graduate studies
News of interest to
John Jay graduate students
Spring 2010
Greek Fire Fighter Shines
@ John Jay
Protection Management Program trains
International Firefighters
Konstantinos Ziogas is one of the Greek firefighters who came to John Jay as
an international student in the Fall 2008 semester. Ziogas joined the Greek
Fire Brigade in 2001 and graduated from the Officers School of the Greek
Fire Academy in 2002. He served for three years in the special unit for di-
saster relief (EMAK) and during the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. Ziogas
was a member of the unit responsible for handling Radiological, Biological
and Chemical incidents. He successfully completed the Master of Science in
Protection Management in Fall 2009.
Ziogas said that the Protection Management
Program was a challenging but fruitful expe-
rience. He explained, “The PMT degree gave
me an opportunity to expand and enhance
my knowledge in the emergency and protec-
tion management field.” He acknowledged
that he could not have completed the degree
within a year without the help and the exper-
tise of his professors and the support of the
College’s professional staff.
Konstantinos Ziogas
Ziogas made the most of his brief stay at John Jay. In summer 2009, he
participated in a study abroad program in the Dominican Republic (DR). The
program included visits to prisons to study the DR incarceration system, how
effective it is and what conditions exist at prisons. In the Fall 2009 semester,
Ziogas interned at the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for
Refugees, a very competitive and selective internship. He worked on such is-
sues as strengthening the coordination of the United Nations emergency and
international cooperation on humanitarian assistance in natural disasters.
Upon his return to Greece, Ziogas hopes to apply the knowledge and skills
gained at John Jay to help the Greek Fire Department confront the growing
challenges of the future by meeting both Greek and European standards.
@ John Jay
First Recipient of Homeland
Security Scholarship Excels
Katharine Boyd was the first recipient of the
Homeland Security Assistantship in 2008. She
graduated from John Jay in May 2009 with a
Master of Arts in Forensic Psychology. During her
tenure at John Jay, she was a consistent Dean’s
List recipient. Presently, she is in the doctoral
program pursuing a Ph.D. in Criminal Justice.
Her research interests are political and religious
violence in relation to policy.
Katharine Boyd
As a recipient of the Homeland Security Assistantship, Boyd worked with
such notable researchers as Dr. Scott Atran and Dr. Itai Sneh, and at the
Center on Terrorism with Dr. Charles B. Strozier. Her research with Dr. Atran
was an open-source research project on jihad networks for the John Jay and
ARTIS Transnational Terrorism (JJATT) database. Her research with Dr. Sneh
contributed to his book titled History Will Judge: An Examination of
Torture through the Ages.
Boyd also co-authored chapters in the Fundamentalist Mindset: Psy-
chological Reflections on Religion, Violence and History [Oxford
University Press] with Charles B. Strozier. She served as the editorial as-
sistant for the book, edited by Strozier with David M. Terman and James W.
Jones. It is scheduled for publication by Oxford University Press in March
2010. Ms. Boyd also served as transcript editor for the conference Nuclear
Weapons After Bush: Prospects for Abolition. In the summer 2009,
Boyd conducted open-source research on Al-Qa’ida in Iraq for the Political
Organizations Database at START at the University of Maryland.
Boyd strongly believes that the Homeland Security Assistantship has been of
enormous value to her and the other recipients of the award. She especially
values the mentoring she received from the researchers at John Jay. She
stated that the contacts she made during her time as a Graduate Assistant-
ship with the Homeland Security Program have placed her in a position to
make valuable contacts for her future career. She is deeply humbled by the
opportunities which she has received because of the Assistantship.
