Anthony Schembri is a respected law enforcement and academic professional with over four decades’ experience in the field. Over the years, he has drawn praise from such varied sources as New York City Mayor, President Jimmy Carter, Florida Governor Jeb Bush, and New York Governor Mario Cuomo. First appointed to the Brooklyn District Attorneys Office he advanced to Deputy Chief of the Narcotics Bureau, then to Director of Training at the District Attorneys Police Academy. Anthony Schembri has served as the city’s Deputy Inspector General, investigating cases of major crime and corruption. He was appointed by the Mayor of New York as Corrections Commissioner, a position putting him in charge of 12,000 uniformed officers and 20,000 inmates at 19 separate jail facilities. Today, the Citrus County, Florida, resident serves as a Visiting Professor at Oxford and Sheffield Hallam University and named Outstanding Professor of the Year at the University of Florida.

Anna Barbaro has completed her European PhD in Forensic Genetics (PhD) at University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain). She got a Diploma at the School of Specialization in Applied Genetics and a Master Diploma in Psychological and Behavioral Techniques of the Criminal Investigation at the University of Rome La Sapienza (Italy). She has published more than 150 papers, including conference presentation, she is Author of 3 technical Manuals and of some chapters in other books. She serves as President of the Worldwide Association of Women Forensic Experts, she is honor member of some scientific associations, she serves as reviewer for several international scientific journals and she is Member of the Editorial Committee of some international scientific journals. Invited speaker at various national and international conferences, organizer of courses and conferences about Forensic Sciences, member of the Scientific Committee of several courses and conferences.

John Coxhead is a pracademic having served as a police professional for over 30 years whilst also being engaged in academic research. He holds Professorships at Keele University, Loughborough University,and the University of East London, UK, as Director of the International PIEL Centre which collaborates with researchers in the USA, Canada, Australia, India and the West Indies. He has researched and published both overt and covert materials across a wide range of industrial high impact topics, particulalry serious and organised crime. He has worked for several years in police academic collaborations, to bring academic research closer to operational policing application.

Dr. Swindell is a professor of Social Work at Mississippi State University and recently made history as the first teaching Ph.D. and MSW in Social Work to be awarded tenure and achieve the rank of professor. Swindell also independently contracts as a mitigation expert and expert witness, working with men serving capital murder sentences on death row in the US. She has over 30 years of experience in forensic social work and brings a wealth of information from sociology, social work, and forensic testimony evidence retrieval to this conference. Dr. Swindell completed her Ph.D. (2001) and MSW (1992) in Social Work from the University of Alabama.

Darlene Brothers-Gray, recently received a book offer on her research on untested sexual assault kits title“The Phenomenon of Untested Sexual Assault Kits” published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. https://www.cambridgescholars.com/product/978-1-5275-7330-7.Dr. Brothers-Gray earned her PhD in Criminal Justice from Capella University in 2020, an MS in Forensic DNA and Serology from the University of Florida, and an MS in Forensic Investigations from National University. She is currently an Assistant Professor for the undergraduate Forensic Investigation Certificate in the Department of Criminal Justice at Coppin State University.

Dr. Aviva Twersky Glasner, Ph.D. received a Masters in Forensic Psychology and her doctorsl degree in Criminal Justice. She has worked with Deaf individuals and developed her research interests around using criminological theories to examine the role that socialization may play in criminality of Deaf inmates.

Andrei Ceobanu graduated Romanian Police Academy, Bucharest, in 2010. Ever since he work as forensic specialist, crime scene investigator and fingerprints expert. He developed local forensic laboratory and manage the activity from 2017. In 2020 started teaching forensic classes as professor assistant at Faculty of Law from Stefan cel Mare University, Suceava.

Zaida Melissa Guajardo Master in Criminal Profi ler, Body Language Analyst, Handwriting Analyst, and Graphoscopy Bachelor in Criminal Justice Major in Forensic Investigations, National University College.

Dr. Rakhi Khanna is presently the Deputy Director Training at State Forensic Science Laboratory, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. As Head of Toxicology section, Analyzed more than 10 thousand cases. Manage Analysis and Reporting of Poisoning cases, Produce Reports in time, Give evidence in court, Adoption of new innovative techniques of analysis according to specific cases. Performed Research work in many cases. President of Internal Complaint committee of Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal Act against sexual harassment of women at workplace, 2013. Has wide experience of analytical and administrative work as DDO, Building construction of new building, Development of new Laboratory and Toxicology Division at Ajmer, Attend conferences, sending papers in conferences, taking invited lectures. Working experience of 22 years as Forensic Scientist cum Toxicologist from 1998 and have experience of analyses of large number of cases. approx. 20,000 cases and 60000 exhibits are reported.

