Forensic Psychology & Criminology

Dr. Geoff Dean is CEO of the Safety Alert Volunteer Enterprise (SAVE) Network & Managing Director of the company Violence Prevention Consulting as well as Adjunct Professor in Griffith Criminology Institute & Policy Innovation Hub at Griffith University in Brisbane, Australia. He is a peer reviewer and guest editor for several prestigious international journals, publishes extensively, and consults globally with police and security organisations as well as having an extensive media profile, nationally and internationally, (BBC News, AAP Press, News.Com; The Straits Times, ABC radio, Channel 9 News, The Australian Newspaper, The Courier Mail, and various social media blog sites).

His fields of professional expertise, teaching specialization and research excellence are in countering violent extremism, entrepreneurial organised crime, knowledge-managed policing, criminal profiling, investigative psychology, crowd safety management, and community safety.

Zeno Geradts is a senior forensic scientist at the Netherlands Forensic Institute of the Ministry of Security and Justice at the Forensic Digital Biometrics Traces departement. He is expert witness in the area of forensic (video) image processing and biometrics (facial comparison and biometrics such as hands, feet and clothes) . Within the team Forensic Big Data Analysis he works in research on deep learning and images and video is also working within the European Project ASGARD on Forensic big data analyis. He is nominated as President Elect at the American Academy of Forensic Science in 2018. He is also chairman of the ENFSI Forensic IT Working group. From September 1st 2014, he is professor on Forensic Data Science by special appointment at the University of Amsterdam for 1 day a week. Prof.dr. Zeno Geradts works since 1991 at the Netherlands Forensic Institute as a forensic scientist. Since 1997 he works at the digital evidence departement. In 2002 he received a PhD from the University of Utrecht based on research on computational comparing of forensic images. At the AAFS (American Academy of Forensic Sciences) he has been chairman of the Engineering Section and since 2008-2010 chairman of the section Digital Evidence and Multimedia, he was elected by the section as member of the Board of Directors of the AAFS from 2010-2013. He is elected as Vice President of the AAFS 2015-2016 and 2015-2016 as Treasurer. He is chairman of the ENFSI Forensic IT working group. He published many papers in forensic journals and contributions to books and is active on casework as expert witness and projects in digital evidence.

Forensic

Dr. Davis is a licensed clinical psychologist who has been in private practice for over 30 years. She earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology from UCLA and her doctoral degree in clinical psychology from USC in Los Angeles where she served as Associate Director of Clinical Training for 8 years and as an Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychology, teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in mental health law, forensic psychology, criminal behavior, abnormal psychology, community psychology, cross-cultural psychology and psychological assessment. A major focus of Dr. Davis’ clinical practice has been in forensic psychology and the evaluation of juvenile and adult offenders. Dr. Davis is Board Certified in Forensic Psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology, a distinction held by fewer than 10% of psychologists nationwide. She is licensed to practice in both California and Georgia. In addition to forensic psychology, Dr. Davis maintains a private therapy practice to help people address the many stresses and challenges of work, relationships, life transitions and healthy living. She contends that everyone has the capacity to improve the quality of their life by learning how to face personal challenges, accept their flaws, maximize their strengths, and improve their spiritual life. She also believes that information is power and devotes time to conducting workshops and seminars on important mental health issues that are of concern in the community. Dr. Davis was born and raised in Los Angeles and moved to Augusta, taking a position as a Forensic Evaluator at East Central Regional Hospital. Since relocating to the CSRA, Dr. Davis was highlighted on WJBF, Channel 6 News for her trip to Belize in efforts to educate teachers and social workers there about the realities of sexual exploitation of children. Dr. Davis also joined with then WJBF newscaster Freandy Clarveau on the 6pm news in addressing with viewers the problem of bullying in schools. For 2½ years, Dr. Davis was a regular guest on Helen Blocker Adams radio program, “Straight Talk on Relationships.” She was a contributing author to a local magazine, CSRA MD News and MD Journal. In November of 2017, Dr. Davis began a radio program “Your 15-minute Mental Health Moment” on WKZK Radio (103.7) in Augusta. On this program, she educates the public about interesting mental health topics. Dr. Davis is a member of the Columbia County Chamber of Commerce. She is a member of Oakey Grove Baptist Church in Evans, GA. An avid tennis player, Dr. Davis is active in the USTA Adult Tennis Leagues. She is a member of the Atlanta Chapter of the Montford Point Marines Association Ladies Auxiliary in honor of her late father, an original Montford Point Marine, who were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in 2012 for their WWII service, courage and commitment to fighting a war abroad and at home. Conference Series LLC LTD Destinations Webinars & Conferences By Continents Americas Canada Brazil Asia-Pacific Australia China Hong Kong India Japan Newzealand Philippines Singapore Austria Belgium CzechRepublic Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Ireland Italy Luxembourg Euro