From the Dean, International Scholar leads
Welcome and Welcome Back New Program
to the Spring 2010 Semester Rosemary Barberet, an Associate Professor in the Sociology Department led
the faculty group that developed the International Crime and Justice MA
This issue of the Graduate Studies News-
program. She is extremely well qualified to serve as the interim director of
letter profiles several of John Jay’s Mas-
this new program. Dr. Barberet currently teaches a variety of courses in the
ters students who embody the College’s
College´s undergraduate major in International Criminal Justice. She is a native
mission of educating managers, leaders,
of Connecticut and trained in criminology in the United States (PhD, University
policy makers and policy analysts for
of Maryland), but, she has spent most of her academic career in Europe (Spain
criminal justice, social justice, and public
and England), where she taught mainly graduate courses, and directed the
service. The Newsletter reports on some
M.Sc. in Criminal Justice Program at the University of Leicester, UK.
of our extraordinary students and faculty
members. It reflects their rich diversity
Dr. Barberet’s publications and research interests
and the international scope of their inter-
are focused on self-reported youth crime, violence
ests and activities. It spotlights many of
against women, business crime, fear of crime, uni-
the thought provoking recent events and
versity student victimization, crime indicators and
initiatives and outstanding experiences that enrich graduate study at John Jay
comparative methodology. From 2001 to 2005,
and make it so exceptional. The coming semester promises to offer another
she chaired the International Division of the Ameri-
lively mix of opportunities for academic, professional and personal growth.
can Society of Criminology. Fluent in Spanish and
French, she is actively involved in a number of crimi-
As usual, there are many things brewing at the College this Spring that will
nology associations around the world. She repre-
support the continued growth and development of graduate studies. It will be Rosemary Barberet
sents the International Sociological Association at
an exciting and challenging semester as the College embarks on a three-fold
the United Nations. Dr. Barberet has been awarded the Herbert Bloch Award
journey requiring self examination, assessment, and planning for both graduate
of the American Society of Criminology for service to the society and to the
and undergraduate studies. The College will simultaneously shape a Master
professional interests of criminology, as well as the Rafael Salillas Award of the
Plan for the next 5 years to take the College to its 50th anniversary in 2014;
Sociedad Española de Investigación Criminológica.
pursue a plan to enhance student retention and success; and begin the periodic
review leading to reaccreditation of the College by the Middle States Commis-
sion on Higher Education. These endeavors will have a critical impact on the
future of the College. I hope that the voices of graduate students will make an
important contribution.
New Program Director in
Protection Management
Robert Till succeeds Norman Groner as Director
The Staff in the Office of Graduate Studies - Room 411T
of the Protection Management MS Program this
Jannette Domingo - Dean: 212.237.8757 jdomingo@jjay.cuny.edu Spring 2010. Till is an Associate Professor involved
Anila Sabiko Duro - Executive Assistant to the Dean: 646.557.4775 aduro@jjay.cuny.edu in teaching and research in fire science. He is also
Janice Carrington - Administrative Director: 212.237.8418 jcarrington@jjay.cuny.edu a licensed professional engineer in the state of
Petula Bailey - Assistant to the Administrative Director: 646.557.4518 pbailey@jjay.cuny.edu Connecticut Dr. Till received his PHD in Fire Pro-
tection Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic
Linda Mitchell - Graduate Career Advisor: 212.484.1302 ldmitchell@jjay.cuny.edu
Institute [WPI] in 2001. His thesis addressed the
Assistant to the Career Advisor: 646.557.4589
Robert Till evaluation of buildings for fire department inter-
vention.

