FIU - Forensic Technology Center of Excellence
15PNIJ-21-GK-02191-RESS
Open
Funding First Awarded
2023
$300,000
Medical examiners
Research and Development of an Approach for Non-invasive Determination of Cannabis Ingestion for Forensic Science Purposes
15PNIJ-23-GG-04236-RESS
Open
Funding First Awarded
2023
$291,801
Implementation of NPS Discovery – An Early Warning Systems for Novel Drug Intelligence, Surveillance, Monitoring, Response, and Forecasting using Drug Materials and Toxicology Populations in the US
15PNIJ-22-GG-04434-MUMU
Past Project Period End Date
Funding First Awarded
2023
$492,810
Molecular genetic characterization of sudden deaths due to thoracic aortic dissection or rupture
Date Published
2023
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Synthetic Stimulant Market Rapidly Changing as N,N-Dimethylpentylone Replaces Eutylone in Drug Supply Typically Sold as “Ecstasy” or “Molly”
Date Published
2022
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
New Potent Synthetic Opioid—N-Desethyl Isotonitazene—Proliferating Among Recreational Drug Supply in USA
Date Published
2023
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
N,N-Dimethylpentylone (NPS Stimulant)
Date Published
2022
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Positivity of New Synthetic Cannabinoid 4F-MDMB-BICA Increasing in U.S. as Prevalence of 5F-MDMB-PICA Wanes
Date Published
2023
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
N-Pyrrolidino Etonitazene (NPS Opioid)
Date Published
2022
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Metonitazene (NPS Opioid)
Date Published
2021
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Bromazolam Prevalence Surging Across the United States Driven In Part by Increasing Detections Alongside Fentanyl
Date Published
2022
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Can Science Enhance Equity? Findings and Implications From a Study To Detect Bruising on Victims with Dark Skin Pigmentation
August 2023
Series
This plenary panel from the 2023 NIJ Research Conference features fascinating research on a methodology to improve the detection and documentation of bruises on victims of violence who have dark skin pigmentation. This study highlights the intersection between science, justice, and racial equity, featuring practitioner and victims’ advocacy perspectives. The discussion describes the research and its findings and explore strategies to ensure that this particular evidence-based methodology can be widely implemented by nurse practitioners in the field.
Participants:
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Femur Morphology in Healthy Infants and Young Children
Date Published
April 2022
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Cardiac Channelopathy Testing in 274 Ethnically Diverse Sudden Unexplained Deaths
Date Published
2014
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
The ethics of conducting molecular autopsies in cases of sudden death in the young
Date Published
2016
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
The Subadult Virtual Anthropology Database (SVAD): An Accessible Repository of Contemporary Subadult Reference Data
Date Published
2022
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Just Science Podcast: Just Thriving in a Forensic Workplace
Content Advisory
Some content in this podcast may be considered sensitive and may evoke emotional responses, or may not be appropriate for younger audiences.
Date Published
June 2023
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Blunt force trauma to the ribs: Creating predictive models
Date Published
2021
Publication Type
Publication,
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Software Tool and Methodology for Enhancement of Unidentified Decedent Systems with Postmortem Automatic Iris Recognition
Date Published
2023
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Understanding the Pathology of Homicidal Pediatric Blunt Neurotrauma through Correlation of Advanced Magnetic Resonance Images with Histopathology
Date Published
2023
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Identification of Deceased Border Crossers: Investigating Spatial and Skeletal Attributes of Migrant Deaths
Date Published
2018
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
OSTEOID, A New Forensic Tool: Developing a Practical Online Resource for Species Identification of Skeletal Remains
Date Published
2023
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Just Science Podcast: Just Certification for Death Investigation
Date Published
March 2023
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Just Science Podcast: Just Family Support During Death Investigations
Date Published
March 2023
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Just Science Podcast: Just Internships for Death Investigation
Date Published
February 2023
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored