NIJ FY25 Research and Development of Innovations in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
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Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
The cross-reactivity of cannabinoid analogs (delta-8-THC, delta-10-THC and CBD), their metabolites and chiral carboxy HHC metabolites in urine of six commercially available homogeneous immunoassays
Journal
Journal of Analytical Toxicology
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Date Published
August 2023
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Research (Applied/Empirical)
The Cross-Reactivity of the Cannabinoid Analogs (delta-8-THC, delta-10-THC and CBD) and their metabolites in Urine of Six Commercially Available Homogeneous Immunoassays, Grant Report
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Date Published
March 2026
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Research (Applied/Empirical)
Genetic Analysis of Facial Shape and Appearance
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Date Published
March 2026
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Development of a THC Breath Analyzer using Chitosan Film with Colorimetric Dye
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Date Published
March 2026
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Research (Applied/Empirical)
Spectroscopic Differentiation and Regioisomeric Indole Aldehydes: Synthetic Cannabinoids Precursors
Journal
Forensic Chemistry
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Date Published
March 2019
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Research (Applied/Empirical)
Two-Stage Approach for the Inference of the Source of High-Dimension and Complex Chemical Data in Forensic Science
Journal
Journal of Chemometrics
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Date Published
May 2020
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Biological Distance Analysis: Biological Distance Analysis
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Date Published
2016
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Research (Applied/Empirical)
Automated Fragmentary Bone Matching
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Date Published
December 2013
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Research (Applied/Empirical)
Thesis/Dissertation
Data for validation of osteometric methods in forensic anthropology
Journal
Data in Brief
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Date Published
August 2018
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Research (Applied/Empirical)
Persistence of Touch DNA for Analysis
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Date Published
June 2023
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Research (Applied/Empirical)
Parallel wavelet-adaptive direct numerical simulation of multiphase flows with phase-change
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Date Published
August 2016
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Resolution of Mitochondrial DNA Mixtures using a Probe Capture Next Generation Sequencing System and Custom Analysis Software (Dissertation)
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Date Published
2018
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Research (Applied/Empirical)
Thesis/Dissertation
The Use of Elemental Databases in Forensic Science: Studies on Vehicle Glass Interpretation and Milk Powder Provenancing
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Date Published
2018
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Research (Applied/Empirical)
Thesis/Dissertation
Identification of dyes on fabric exposed to lake and ocean water using near-infrared excitation Raman spectroscopy
Journal
Analytical Methods
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Date Published
February 2026
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Characterization of Germline Heteroplasmy in Mother-Offspring Pairs Using Next Generation Sequencing
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Date Published
2017
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Research (Applied/Empirical)
Thesis/Dissertation
Approximate Statistical Solutions to the Forensic Identification of Source Problem
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Date Published
2017
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Research (Applied/Empirical)
Thesis/Dissertation
Paper Spray Mass Spectrometry for Rapid Drug and Drug Metabolite Screening Directly from Postmortem Blood Samples
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Date Published
April 2017
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Human Decomposition Evaluation: A Standardized Approach for Staging and Scoring Morphological Features Using Artificial Intelligence
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Date Published
August 2024
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Research (Applied/Empirical)
Thesis/Dissertation
Bioinformatic processing of whole genome sequencing data with Tapir
Journal
Forensic Science International: Genetics
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Date Published
February 2026
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STRspy2.0: Unlocking the Potential of Long Reads for Forensic DNA Profiling
Journal
International Journal of Molecular Sciences
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Date Published
February 2026
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Biological Distance Analysis, Cranial Morphoscopic Traits, and Ancestry Assessment in Forensic Anthropology
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Date Published
2015
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Forensic Identification of an Individual in Complex DNA Mixtures Utilizing SNP Technology
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Date Published
November 2013
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Microfluidic Acoustic Trapping Prototype for Rapid Processing of Sexual Assault Evidence
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Date Published
November 2017
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Rootless hair as a reliable source of forensic genetic information
Journal
Genome Biology
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Date Published
February 2026
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Research (Applied/Empirical)