Dr. Till’s interests include the protection of transport infrastructure projects

including road and rail tunnels, bridges and airports. He is a special expert
member of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 130 NFPA technical
committee. This committee is responsible for examining life safety in subways
and other passenger rail systems.
Professor Till’s current research involves Agent Based Modeling of emergency
services intervention and occupant evacuation strengthens a critical component
of the PMT Program
Interns Make A Splash On
The National Stage
A John Jay intern is in the mix on ABC TV
“Good Morning America”
Ms. Alyxaundria Sanford a native of Cleveland Ohio is making it big in the city
that never sleeps. As a graduate student enrolled in the Criminal Justice Pro-
gram with a specialization in Investigative Techniques, Alyxaundria has taken
advantage of the college’s graduate career placement by securing a coveted
paid internship working at ABC-TV—Disney Television Group on the Good
Morning America Weekend and the Brian Ross Investigative Unit.
As a graduate level intern, Alyxaundria works as a producer’s assistant and is
heavily involved in the television production work for both shows. She works
in the field, transcribes interviews, and conducts the “man on the street” in-
Alyxaundria Sanford
terviews. At ABC’s Brian Ross Investigative Unit, Alyxaundria has conducted
research for the Fort Hood incident and stories concerning the infamous Bernie
Madoff. She has participated in stakeouts and is most excited to be working in
the field and seeing how television shows are produced. When asked about the
co-mingling of journalism and criminal investigations Alyxaundria said, “As an
investigator, I conduct research and I am on an investigative team. It requires
taking initiative and thinking outside of the box by exhausting all options.”
What’s in Alyxaundria’s future? She will continue her studies in criminal justice
and while working on a number of projects at ABC that are currently in pre-
production. She ended the interview by saying, “I am excited to still work in
the media industry while pursuing my Masters in Criminal Justice at John Jay
College. Both the fields of media and criminal justice can work well together
as a career option.” Next semester Alyxaundria will be interning with ABC’s
“The View.”
In Good Hands
—Interning with Disaster Operations
Andrew William Jeremy Moss, a graduate
student enrolled in the Master’s in Public Ad-
ministration Program , is currently working as
an Emergency Management Graduate Intern
with the Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA) in the Disaster Operations
Division.
In this challenging internship Andrew assists
in the preparation of FEMA emergency plans
Andrew William Jeremy Moss
and procedures and participates during di-
saster response operations. He also provides assistance in the evaluation of
exercises at the national and state levels.
Andrew is responsible for monitoring and evaluating H1N1 activities both
domestically and internationally and is serving as a H1N1 specialist. He ciphers
through a wide range of complex materials for interpretation and analysis and
supports FEMA’s critical all hazard mission by carrying out reporting activities.
Update on Library Services
Starting this spring semester, the Lloyd Sealy Library is implementing a new and
improved interlibrary loan system. The purpose of Interlibrary Loan is to
retrieve materials that are not available at the John Jay Library or at
any other CUNY school. This new system, called ILLiad, requires patrons to
log into their own, personal interlibrary loan account. From this account, you
can submit requests for books and articles, keep track of your requests, receive
electronic documents, and request renewals. Interlibrary loan is available to all
John Jay graduate students. You can request books, articles and other docu-
ments that cannot be obtained through CLICS (CUNY Libraries Inter-Campus
Services). For more information about this new system and interlibrary loan,
please visit the library’s website at www.lib.jjay.cuny.edu.
2010 Connect and Reconnect
Alumni Open House at John Jay
President Jeremy Travis, Michael McCann (BS ‘74, JD), Alumni Association Presi-
dent, and the Alumni Board cordially invite all alumni to attend the first 2010
Alumni Open House. This event is part of the on- going Connect and Recon-
nect Series at John Jay. The inaugural speaker will be Jannette O. Domingo,
PhD, Dean of Graduate Studies. This Alumni Open House will be held on Friday,
January 22, 2010 from 6:00- 8:00 PM in the Gerald W. Lynch Theater Lobby.
Refreshments will be served.
To RSVP, confirm your attendance by phone at 212.237.8964 or email to
jkemp@jjay.cuny.edu. Be sure to include your full name, degree(s) and gradu-
ation year(s), email address, and the date of the event you will attend. For more
information, contact Alumni Relations at 212.237.8547.
Cassandra Jones and Jillian Sarandrea
Presenting Unique Research
@ the ASC
Graduate students Cassandra Jones, Jillian Sarandrea, Aja Gair, and Ab-
bie Tuller who serve as research assistants in Dr. Chitra Raghavan’s re-
search lab, proudly presented at the American Society of Criminology Confer-
ence held from November 4 to 7, 2009 in Philadelphia. Jones and Dr. Raghavan
presented on Drug Use, Sex Work and Social Support- in a Sample of
MSM. The presenters found that there is extensive literature on the prevalence
of substance abuse in male sex workers (MSW). A high proportion of MSWs
trade sex for money and/or drugs, and often engage in high risk behaviors and
illicit drug use. Men who have sex with men (MSM) and MSWs are very similar
to one another, and are both at higher risks for drug use. They assessed the
prevalence of sex work in a group of MSM, reports on the type of drugs par-
ticipants use, and whether drug use was more frequent in sex workers than it
is in non sex workers.
Jones and Raghavan found that there was a significant main effect for drug
use on family social support. MSMs who do not use drugs received more social
