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Master of Science in Forensic Science Directed Research Projects

Master of Science in Forensic Science Directed Research Projects from the Department of Forensic Science, Virginia Commonwealth University.

Submissions from 2024 2024

Using the Microbiome to Assess the Health Status of the Individuals Recovered from the East Marshall Street Well, Arian Karim

A Comparative Analysis of Swabbing Solutions for Sexual Assault Evidence: Direct Impact on Spermatozoa and DNA Recovery, Olivia Q. Kassie

THE DETERMINATION OF ETHANOL AND PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOL (PETH) IN DONATED PACKED RED BLOOD CELLS, Jordan E. Keller

Quantitation and Visualization of Epithelial Cells on Cartridge Cases, Paige Kibler, Christopher Ehrhardt, Katherine M. Philpott, Jody H. West, and Stephanie Walcott

The Creation of a Gunshot Residue (GSR) Databank for the Reliable Identification of Ammunition, Sophie Knier

Cellular autofluorescence signatures for determining time since deposition of whole blood, Hannah Lamer

The Reassociation of Highly Degraded Human Remains Found in the East Marshall Street Well Using Insertion/Null and Short Tandem Repeat Genotyping., Sierra L. Laveroni

Development of a Molecular Assay for the Detection of Natural Cannabis in Commercially Available CBD Products, Brandy L. Lyttle

Reassociation and ancestral determination of juvenile remains in the East Marshall Street Well using mitochondrial DNA and SNP-based analyses, Martin MacStudy

Assessing INNULs and Thresholds in Forensic DNA Profiling: Integration and Impact Evaluation in Familias Software, Andrea Malchow

Qualitative Method Validation of the Novel Designer Benzodiazepine Drugs 4-Chloro-Deschloroalprazolam, Deschloroetizolam, Desalkylgidazepam, and Nifoxipam Using Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry, Genevieve Neuwirth

Evaluation of Cannabis Product Mislabeling: The development of a unified cannabinoid LC-MS/MS method to analyze e-liquids and edible products, Ashleigh Outhous

In Silico Prediction and Forensic Detection of Cinnamylpiperazines Biomarkers of Exposure, Aesha Patel

Temporal Discrimination of Lucilia sericata Pupae using DART- ToF-MS and Statistical Analysis, Nguyen-Khoa N. Pham

The Development and Evaluation of a Method for Complete Collagenase I Digestion of Bos taurus Bone Samples, Reilly Price

A Comparison of Particulate Collection Methods Using Fluorescent Polyethylene Beads and an Introduction to the Use of a Pulse Lavage for Particulate Evidence Collection, Madison E. Smith

The Evaluation of Semen Extraction Efficiency and Recovery from Reusable Menstrual Underwear, Caitlyn Spencer

Analyzing CBD Products for Pharmacologically Active Substances to Protect Consumers, Lillie Thomas

Assessing the Effectiveness of Alternative Light Sources in the Search for Skeletal Remains, OIivia L. Thompson

Reassociation of the Cranial and Mandibles to unmatched Bones to Help in the Identification of Ancestral Remains from The East Marshal Street Well, Christopher Twene

Evaluation of Charcoal Strip Extraction Efficiency Under Varying Substrate Conditions, Abby Wester

A Microfluidic Device to Separate Biological Components from a Cellular Mixture using Dual-Trap Optical Tweezers, David J. White

Submissions from 2023 2023

Evaluation of direct-to-amplification cell lysis techniques for forensically relevant non-sperm cells, Rhea Arya

Bones as an Alternative Matrix for the Detection of New Synthetic Opioids in Cold Cases: Introducing New Animal Models for Bone:Blood Correlation Studies, Kala N. Babb

Morphological and Autofluorescence Signatures for the Identification of Vaginal Cells in Mixture Samples containing Saliva and/or Epidermal Cells, Hannah L. Burden

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