Forensic Sciences – StMU Research Scholars

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Forensic Sciences

Unlocking Clues in Fibers: Forensic Science Microscopy

Magdalena Saad

Forensic Entomology: How Insects Help Solve Crimes Under the Microscope

Zoey Drexler

Unlocking Forensic Clues Through Hair Microscopy

Miranda Vela

Yuck to Gunk? How Dirt Under Your Nail Can Solve a Case

Chiara Angelyn Maldonado

Unveiling the Truth: How Microscopy Revolutionized Forensic Document Examination

Sophia Torres-Vasquez

The Hairy Difference Between Humans and Animals

Vanessa Lemus

Puff Puff Pass The Microscope: An Analysis of Drugs Under the Microscope

Nya Millender

Photomicrography: History and Forensic Applications

Emma Welsch

Ink: When the Pen is Mightier than the Sword

Neomi Gutierrez

Hair Analysis in Forensic Microscopy

Abigail Padilla

Statistical Methods In Forensic Science

Magdalena Saad

Bioinformatics: The Investigator of The Crime Scene

Muskaan Tayal

Australia’s Worst Serial Killer?

Kaila Halpin

The Scientific History of Forensics

Laila Sosa

Cameron Todd Willingham: The Tragic Journey of a Wrongfully Convicted Man

Breana Rivera

The Ethics of using Rapid DNA analysis on Crime Scene Samples

Vanessa Ortiz

Kinship Analysis in Forensic Science

Destiny O'Keefe

Fatal Breakup to Established Procedure: Mathieu Orfila’s Forensic Contribution

Nicole Vanegas-Riddick

The Ethics in using Ancestral Databases with DNA analysis to Solve Crimes

Angelica Garcia

Image is in black and white, with the only color are the blue gloves worn by a woman in the image. Female Forensic Scientist in a laboratory station, standing next to a stereomicroscope. She is examining blood from a knife, using a cotton swab, while wearing gloves.

Biases in Forensic Testing: Influences from the Media

Kevin Medina