support from their families than those who do use drugs. The results show that
drug use itself has a significant impact on family social support regardless as to
whether the individual engages in sex work or not.
Sarandrea, Gair, Jones and Dr. Raghavan presented on Peer Valida-
tion of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV): A Comparison of Lesbian,
Gay, Bisexual (LGB) and Straight Students. They found that male peers
can pass information to men that may serve to validate and legitimize the
use of IPV. Alternatively, peers behavior can also reduce the occurrence of IPV
although the specific mechanism is not clear. The authors examined supportive
and critical peer messages on partner violence in an ethnically diverse popu-
lation of LGB and straight students. Most of the LGB (66.7%) and straight
(57.1%) students talked to female and male peers about their worst conflict,
with the remaining speaking to only female peers. An independent sample
t-test showed that LGB and straight participants did not differ significantly on
IPV rates. However, the relationship between peer responses and IPV differed
across groups, such that supportive validation was significantly associated with
IPV for only LGB students. Implications for sexual orientation, gender roles, and
peer relationships will be discussed further.
Sriken, Tuller and Dr. Raghavan presented on the Risk of Intimate Part-
ner Homicide among Marginalized MSM. The goal of this study was
to examine if marginalization increases the risk of IPH within male same-sex
relationships as it does within heterosexual rela-
tionships. The authors found that Black/African
American MSM and MSM without a college
education were more likely to suffer a pattern
of severe/near lethal violence from their part-
ners. Other factors in the model (sex work sta-
tus, sexual identity, housing status, HIV status,
and drug use) did not result in increased risk
of near lethal violence, so the hypothesis was
partially supported. Julie Sriken
Upon their return to the College, all students agreed that the presentations
enriched their study and enhanced their public speaking and publications
skills. Now, they are all eager to present again and have already started to
explore topics for next year’s conference and the international conference in
Morocco.
Turkish Nationals Applaud
the CRJ Program
Mustafa Demir, a student in the Criminal Justice Master’s Degree Program
is a graduate of the Police College and Police Academy in Turkey. Since 1996,
he has worked for various departments of the Turkish National Police. He was
assigned to the Police College in Ankara, the capital of Turkey. He attained the
rank of Police Superintendent, before he came to the United States. He also
taught in Turkey, is a trainer of Taekwondo and holds a second grade black belt.
In addition to his domestic experience in policing, Demir has worked for two
international organizations. For one year, he worked for the United Nations
Mission as an international police trainer and Deputy Regional Community
Policing Coordinator and Press Officer and for two years as an international
police trainer at the Organization Security
and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). These
assignments assisted in development of his
knowledge, skills and experience.
Demir believes that the better police are
educated the higher the quality of service
they can provide for the citizens. He adds
that a highly skilled police chief is one who
can look at incidents from the scientific
point of view. For this reason, he enrolled
in John Jay College’s Master’s Program in Mustafa Demir
2008. He has been very pleased with all members of the John Jay College family
and very satisfied with the Master’s Program in Criminal Justice.
Nusret Mesut Şahi̇n, a Police Lieutenant with the Turkish National Police
(TNP), states that his interest in criminal justice started at age 18 when there
were critical problems concerning Turkish national security. At that time, he
decided to enter the field of law enforcement and began his undergraduate
education at the Police Academy. In 2003, he graduated from the Faculty of
Security Sciences of the Police Academy, and began work in the Ordu City Police
Department. The challenging nature of criminal justice is what he enjoys the
most, and he has earned considerable success. In 2005, he was assigned to the
Turkish National Police (TNP) headquarters.
As a part of his job in the TNP, Şahi̇ṅ traveled to Mexico, Germany, Switzer-
land, and Bahrain. During these trips, he noticed that policing was becoming
more and more international, and countries needed international cooperation
to deter crime. When he decided to pursue his academic career, he chose John
Jay’s Masters Program since this college is not only one of the best in its field
but also provides an international perspective
on policing. Şahi̇ṅ believes that with its interna-
tional student body and outstanding professors,
John Jay College is the best place for pursuing
such an academic degree. In 2008, along with
11 other officers, he was nominated by the Turk-
ish Government to complete an MA in Criminal
Justice. Subsequently, he moved to the United
States with his wife, Elif and his daughter, Neva,
to begin the program at John Jay. He considers
Nusret Mesut Şahi̇ṅ
his family to be a main contributor to his success.
Şahi̇ṅ believes that John Jay College, with its welcoming and supportive envi-
ronment, is one of the best places in the criminal justice field for pursuing a
Master’s degree. After receiving his degree, he intends to continue working in
the TNP headquarters and hopes to implement many of the new policing per-
spectives that he obtained at John Jay. He commented that he has learned a lot
during the program, and will share his experiences with his Turkish colleagues.
Forensic Psychology MA
Students Promote Student
Research
The MA Student Research Group, under the supervision of Drs. Falkenbach and
Salfati, organizes numerous events throughout the academic year to provide
students with the avenues necessary to pursue an academic career in a re-
search field.