Psychology,mental health law, forensic psychology, criminal behavior, abnormal psychology, community psychology, cross-cultural psychology and psychological assessment.

Jacqui Saradjian is a Consultant Clinical and Forensic Psychologist, formerly the Clinical Director of The Fens Offenders with Personality Disorder Pathway Service within a high secure prison which she ran for more than 10 years. She has worked effectively for over 25 years with offenders, both within prisons and within health services, in both hospitals and the community. She has created therapeutic programmes with a strong evidence base from which has had excellent outcomes. She has presented her work nationally in the UK and internationally in Europe, Canada and in the USA.

Forensic Psychology, Criminology

Mark Tibbett is a Professor at University Of Reading. He is working as a Professor of Soil Ecology. Responsibilities: To lead research in plant-soil-microbe interactions, soil microbiology, soil science and plant nutrition Joint Editor-in-Chief of Soil Research Editor of Mining In Ecologically Sensitive Landscapes Associate Editor for the Australian Journal of Botany and Restoration Ecology Council member of British Society of Soil Science Founder and co-chair of the international Mine Closure conference series Formerly: Chair of Soil Ecology, Cranfield University Director of Centre for Land Rehabilitation, The University of Western Australia Team Leader, CSIRO Land and Water Areas of Interest: Restoration and measurement of soil functions in creating sustainable landscapes. Plant-soil interactions and feedbacks The physiology, ecology and nutritional aspects of mycorrhizal and other higher fungi Soil ecology and biodiversity Microbially mediated processes in soil Soil organic matter and carbon sequestration Terrestrial biogeochemistry and nutrient cycling Metals in the soil-plant system Early-stage ecosystem development Bioremediation of organics and inorganics Decomposition and forensic taphonomy

Forensic taphonomy, Bioremediation of organics and inorganics

Avi Domb is a professor and presently working as a president of Azrieli College of Engineering Jerusalem.Our interest is on the use of extended release of protein drugs as well as small bioactive molecules as a research tool for the determination of the effect of focal extended release on brain functions and as therapy for brain disorders. Local extended delivery of the neurotransmitters, glutamate and TRH in specific sites in the brain has been investigated. It was found that extended localized delivery provided different. In parallel to this investigation we have developed the Glade brain tumour implant for treating Glioma multiforme (in clinical use worldwide since its FDA approval in 1996). New anticancer formulations for direct injection into brain tissue have been developed and being tested for treating brain tumours

Synthesis, characterization and applications of biopolymers. Medicinal and organic chemistry. Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical chemistry Controlled drug delivery. Nanoparticles and nanoformulations. Water purification systems, Bioactive polymers. Scaffolds for tissue engineering. Nucleic acid transfection agents. Forensic Sciences.

Athanasios Tsanas is presently a Lecturer at University of Oxford, UK. My research is multi-disciplinary, encompassing fields such as biomedical engineering, signal processing, machine learning, applied mathematics, and communications

Data Science

Dr Veena Kumari is currently the Chief Scientific Officer for Sovereign Health Group (SHG), USA. Prior to joining SHG, she was Professor of Experimental Psychology (2006-2016) in the Department of Psychology at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience at King’s College London. Her research focuses on the effects of pharmacological and psychological treatments on cognitive and affective deficits in schizophrenia, neurobiological correlates of violence in psychosis and personality disorder, and personality and brain functioning. She has over 200 publications and received many awards including Welcome Senior Research Fellowship and the prestigious Humboldt Research Award.

