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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 2023 2023

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

Horizontal and Vertical Transmission of Microbes Associated with Blow Flies of Forensic Importance, Gabrielle Alisa Burton

Impact of Mouthwash on Microbiome Associated with Human Saliva and its Implication in Bacterial Signature-Based Body Fluid Identification Method, Grace Cavanaugh

Evaluation of tooth sample preparation for traditional forensic DNA VS RapidHIT ID processing, Morgan E. Eaton

Testing the Accuracy of Osteometric Pair-matched Leg Bones from the East Marshall Street Well with Insertion/Null (INNULs) DNA Typing Method, Daniela Frausto

DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF MICRORNA MARKERS FOR FORENSIC BODY FLUID IDENTIFICATION USING RT-qPCR, Jane Goble

Optimization of Microfluidic Device Methodology for Optical Trapping Epithelial Cells in a Mixture, Brittney N. Hackworth

Evaluation of the Age of Evidence in Mock Biological Touch Evidence Samples, Emma P. Hirst

Determination of the Trace Elemental Signature of Drywall Dust and its Implication as Forensic Evidence, Emilee Holmes

Head(space) to Head(space): Volatile Analysis by Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry/ Flame Ionization Detector (GC-MS/FID) and Gas Chromatography- dual FID (GC-FID), Allison E. McBride

Developing a Unified Extraction Method for the Detection and Quantitation of Ethanol Use Biomarkers: ETS, ETG, PEth, HIAA, HTOL, and GTOL in Pigs’ Blood, Berkley Muncy

A Comparison of Anthropological Methods and Next Generation Sequencing for Population Affinity in the East Marshall Street Well, Amber Mundy

Cannabinoid Acetate Analogs (Δ9-THC-O-A, Δ8-THC-O-A, and CBD-di-O-A) Biomarker and Stability Determination, Natalie Ortiz

Validation of Whole Horse Blood for the Confirmation and Quantitation of Benzodiazepines Using Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MSMS), Lindsay A. Replogle

Assessment of the Acidified Hydrogen Peroxide Method on Uncontrolled Fired Cartridge Case Samples, Kylie S. Richardson

Investigation into the Relationship Between DNA Content and DNA Yield Prediction and Presence of a Multiple Contributor Cell Population in Trace DNA, Sarah Holton Roisch

Evaluation of cytokeratin-specific antibody and autofluorescent signals as predictors of time since deposition for saliva samples, Dillon Ryder

Comparison of Cell Counts to DNA Yield in Mock Biological Evidence Samples, Jacob Sewell

The Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis of Cannabinoid Containing E-Liquids, Emani R. Smith

Analysis of Forensic Relevant Cell Mixtures Using Cellular Autofluorescence and Fluorescence Activated Cell Sorting (FACS), Shayla Smith

Incorporating Tetracaine as an Internal Standard for the Identification of Active Ingredients in Pharmaceutical Samples by Direct Analysis in Real Time coupled Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry (DART-TOF-MS), Zachary J. Swanekamp

Utilizing GC-MS to Determine the Effect of Solvent Extraction Parameters on Forensic Smokeless Powder Analysis, Leighann R. Weber

Testing the accuracy of osteometric pair-matched arm bones from the East Marshall Street Well with Insertion/Null (INNUL) genotyping, Michelle M. Woo

Submissions from 2022 2022

Eliminating Interference from Blood Protein in the RED-BLEU Assay for Detection of EDTA in Blood Evidence Samples, Kristen M. Atkinson

Determination of Cotinine Concentration in Urine by Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry, Allison Beckett