During the Fall 2009 semester, the MA Student Research Group organized
and hosted five events. The Faculty Research Information Session provided
students with information about ongoing research at John Jay, the thesis track
requirements, and the opportunity to network and learn about faculty mem-
bers. The Ph.D. Information Session was organized to guide students through
the Ph.D. application process, and featured doctoral students who shared
their own experience and provided helpful tips on how to develop a success-
ful application. Guest faculty lecturer, Dr. Charles Strozier, the Director of the
Center on Terrorism, spoke to students about research and events occurring
at the Center, including the Friday Seminar Series that regularly features talks
from international scholars and counter-terrorism experts. A new event, the
Doctoral Panel Series, was developed to connect the doctoral and masters
student research communities at the college. Numerous panel events were
held throughout the semester where two or three doctoral students in the
clinical and/or experimental forensic psychology doctoral program presented
on their research interest and expertise. Finally, the Conference Information
Session provided students with information about the process of submitting
and presenting their research to local and national conferences.
In Spring, 2010, there will be many similar events to continue to promote and
help facilitate research within the graduate student community. In addition, for
students presenting at the 6th Annual MA Student Research Conference, there
will also be a mandatory Poster/Presentation Workshop.
The Year’s events will culminate in the 6th Annual Forensic Psychology MA
Student Research Conference on Friday, May 14, 2010. This Conference is a
symposium for student researchers to showcase their work to fellow students,
faculty members, the community, and professionals in the forensic psychology
field. As in previous years, students who have completed a thesis will be able to
submit an abstract for a panel presentation and all other student research will
be eligible for poster presentations. Three awards will be offered at this year’s
conference:
1. The Cheryl Williams Award, which will be given to an undergraduate stu-
dent whose superior dedication and excellence in research has resulted in the
completion of a research project. This award is given annually, in honor of Dr.
Cheryl Williams who was a great supporter of undergraduate students’ involve-
ment in research.
2. The Student Poster Awards will be given to students presenting posters.
Student posters will be judged by their peers, professors, and other conference
attendees. The top three students will be awarded gift certificates.
3. The Excellence in Research Mentorship Award (ERMA) will be given to a
John Jay faculty member in appreciation of his or her dedication and passion for
research and their continued mentorship and support of students.
We look forward to a fulfilling academic semester! Look out for dates for the
Spring events. Please contact the Forensic Psychology Research Group with any
questions about any of the events or about becoming involved with research in
the Forensic Psychology Master’s program.
Email: msrg@jjay.cuny.edu
BA/MA Director Chairs
International Conference
John Jay’s Ninth Biennial International Conference, “Societies in Transition:
Balancing Security, Social Justice and Tradition” takes places in the ancient
city of Marrakesh, Morocco, from June 2 to 5, 2010.
The conference, presented in partnership with Hassan II University and the
Advisory Council on Human Rights of the Kingdom of Morocco, will bring
together scholars, practitioners, government leaders, police officials and
representatives of international organizations in an effort to promote inter-
national and interdisciplinary understanding of justice issues.
The program committee, chaired by the BA/MA Director, Professor Chitra
Raghavan, have arranged symposiums, presentations and posters on rele-
vant themes, including legal reform, terrorism, human rights, transnational
trafficking in drugs, arms and human beings, financial crimes, gender and
social justice and much more.
For more information on the conference, go online to www.jjay.cuny.
edu/ic, or contact Ken Lewandoski, Director of the Office of International
Studies and Programs, at intconference@jjay.cuny.edu.
Persons of Distinction
The Office of Graduate Studies is accepting nominations for a Person of
Distinction to be honored in the next edition of the Graduate Newsletter. The
Person of Distinction could be a student, professor, or staff member whose
outstanding achievement during the academic year can be highlighted in the
newsletter. Please submit your nomination by email to Janice Carrington at
jcarring@jjay.cuny.edu. The deadline for nominations is June 30, 2010.
 RACE & JUSTICE
The Lecture Hall Fills Up for a Good Cause
The Fall 2009 Graduate Lecture Series was co-sponsored by the Office
of Graduate Studies and the Center on Race, Crime and Justice. The
collaboration with the Center was an amazing opportunity for graduate
students to receive first hand information from prestigious guest speak-
ers, develop networks and decide about volunteer work with the Center
on Race, Crime and Justice. More than 80 graduate students (under-
graduate, graduate and doctoral) filled up the North Hall lecture hall
and after each lecture they left with a better understanding of race and
justice issues facing our legal and criminal justice systems.
Professor Susan Opotow’s graduate class, Society, Violence and Moral-
ity, found Dr. Krisberg’s presentation awesome. Professor Opotow’s stu-
dents were very enthusiastic about Dr. Krisberg’s discussion of structural
violence. This key concept connected with the inequality the class had
been studying, they found the presentation comprehensive, compel-
ling, and informative. Professor Opotow stated that “what was really
amazing is that our class session in the hour before his talk dovetailed
seamlessly with his presentation. It is great when this kind of synergy
happens.”

