the field of dentistry, but also
- [Episode Twenty One | Just Case Studies: A Gruesome Murder in Mesa](https://forensicrti.org/js2-cs6/) - A Gruesome Murder in Mesa In episode six, season two, Just Science interviews Kimberly Meza from Mesa police Department during the annual ASCLD symposium held in Dallas, Texas. Kimberly describes how a blood spatter analyst takes in a scene, especially one as gruesome as this case, where the victim was brutally stabbed in their apartment
- [Episode Nineteen | Just Case Studies: Atlanta Olympic Bombing](https://forensicrti.org/js2-cs5/) - Atlanta Olympic Bombing Season two, episode five of Just Science interviews John Collins during the annual ASCLD symposium in Dallas, Texas. This episode takes us back to a time when the United States was hosting the summer Olympics, in Atlanta, in 1996. The summer of 1996 was meant to be an important moment for the
- [Episode Eighteen | Just Case Studies: A Mother's Tale - Part 2](https://forensicrti.org/js2-cs4/) - A Mother's Tale Part 2 Season two, episode four of Just Science involves a case through the eyes of an investigator. Mike Weber, an investigator with the Tarrant County District Attorney’s Office in the Crimes Against Children Unit, walks us through a case involving Munchausen Syndrome by proxy. Munchausen Syndrome by proxy is a rare
- [Episode Seventeen | Just Case Studies: A Mother's Tale - Part 1](https://forensicrti.org/jss2-cs3/) - A Mother's Tale Part 1 Season two, episode three of Just Science involves a case through the eyes of an investigator. Mike Weber, an investigator with the Tarrant County District Attorney’s Office in the Crimes Against Children Unit, walks us through a case involving Munchausen Syndrome by proxy. Munchausen Syndrome by proxy is a rare
- [Episode Sixteen | Just Case Studies: A Child's Injustice](https://forensicrti.org/jss2-cs2/) - A Child's Injustice Season two, episode two of the Just Science podcast involves a case from Canada that Andrew Greenfield, Deputy Director of the Centre of Forensic Sciences, worked on when he was a young scientist. The gruesome murder of a child in 1999 in Toronto was unheard of and it dominated the air waves,
- [Episode Fifteen | Just Case Studies: Mel Hall - A Sexual Predator](https://forensicrti.org/jss2-cs1/) - Mel Hall - A Sexual Predator For the second season of Just Science we will be delving into case studies. These case interviews include victim accounts, lawyers, investigators, and crime lab directors. They will tell you about cases they have personally worked during their career, and what tactics they used to bring their victims justice.
- [Episode Fourteen | Just Gunshot Acoustics Research](https://forensicrti.org/jsrd4/) - Just Gunshot Acoustics Research In this special release episode of the 2017 NIJ R&D Symposium, Just Science interviews Dr. Rob Maher. Below is the abstract submitted where Dr. Rob Maher explains his research: Gunshot acoustics--interpretation of the characteristic sounds produced by firearms recorded at a crime scene--is a specialization within the audio forensics field. Audio
- [Episode Thirteen | Just Postmortem Interval Estimation Research](https://forensicrti.org/jsrd3/) - Just Postmortem Interval Estimation Research In this special release episode of the 2017 NIJ R&D Symposium, Just Science interviews Dr. Jeffrey Wells and Dr. Lynn LaMotte. This is the abstract submitted where Dr. LaMotte and Dr. Wells explain their research: To our knowledge an estimate of time since death is almost never accompanied by the
- [Episode Twelve | Just Bath Salts ](https://forensicrti.org/jsrd2/) - Just Bath Salts In this special release episode of the 2017 NIJ R&D Symposium, Just Science interviews Lindsay Glicksberg, a student from Sam Houston State University. This is an excerpt from the abstract submitted by the guest, Lindsay Glicksberg explaining the research discussed in this episode: The ongoing proliferation of designer drugs present a variety of
- [Episode Eleven | Just One Pot Methamphetamine](https://forensicrti.org/jsrd1/) - Just One Pot Methamphetamine In this special release episode of the 2017 NIJ R&D Symposium, Just Science interviews Dr. Jarrad Wagner from Oklahoma State University. This is the abstract submitted by the guest where he explains the research him and his team are conducting: The One Pot methamphetamine production method has become the primary method
