Coffee with Department Seminar Speaker - Kelly Elkins, Ph.D

Dr. Kelly Elkins is the author and editor of several books including Introduction to Forensic Chemistry, Forensic DNA Biology: A Laboratory Manual, Next Generation Sequencing in Forensic Science: A Primer, International Ethics in Chemistry: Developing Common Values Across Cultures and Trends in Counterfeit Drugs. Dr. Elkins is a Professor of Chemistry at Towson University where she has been since 2012 and the author more than 45 papers and invited book chapters on her research. Her research focuses on applications of DNA including DNA recovery, testing and phenotype prediction and chemical analysis of emerging drugs and mixtures. Her work has been published the Journal of Forensic Sciences, Analytical Biochemistry, Drug Testing and Analysis, and Medicine, Science and the Law. She is also one of the three founding editors of the Journal of Forensic Science Education. She has taught courses in forensic chemistry and forensic biology under various course numbers at four colleges and universities since 2006 and was the Director of the forensic science program at the Metropolitan State College of Denver. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, a member of the American Chemical Society, and a member of the Council of Forensic Science Educators and served as its President in 2012. She consults on forensic cases.