The Fall 2009 lecture series theme was race and justice. The first lecture
on October 8th titled Race and the U.S. Constitution was present-
ed by Professor Gloria Brown-Marshall, the author of Race, Law, and
American Society: 1607 to the Present. Professor Brown-Marshall gave
an overview of the U.S Constitution and made students think critically
about its relationship with race. Some students decided to complete
research papers on the topic for their graduate courses.
The second lecture, held on November 3rd titled Created Equal: How
to Reduce Racial Disparity in the Criminal Justice System, was
presented by Dr. Barry Krisberg, President of the National Council on Crime
and Delinquency, and a visiting scholar at John Jay. Dr. Krisberg has been
the President of NCCD for fourteen years and is well known nationally for
his expertise on juvenile justice issues. After his presentation, one graduate
student in the Criminal Justice program consulted him for her thesis topic.
Dr. Domingo, the Dean of Graduate Studies, expressed her gratitude to
Professor Jones-Brown, Director of the Center on Race,Crime and Justice,
for inviting Dr. Krisberg to the College.
The third presentation in the graduate lecture series, held on Novem-
ber 30th titled Tattletales and Victims: Rethinking Police use of
Confidential Informants, was presented by Professor Delores Jones-
Brown and Professor Jon Shane, Senior Research Associate for the Po-
lice Foundation, Washington, D.C. This lecture was attended by outside
guests including graduate students from Fordham University and NYPD
officers and officials who found the lecture interesting and applicable
to their field work. Professors Jones-Brown and Shane enlightened the
group on the ongoing research project they are conducting on confi-
dential informants. Even though they could yet not release the findings
they gave helpful insight on the methodology used to conduct this study.
In contrast to the sparse attendance that had plagued the lecture series
in recent years, the large lecture hall was full for each of these events.
Dr. Domingo, Dean of Graduate Studies thanked the Center Director, Dr.
Jones-Brown, for providing students with these excellent opportunities
to interact with outstanding scholars. Professor Diana Falkenbach, Di-
rector of the Forensic Psychology Program, will sponsor the Spring 2010
Series. Next year, the Graduate Dean’s Lecture Series will take place in
collaboration with Centers and programs at the College.