Neurobiology and treatments of schizophrenia; Cognition and affect in psychosis and depression; Animals models of psychiatric disorders; Violence in schizophrenia and antisocial personality disorder; Neurobiological basis of personality.

Harvey J.M. Hou has completed his Ph.D. in Chemistry from Peking University in China and postdoctoral studies at Rockefeller University. Currently, he is an Associate Professor of Forensic Science at Alabama State University. He has published 80 papers in books and peer-reviewed journals including Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, J. Am. Chem. Soc., and Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. and served as an editorial board of J. Photochem. Photobiol. B, J. Forensic Res., and Air Water Borne Diseases. He is also the Editor of Teaching Bioanalytical Chemistry (ACS Symposium book) and the Editor of NanoPhotoBioScience. He has organized or co-organized 15 conferences/symposia since 2004. He is passionate about microbial forensics, nanoforensics, forensic drug analysis, DNA profiling, and firearm/explosive analysis.

Forensic Science

David Lamagna is a Forensic Scientist/Engineer, and Professional Licensed Investigator with training, education and e xperience in numerous areas of forensic science, engineering and investigation. He has also worked as a municipal police constable in Massachusetts on assignment for certain state agencies, and at large, investigating the whereabouts of fugitives from just ice, making arrests, performing evictions, and related services. Mr. Lamagna is a licensed private investigator in several states and has worked within the law enforcement community for the last 26+/ - years.

Forensic Engineering

George W. Adams has served on the frontlines as police officer and formerly as National Director of NamUs, a national centralized repository and resource center for missing persons and unidentified decedent records. NamUs is a free online system that can be searched by medical examiner, coroners, law enforcement officials and the general public from all over the country in hopes of resolving these cases. He holds a 2013 Master of Arts in Criminology and Criminal Justice, achieving an overall 4.0 GPA with a full course load while working fulltime. George is a member of the Texas Municipal Police Officers Association and holds an active Advanced Peace Officers Certification (TCOLE P.I.D. 337687). George is a co-author of the original NIJ 2011 competitive solicitation for National Missing and Unidentified Persons System and two extensions that resulted in a total cooperative agreement award of $7.55 million. George is an invited speaker at national and international conferences as well as a requested contributor for other publications.

Forensic Anthropology

Jerry Melbye has had and still enjoys a distinguished career of over 3 decades of teaching and research in the field of forensic science and anthropology. His research interests include paleopathology and forensic anthropology with field work experience in Ontario, Labrador, The Yukon, American Southwest and Midwest, Egypt and Mexico. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Forensic Anthropology and a Fellow of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences. Within the AAFS, over the years Jerry has served as Section Chair, Section Secretary and has sat on four Academy wide committees. He has aided police forces in the U.S. and Canada for more than 30 years in identifying human remains, providing them with information leading to the apprehension of killers in dozens of murder cases. His work has been featured on Discovery Canada, the Discovery Health Channel as well as national and international venues.

Forensic Anthropology

Santiago has been employed with a large Midwest Law Enforcement Agency for the past 10 years. During his tenure he has performed the functions of a police officer, federal task force officer, field training officer, and crime analyst. Dr. Santiago is the recipient of several prestigious awards including the awards of valor and the National Association of Police Organizations, Washington D.C. (NAPO) honorable mention awards presented at the annual National Police Week Top Cop Awards Ceremony. Santiago is currently a Visiting Professor within the Justice Administration Program where he serves as a mentor to students wishing to pursue a career within law enforcement. He received his Ed.D. in Higher Education and Organizational Change from Benedictine University; a Roman Catholic institution located in Lisle Illinois. Dr. Santiago has written several articles which have been published in peer-reviewed journals and has presented numerous times before several law enforcement agencies and educational organizations within the Midwest.

Criminology

Mohammed Nasimul Islam is currently the Head and Professor of Forensic Pathology department in the Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. He serves as an executive editor to various forensic journals.

Forensic Pathology

Anna Barbaro is a President of the Worldwide Association of Women Forensic Experts. WAWFE is a multi-disciplinary association with the aim to join women working worldwide in different forensic fields,in public or private institutions, in order to promote the advancement and recognition of women role in the international forensic community and to favorite the exchange of information and experience between forensic experts.

Forensic Research