Support for Forensic Science Research: Improving the Scientific Role of the National Institute of Justice (2015)

Appendix A


Speakers

FIRST COMMITTEE MEETING, FEBRUARY 25-26

Committee Charge and Sponsor Expectations for Study

• Howard Spivak, Deputy Director, National Institute of Justice
• Gerry LaPorte, Director, Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences, National Institute of Justice

Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States Report Brief

• Anne-Marie Mazza, Director, Committee on Science, Technology, and the Law, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

Strengthening the National Institute of Justice Report Brief

• Jay Siegel, Member, Committee on Strengthening the National Institute of Justice
• George Sensabaugh, Vice Chair, Committee on Strengthening the National Institute of Justice (via telecom)

SECOND COMMITTEE MEETING, APRIL 1-2

Strengthening Science at NIJ

• John Laub, Distinguished University Professor, Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Maryland

Standards and Practices of Forensic Science from a NIST perspective

• John Butler, NIST Fellow and Special Assistant to the Director for Forensic Science, National Institute of Standards and Technology
• Mark Stolorow, Director, Law Enforcement Standards Office, National Institute of Standards and Technology

Research, Development, Testing, and Evaluation Process

• Gerry LaPorte, Director, Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences, National Institute of Justice
• Danielle McLeod-Henning, Program Manager, Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences, National Institute of Justice

PI Panel on Impact of Research

• Bruce McCord, Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida International University (video conference)
• John Nelson, Principal Scientist, General Electric Global Research

Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Budget

• Gerry LaPorte, Director, Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences, National Institute of Justice

NIJ Peer Review Panels

• Phillip Danielson, Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Denver
• Eric Bartelink, Associate Professor of Anthropology, Department of Anthropology, California State University, Chico (teleconference)

Standing Review Panels at NIJ

• Eric Buel, Laboratory Director, State of Vermont Forensic Laboratory (retired)
• Brooke Weinger Kammrath, Associate Professor, Henry C. Lee College of Criminal Justice and Forensic Sciences, University of New Haven (video conference)
• Martin Wells, Professor and Chair, Cornell University (video conference)

Advancing Forensic Science at NIJ (video conference)

• Greg Ridgeway, Associate Professor of Criminology, Director of the M.S. Program in Criminology, University of Pennsylvania

PI Panel

• Ann Bunch, Interim Chair, Associate Professor, Department of Criminal Justice, State University of New York–Brockport
• Cedric Nuemann, Associate Professor, South Dakota State University (video conference)
• Hanlee Ji, Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Stanford University (video conference)

THIRD COMMITTEE MEETING, MAY 7-8

Conversation with the NIJ Director

• Nancy Rodriguez, Director, National Institute of Justice

Past NIJ Director Discussion (via video conference)

• Jeremy Travis, President, John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Federal Forensic Sector

• Mark Weiss, Division Director, National Science Foundation (retired)
• Kelsey Cook, Program Director, National Science Foundation
• Thomas Callaghan, Chief Biometrics Scientist, Federal Bureau of Investigation
• Rick Tontarski, Chief Scientist, Defense Forensic Science Center

Center of Excellence—Transitioning Products Out to the Community

• John Morgan, Senior Director, RTI International Center for Forensic Sciences
• Nicole McCleary, Forensic Technology Center of Excellence Project Manager, RTI International
• Jeri Ropero-Miller, Forensic Technology Center of Excellence Project Director, RTI International (via telecom)

Technology Working Groups

• George Herrin, Deputy Director, Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Division of Forensic Science
• Mike Gorn, Supervisor, Forensic Services Unit, Sarasota County Sheriff
• Steve Renteria, CODIS Administrator/DNA Tech Lead, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department

OIFS Dissemination/Strategic Plan

• Gerry LaPorte, Director, Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences, National Institute of Justice
• Danielle McLeod-Henning, Program Manager, Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences, National Institute of Justice

Perspectives of Forensic Labs

• Peter Stout, Chief Operations Officer, Houston Forensic Science Center
• Kristine Olsson, Forensic Scientist, Johnson County Sheriff’s Office Crime Laboratory