Local Areas of Interest

John Jay is one subway stop away from Times Square at 42nd Street, a must
see for tourists who consider this area the most exciting place in New York City.
A short walk will take you to Lincoln Center and a Metro Card will take you to
the Museum of Modern Art.
In the spring, the Lincoln Center presents
American Songbook January 13 to March
6, 2010. The shows will feature such artists
as Marianne Faithfull, Rebecca Liker, Mar-
tha Plimpton: A Woman of Color and Da-
vid Hidalgo and Louie Perez of Los Lobos
in An evening of Storytelling and Songs.
 Forensic Science Shines at Northeastern
Association Meeting
The Department of Sciences faculty and students were a significant presence at the 35th Annual Meeting of the Northeastern Association of
Forensic Scientists in Long Branch, NJ (November 4-6, 2009).

Peter Diaczuk, MS chaired a workshop on Microscopical Thinking and POSTER PRESENTATIONS:

Trace Evidence Casey Lesar and Elise Champeil, Ph.D. presented Identification of
Peter DeForest, DCrim, and Peter Diaczuk, MS conducted a workshop y-Hydroxybutyric acid (GHB) in Beverages using NMR with PURGE
on Microscopical Thinking and Trace Evidence Solvent-Suppression.

Nicholas Petraco, Ph.D. (Criminalistics Session) and Peter Diaczuk, MS
(Poster Session) chaired technical sessions
ORAL PRESENTATIONS:
Peter Valentin, MS. on Teaching Forensics to Everyone Else
Andrew J. Schweighardt, MA, Amanda Battaglia, MS, Margaret M.
Wallace, Ph.D. on Pathogen Detection with Luminex® Liquid Array
Technology
Peter Diaczuk, MS. on Bouncing Bullets
Jonathan Liu, Elise Champeil, PhD, Gloria Proni, Ph.D. on NMR Analysis
of 3,4-methylenedioxy-N-methamphetamine (MDMA) in Urine
Peter DeForest, DCrim. on Examination of Bullet Wipe to Determine
Directionality
Adanna A. Grandison, BS, Kristy Sekedat, BS, Brooke W. Kammrath,
MS, Dale K. Purcell, MS, John A. Reffner, Ph.D., Thomas A. Kubic, Ph.D.
on Characterization of Eco-Fibers by Infrared and Raman Spectroscopy
Brooke W. Kammrath, MS, Dale K. Purcell, MS, Kristy Sekedat, BS,
Adanna A. Grandison, BS, John A. Reffner, Ph.D., Thomas A. Kubic,
Ph.D. on The Microscopic and Chemical Characterization of Eco-Fibers
Donald Brown, Ph.D., and Yi He, Ph.D. presented Determination of
Nitroaromatic Explosives in Water using Headspace Ionic Liquid Based
Solid-Phase Microextracrtion (SPME) with Gas Chromatography-Mass
Spectroscopy (GC-MS)
Shay M. Smith and John A. Reffner, Ph.D. presented Raman Spectroscopy
of Pigmented Fibers
Huyanh Ralph Tran, and Anthony Carpi, Ph.D. presented Assessment of
Animal Starvation by Continuous Flow Isotope Ratio Mass Spectroscopy:
Quantification of Nutritionally Important Stable Isotopes in the Hair of
Starved Dogs
Nicholas Petraco, PhD, and Nicholas Petraco Sr., MS presented
The Statistical Significance of the Aggregate Trace Evidence Found in
Household Dust Specimens
Rebecca Bucht and Peter DeForest, DCrim presented Polarized Light
Visualization of Bloodstains on Dark Surfaces
Rebecca Bucht presented Qualitative and Quantitative X-ray Diffraction
for Forensic Analysis of Duct Tapes
Dominick J. Bongiovi, Peter Diaczuk, MS presented Preliminary Findings
An Examination of the Critical Depth of Bullet Ricochet Angles
Peter Diaczuk, MS presented Examination of a 13 year-old Shooting
Scene.

Forget-Me-Nots
January 28th, 2010 – First Day of Classes

February 13th - 15th, 2010 – College Closed (Lincoln’s birthday,

Washington’s Birthday and President’s day)

February 18th, 2010 – Classes follow Monday schedule

March 10th, 2010 – Last day to apply for May 2010 graduation

March 29th - April 5th, 2010 – Spring recess (no classes)

May 17th, 2010 – Last day of classes

May 27th, 2010 – Commencement