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Just A Juror's Perception_2018 IPTES_033 Feb 19, 2018

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In episode three of the IPTES season, Just Science interviews Dr. Alicia Wilcox from Husson University and Heidi Eldridge from RTI International. Our guests discuss how visual aid and other tactics have been proven to help jurors interpret subject matter expert testimony. Listen and find out what Jurors say is effective in communicating forensic evidence in court. This season is funded by the National Institute of Justice's Forensic Technology Center of Excellence.

Just Fracture Matches Feb 12, 2018

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In episode two of the IPTES season, Just Science interviews Dr. Ashraf Bastawros from the Iowa State University. Dr. Bastawros discusses how fracture mechanics principles can be used with statistical learning tools to give quantitative results. Explore the mind of an engineer and how leveraging other disciplines can aid forensic science. This season is funded by the National Institute of Justice’s Forensic Technology Center of Excellence.

Just Nature's Patterns_2018 IPTES_031 Feb 07, 2018

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In this season we will cover content given at the NIJ Forensic Technology Center of Excellence's Impression Pattern and Trace Evidence Symposium.  The symposium was held January 22nd -25th 2018 in Arlington, Virginia, it had over 200 onsite attendees and over 300 online attendees. To kick off the season Just Science interviews John Vanderkolk from the Indiana State Laboratory. Vanderkolk discusses his belief in the importance of challenging your teachers and how nature's patterns are apparent throughout friction ridge evidence. This season is funded by the National Institute of Justice's Forensic Technology Center of Excellence.

Just So You Know_FTCoE Leadership Series_030 Dec 21, 2017

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The host of Just Science, Dr. John Morgan, gives a detailed explanation about the Forensic Technology Center of Excellence’s Leadership Series. He discusses the topics along with the instructors who cover the material as well as some of the challenges associated with leadership in the crime lab. Learn more at: https://forensiccoe.org/leadership-series/ This episode of Just Science is funded by the National Institute of Justice’s Forensic Technology Center of Excellence [Award 2016-MU-BX-K110].

Just Guidance Leadership_Special Release_029 Dec 18, 2017

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In this special release season of Just Science, we discuss leadership with prominent names in the forensic community. The last episode of this series features Jeremy Triplett, the Laboratory Supervisor for the Kentucky State Police Forensic Laboratories. Triplett discusses how a leader must not only have people skills, but they also must posses ability look beyond their own expertise when handling challenges. This season was funded by the National Institute of Justice’s Forensic Technology Center of Excellence.

Just Motivational Leadership_Special Release_028 Dec 11, 2017

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In this special release season of Just Science, we discuss leadership with prominent names in the forensic community. This episode features Martina Bison-Huckaby, the Director of the Center for Executive Education at West Virginia University’s College of Business and Economics. Just science examines how understanding and relating with people separates leadership from management. Also we discuss that taking business techniques, and human psychology into a crime lab leadership position can be challenging. Martina Bison Huckaby explains how West Virginia University, ASCLD, and the NIJ are aiding forensic scientists who are seeking leadership help.

Just Strategic Leadership_Special Release_027 Dec 04, 2017

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In this special release season of Just Science, we discuss leadership with prominent names in the forensic community. This episode features Jody Wolf the assistant crime lab administrator at the Phoenix police department laboratory services bureau. Wolf tells us how forensic science found her at a pivotal time in her life, and how she found an amazing career at the Phoenix crime lab. With a background that only strengthens her ability as leader, Just Science examines how sometimes rethinking old procedures, or even how a lab is structured can create an overall better and more efficient justice system. This season was funded by the National Institute of Justice’s Forensic Technology Center of Excellence.

Just Servant Leadership_Special Release_026 Nov 27, 2017

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Servant Leadership In episode one of the Leadership Special Release season, Just Science interviews Ben Swanholm, the Forensic Science Section Supervisor at the Phoenix Police Department Laboratory Services Bureau. Swanholm discusses his personal leadership style, backed with resources that are helpful to not only forensic scientists, but anyone who is interested in pursuing a leadership role. Along with learning more about the ASCLD Leadership Academy we examine some of the unique ways Phoenix organizes it’s crime laboratory. This season of Just Science is funded by the National Institute of Justice’s Forensic Technology Center of Excellence [Award 2016-MU-BX-K110].

Just So You Know: Rapid DNA Technology_025 Nov 20, 2017

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JUST SO YOU KNOW: RAPID DNA TECHNOLOGY In this “Just So You Know” episode of Just Science, we discuss this year’s Rapid DNA forum with Chris Asplen, the Executive Director of the National Criminal Justice Association. The 3-day forum, hosted by the Forensic Technology Center of Excellence, was held in Alexandria, VA in August of 2017. This forum provided more than 130 attendees from the forensic DNA community an opportunity to be updated on commercially available Rapid DNA technologies, hear lessons learned from several early adopters spanning local law enforcement and federal agencies, and discuss moving forward as a community. As one of the many distinguished presenters from the forum, Chris discusses how Rapid DNA is moving forward slowly but surely saving jurisdictions time and money, and that getting the policy right is just as important as getting the technology right. This episode of Just Science is funded by the National Institute of Justice’s Forensic Technology Center of Excellence [Award 2016-MU-BX-K110].

Just Case Studies: Derrick Todd Lee - Baton Rouge Serial Killer_024 Oct 23, 2017

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In Episode 9, Season 2, Just Science interviews Ray Wickenheiser, director of the New York State Police lab system and current ASCLD president. Ray takes us down to Cajun Country to the case of deranged “Baton Rouge Serial Killer,” Derrick Todd Lee, who targeted young women in the Baton Rouge area of Louisiana during the early 2000s. Just Science and Ray jump into the details of the complex crime scenes Lee left throughout the city and discuss the significance of a muddy footwear impression, a computer cord, and DNA evidence, and how they helped break the case for a clear path to conviction. Derrick Todd Lee was convicted in 2004 and died on death row in 2016. Some content in this podcast may be considered sensitive and may evoke emotional responses, or may not be appropriate for younger audiences. Funding for this season is brought to you by the National Institute of Justice’s Forensic Technology Center of Excellence.

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