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Genetic Architecture of Skin and Eye Color in an African-European Admixed Population

Journal

PLoS Genetics

Date Published

March 2013

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Verification of Eye and Skin Color Predictors in Various Populations

Journal

Legal Medicine

Date Published

March 2012

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Visibility of Inflicted Bruises by Alternate Light: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial

Journal

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Date Published

February 2024

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Genome-wide Association Study of Pigmentary Traits (Skin and Iris Color) in Individuals of East Asian Ancestry

Journal

PeerJ

Date Published

2017

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

The HIrisPlex-S system for eye, hair and skin colour prediction from DNA: Introduction and forensic developmental validation

Journal

Forensic Science International: Genetics

Date Published

July 2018

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Global Skin Colour Prediction From DNA

Journal

HUMAN GENETICS

Date Published

July 2017

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Improved eye- and skin-color prediction based on 8 SNPs

Journal

Croatian Medical Journal

Date Published

2013

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Genome-Wide Association Studies of Quantitatively Measured Skin, Hair, and Eye Pigmentation in Four European Populations

Journal

PLoS ONE

Date Published

2012

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Policing and Prosecuting Sexual Assault Against Women of Color: Applying Critical Race Theory and Intersectionality Frameworks to Examine Arrest and Charging Decisions in Cases Involving Black and Latina Victims

Journal

Crime & Delinquency

Date Published

2022

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Quantitative and visual prediction of eye, hair and skin color from DNA

15PNIJ-23-GG-04206-RESS

Open

Funding First Awarded

2023

$980,527

Use of MicroRNA Expression in DNA extracts to Predict Body Weight Class in Forensic Samples

15PNIJ-23-GG-04212-MUMU

Open

Funding First Awarded

2023

$408,987

Can Science Enhance Equity? Findings and Implications From a Study To Detect Bruising on Victims with Dark Skin Pigmentation

August 2023

Series

NIJ Research Conference

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.

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Using Science To Enhance Equity

Testing the impact of trait prevalence priors in Bayesian-based genetic prediction modeling of human appearance traits

Journal

Forensic Science International: Genetics

Date Published

January 2021

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Shedding Light on Assault

Date Published

November 2022

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Shedding Light on Assault

November 2022

Series

Justice Today Podcast

Senior Science Writer Maya Pilkington is joined by “the Paintball Lady” – Dr. Katherine Scafide. Dr. Scafide shares how her research on detecting bruises and skills as a forensic nurse help pediatric and adult assault and domestic violence victims by providing clear documentation. 

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Shedding Light on Assault

A novel skin tone detection algorithm for contraband image analysis

Date Published

2008

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Predicting alternate light absorption in areas of trauma based on degree of skin pigmentation: Not all wavelengths are equal

Journal

Forensic Science International

Date Published

October 2022

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Quantifying the Degree of Bruise Visibility Observed Under White Light and an Alternate Light Source

Journal

Journal of Forensic Nursing

Date Published

2021

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Molecular eyewitness: Forensic prediction of phenotype and ancestry

Journal

Forensic Science International: Genetics

Date Published

2011

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

A 50-SNP assay for biogeographic ancestry and phenotype prediction in the U.S. population

Journal

Forensic Science International: Genetics

Date Published

2014

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

The impact of correlations between pigmentation phenotypes and underlying genotypes on genetic prediction of pigmentation traits

Journal

Forensic Science International: Genetics

Date Published

January 2021

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Collaborative Artificial Intelligence Platform for Bruise Age Analysis

15PNIJ-21-GG-04145-SLFO

Open

Funding First Awarded

2021

$988,559

Improving Bruise Detection with Alternate Light

Date Published

January 2022

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

The distinctive geographic patterns of common pigmentation variants at the OCA2 gene

Journal

Scientific Reports

Date Published

2020

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)