Faculty and Staff
Core Faculty and Staff
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Pamela Marshall, Ph.D.Director and Associate Professor 341 Fisher Hall |
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Lyndsie Ferrara, Ph.D.Teaching Assistant Professor 339D Fisher Hall |
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Lisa Ludvico, Ph.D.Teaching Assistant Professor 426 Mellon Hall / 339G Fisher Hall |
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Stephanie Wetzel, Ph.D.Teaching Assistant Professor 359 Mellon Hall |
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Dorothy Rigby, M.S.Ed.Student Success Coach 321 Fisher Hall |
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Colleen Ashley, M.A.Administrative Assistant 341 Fisher Hall |
Affiliated Faculty
Anne Burrows, Ph.D., Rangos School of Health Sciences, Rizakus Endowed Chair for Health Sciences and Ethics, Professor
Jan Janecka, Ph.D., Department of Biological Sciences, Assistant Professor
Brady Porter, Ph.D., Department of Biological Sciences, Associate Professor
John T. Rago, J.D., School of Law, Associate Professor
Michael Seaman, Ph.D., Department of Biological Sciences, Associate Professor
Michael Van Stipdonk, Ph.D., Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Associate Professor
Adjunct Faculty
Benjamin Cooley, M.S., Forensic Scientist, Allegheny County Medical Examiner's Office Forensic Lab Division
Joel Fishman, Ph.D., Retired Associate Director for Lawyer Services, Duquesne University Center for Legal Information
Frederick W. Fochtman, Ph.D. F-ABFT, Retired Director, Forensic Science and Law, Duquesne University
Jennifer L. Hammers, D.O., Forensic Pathologist, Cyril H. Wecht & Pathology Associates
Stephanie Hrico, M.S., Scientist, RJ Lee Group, Inc.
Brian Kohlhepp, M.A., Detective in Detective Division/Forensic Investigation Unit, Ross Township Police
Allison Laneve, M.S., Manager, Forensic Science Department, RJ Lee Group, Inc.
Robert Levine, Ph.D., Retired Forensic Laboratory Manager Firearms and Toolmarks Section, Allegheny County Medical Examiner's Office Forensic Lab Division
Michael Machen, J.D., Attorney, MJM Positive Law Services
Chris Merrill, M.S., D-ABC, Forensic Scientist, Allegheny County Office of the Medical Examiner Division of Laboratories
Nicole Rodrigues Rial, J.D., Former Assistant Counsel, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
Robert Schupansky, J.D., Assistant U.S. Attorney, United States Attorney's Office in Pittsburgh
Mandy Tinkey, M.S., Manager of Operations, Allegheny County Medical Examiner's Office
Sarah Varhola, M.S., Forensic Scientist/Latent Prints, Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation
Bobbi Jo Wagner, J.D., Attorney, Dodaro, Matta and Cambest, P.C.
Elizabeth Wisbon, M.S., Forensic Scientist, Allegheny County Medical Examiner's Office Forensic Lab Division
Scholars In Residence
Mark W. Perlin, Ph.D., M.D., Ph.D., Chief Scientific and Executive Officer, Cybergenetics Inc., Pittsburgh, PA
Cyril H. Wecht, M.D., J.D., Adjunct Professor of Law