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- [Episode Nine | Just Blood Spatter](https://forensicrti.org/ep9s1/) - Just Blood Spatter In episode nine of Just Science, funded by the National Institute of Justice’s Forensic Technology Center of Excellence [Award 2016-MU-BX-K110], we spoke with Dr. Marc Smith, from the Georgia Institute of Technology. Dr. Smith’s NIJ funded research in blood spatter has connected computational fluid dynamics with empirical studies to improve the understanding of blood spatter onto solid, slanted
- [Episode Eight | Just the Facts About Campus Sexual Assault](https://forensicrti.org/ep8s1/) - Just the Facts About Campus Sexual Assault In episode eight of Just Science, funded by the National Institute of Justice’s Forensic Technology Center of Excellence [Award 2016-MU-BX-K110], we spoke with Dr. Christopher Krebs, a Senior Research Social Scientist at RTI International. Dr. Krebs’ research has shed light on the problem of sexual assault on college campuses and prisons. We discuss
- [Episode Seven | Just Dry Bones](https://forensicrti.org/e7s1/) - Just Dry Bones In the seventh episode of Just Science, funded by the National Institute of Justice’s Forensic Technology Center of Excellence [Award 2016-MU-BX-K110], guest speakers Dr. Melissa Connor, Dr. Eriek Hansen, and Christiane Baigent discuss their NIJ funded research. A study was launched in late 2015 using two methods, Bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) and Total Body Desiccation. Observations from three years
- [Episode Six | Just Budgets](https://forensicrti.org/episode-economics/) - Just Budgets In the sixth episode of Just Science, funded by the National Institute of Justice’s Forensic Technology Center of Excellence [Award 2016-MU-BX-K110], guest speaker Dr. Paul Speaker discusses the FORESIGHT program. Dr. Speaker, an Associate Professor at West Virginia University, will describe how The FORESIGHT program helps crime laboratories manage their finances and track their performance by using data. This episode will
- [Episode Five | Just DNA Mixture Interpretation](https://forensicrti.org/episode-dna/) - Just DNA Mixture Interpretation In the fifth episode of Just Science, funded by the National Institute of Justice’s Forensic Technology Center of Excellence [Award 2016-MU-BX-K110], guest speaker Dr. Catherine Grgicak discusses DNA Mixture interpretation, currently a hot topic in forensic science. Dr. Grgicak and her colleagues at Boston University have developed tools and resources that are openly available to the forensic science
- [Episode Three | Just 3D Optical Topography](https://forensicrti.org/episode-three-3d-optical-topography/) - Just 3D OPTICAL TOPOGRAPHY Episode Three of Just Science, funded by the National Institute of Justice’s Forensic Technology Center of Excellence [Award 2016-MU-BX-K110], features Dr. Ryan Lilien, from Cadre Forensics and Todd Weller, from the Oakland Police Department talking about their groundbreaking research in optical topography and firearms identification. Optical topography is a means to give firearms examiners
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- [2024 Innovations in Corrections](https://forensicrti.org/category/podcast/2024_innovations_corrections/)
- [2024 SAAM](https://forensicrti.org/category/podcast/2024-saam/)
- [2024 MCAT](https://forensicrti.org/category/podcast/2024_mcast/)
- [2024 COSSUP](https://forensicrti.org/category/podcast/2024-cossup/)
- [NIST](https://forensicrti.org/category/nist/)
- [2024 TTA](https://forensicrti.org/category/podcast/2024_tta/)
- [2024 Economic Empowerment](https://forensicrti.org/category/podcast/2024-economic-empowerment/)
- [2024 Case Studies](https://forensicrti.org/category/podcast/2024-case-studies/)
- [2025 FTCOE MDI](https://forensicrti.org/category/podcast/2025-ftcoe-mdi/)
- [2025 SAAM](https://forensicrti.org/category/podcast/2025-saam/)
- [2025 Witness Intimidation](https://forensicrti.org/category/podcast/2025-witness-intimidation/)

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