Erik Hall is currently the Director of the Forensic Science Program at Saint Louis University in St Louis, Missouri. Mr. Hall was the former Biology Technical Leader and a DNA analyst at the St Louis Metropolitan Police Department Crime Laboratory. At the crime laboratory, Mr. Hall was the head of the DNA crime scene response team which was tasked with aiding detectives in investigating major crime scenes using bloodstain pattern analysis and advanced DNA techniques to gain insight into the crimes. Mr. Hall has expanded his passion for forensic science as the founder and principal consultant of Hall Forensic Consulting, which specializes in assisting law enforcement, crime laboratories, and attorneys in areas such as DNA analysis, crimescene investigation, and bloodstain pattern analysis. Mr. Hall has a Masters degree in forensic science from the University of New Haven and a Bachelors degree in Biochemistry from Messiah University.

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Miss Hannah E. Matulek is a forensic anthropologist and archaeologist. She received her Master of Science in Forensic and Biological Anthropology from Mercyhurst University in Erie, Pennsylvania, USA. She also received her Honors Bachelor of Arts in Archaeology, minoring in Geology, from the College of Wooster in Wooster, Ohio, USA. She has worked nearly 30 nearly active forensic cases and has used forensic archaeology to search for and recover 15 decedents from a variety of outdoor contexts. She has also utilized geophysical survey instruments to assess the presence and location of unmarked graves in a historic cemetery for formerly enslaved peoples, a project which is currently under review for the National Register of Historic Places of the Underground Railroad. Her research interests include forensic age estimation, ancestry, establishing identity of the deceased, humanitarian forensics, and remote sensing of graves.

Brittani Smith has completed her Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from Claflin University in 2016. She has also completed her Master of Science degree in Forensic Medicine from the University of Maryland, Baltimore in 2017. She recently completed her Doctor of Forensic Science degree from the Oklahoma State University. Dr. Smith has previously worked as an instructor of Anatomy and Physiology for two colleges and prior has experience performing forensic autopsies at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore, Maryland. Her research on electrocution has been presented at the International Conference of Evidence Law and Forensic Science (ICELFS) and has been published in the Journal of Forensic Science and Medicine. She is also a member of the International Association for Identification.

Heidi Sievers holds a PhD in Criminal Justice and a Master’s Degree in Forensics. She is a former forenisc investigator and human remains detection canine handler. She is an International Association for Identification (IAI) Certified Bloodstain Pattern Analyst (CBPA). She owns Sievers Forensics which speciaizes in forensic and bloodstain pattern consultation, private investigations, and forensic training. She is a professor at the undergraduate and graduate levels for forensics, crime scene technology, and criminal justice.

Zack Kowalske currently serves as a Crime Scene Detective with the Roswell Police Department (GA) in the United States. Having served in law enforcement since 2009, the majority of his career has been within the Crime Scene Investigations Unit. Mr. Kowalske holds a Masters of Science with a Concentration in Forensic Science. Currently, he is a PhD researcher through Staffordshire University where he is pursuing a Doctorate in Forensic Science with his research focusing in the discipline of bloodstain pattern analysis. He is a graduate of the National Forensic Academy, where he was awarded the Dr. William Bass Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Forensic Investigations. Det. Kowalske is a member of the OSAC Subcommittee on Bloodstain Pattern Analysis and on the Board of Directors for the Association of Crime Scene Reconstruction.

Danish Ali Jaffery is currently completing his bachelor’s degree in Forensic Science at Liverpool John Moores University, United Kingdom. He has completed several Advanced Levels which include Biology, Psychology and Computer Science and he is actively looking to sharpen his skills with any opportunity presented to him.

C. Zachary Meyers, CPA, CVA has been retained in over 2,600 matters, providing litigation support and expertise to Courts and legal professionals as a testifying, consulting, and/or court appointed expert. C. Zachary Meyers has testified and been qualified as an expert in Forensic Accounting, Business Valuation, Pension Valuation, and Taxation Expert in Federal and state courts specific to Civil, Marital, and Criminal Litigation. Mr. Meyers has made significant contributions to define the disciplines of accounting and valuation through his work leading or advising standard setting bodies and valuation professional organizations with regards to promulgating professional standards and standards related guidance.