2016-2017 |
Selected to serve on the American Academy of Forensic Sciences DNA Consensus Group Standards Board |
2015-2017 |
Professional Leaves awarded for AY 2015-2017 at Florida International University and 50% SJSU |
2014 |
Sabbatical awarded for AY 2014-2015 at Florida International University |
2014 |
American Academy of Forensic Science Criminalistics Meritorious Service Award Recipient |
2013 |
Selected as Peer Reviewer for the NIJ Research Grant Panels |
2013 |
Selected as a neutral expert witness for the 7th District Court of Appeals Case 13‐cv‐2333 |
2012-2014 |
Selected to chair the American Academy of Forensic Science Forensic Science Educators Conference |
2012 |
Selected as Peer Reviewer for CSUPERB Joint Venture Research Grants |
2011 |
Invited as Peer Reviewer for Forensic Science Research and Development Program (Declined due to conflict) |
2011 |
Invited Lecturer at University of Leicester, England Summer 2011 CSI Leicester |
2011 |
Chaired the American Academy of Forensic Science Forensic Science Educators Conference SJSU |
2010 |
Selected as Peer Reviewer for two NIJ Research Grant Technical Reports |
2010 |
Invited as Peer Reviewer Forensic DNA Research and Development Program (Declined due to conflict ) |
2010 |
Nominated “Most Influential Professor,” College of Science, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA |
2010 |
Nominated by the California Association of Criminalists to the US President’s National Science
and Technology Council Interagency Working Groups on Forensic Science |
2010 |
Selected and Served as Peer Reviewer for CSUPERB Programmatic Grants |
2008 |
Nominated by students for the CASA Outstanding Professor Award |
2007 |
Tenured and Promoted to Full Professor, 08/24/07 |
2007 |
Sabbatical at the CA DOJ DNA Laboratory Approved for Spring 2008 |
2006 |
A. Biasotti Most Outstanding Research Presentation Award, CAC 08/24/06 |
2006 |
Promoted to Fellow of Criminalistics of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences 02/20/06 |
2006 |
Elected to the Molecular Biology Certification Blue Ribbon Panel of the American Board of Criminalistics |
2005 |
Invited Speaker Stanford Genome Technology Club, Stanford University School of Medicine |
2004 |
Invited Keynote Speaker Edward-Teller Education Center Teacher Scientist program, LLNL |
2001 |
Invited Keynote Speaker for Bio-Link Summer Fellows Teachers Forum, City College of SF |
1998 |
Unit Citation of CA DOJ DNA Laboratory Management team member |
1997 |
ASCLD/LAB inspector training successfully completed |
1995-present |
Selected to serve on the AFDIL mtDNA QA committee |
1993 & 1994 |
Selected to serve on NSF-DEB REU Site Grant Program Panel |
1993 |
Academic Excellence Faculty Advisor Award - selected by biology honor student- UNC |
1992 |
Academic Excellence Faculty Advisor Award - selected by biology honor student- UNC |
1992 |
Burlington Northern Faculty Award Candidate - elected by students- UNC |
1990 |
Best Research Poster, Mycological Society of America |
1989-1990 |
Mycological Society of America (MSA), Research Fellowship |
1989-1990 |
Graduate Research Fellowship, UC Berkeley |
1989 |
UC Biotechnology Research and Education Award, UC Berkeley |
1989 |
Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor, UC Berkeley |
1987 |
Inter campus Travel Award, UC Berkeley |
1986&1988 |
Educational Improvement Awards, UC Berkeley |
1985-1988 |
USDA National Graduate Fellowship, UC Berkeley |
1984-1985 |
Faculty Fellowship, Columbia University, NY, NY |
1982-1984 |
Teaching Fellowship, New York University |
1978-1981 |
N.Y.S. Regents Scholarship awarded for attendance at SUNY Binghamton |
Fall 2016 |
Forensic Biometrics# |
Professor |
SJSU |
Fall 2016 |
DNA and Crime# |
Professor |
SJSU |
Fall 2016 |
Internships |
Professor |
SJSU |
Spring 2016 |
Survey of Forensic Science# |
Professor |
SJSU |
Spring 2016 |
DNA and Crime# |
Professor |
SJSU |
Spring 2016 |
Internships |
Professor |
SJSU |
Fall 2015 |
DNA and Crime# |
Professor |
SJSU |
Fall 2015 |
Internships |
Professor |
SJSU |
Fall 2014-S15 |
Sabbatical |
Professor |
SJSU |
Summer 2014 |
Internships |
Professor |
SJSU |
Spring 2014 |
Forensic Science Senior Seminar |
Professor |
SJSU |
Spring 2014 |
Internships |
Professor |
SJSU |
Fall 2013 |
Internships |
Professor |
SJSU |
Fall 2013 |
Special Topics in Forensic Science |
Professor |
SJSU |
Spring 2013 |
Forensic Senior Seminar |
Professor |
SJSU |
Spring 2013 |
Internships |
Professor |
SJSU |
Fall 2012 |
Special Topics- Advances in Forensic DNA |
Professor |
SJSU |
Fall 2012 |
Forensic Senior Seminar |
Professor |
SJSU |
Fall 2012 |
Internships |
Professor |
SJSU |
Spring 2012 |
Forensic Molecular Biology
Forensic Science Senior Seminar |
Professor |
SJSU |
Fall 2011 |
Forensic Biometrics
Internships |
Professor |
SJSU |
Spring 2011 |
DNA and Crime
Internships |
Professor |
SJSU |
Fall 2010 |
Fluor Applications in Mol Biol and Forensic Science
Independent Studies
Internships |
Professor |
SJSU |
Summer 2010 |
Senior Seminar |
Professor |
SJSU |
Spring 2010 |
DNA and Crime
*Criminalistics
Internships |
Professor |
SJSU |
Fall 2009 |
The Real CSI
*Forensic Molecular Biology
Independent Studies |
Professor |
SJSU |
Spring 2009 |
DNA and Crime
*Criminalistics
Internships |
Professor |
SJSU |
Fall 2008 |
The Real CSI
Senior Seminar |
Professor |
SJSU |
Fall 2007 |
*Introduction to Forensic Science
Senior Seminar |
Professor |
SJSU |
Spring 2007 |
*Forensic Molecular Biology
Internships |
Associate Professor |
SJSU |
Fall 2006 |
DNA and Crime
The Real CSI |
Associate Professor |
SJSU |
Spring 2006 |
Genetics, Law and Society (graduate) |
Associate Professor |
SJSU |
Fall 2005 |
Criminalistics
The Real CSI |
Associate Professor |
SJSU |
Spring 2005 |
*Introduction to Forensic Science
*Criminalistics
Internships |
Associate Professor |
SJSU |
Fall 2004 |
*Introduction to Forensic Science
Criminalistics
DNA and Crime
Internships |
Associate Professor |
SJSU |
Spring 2004 |
*Introduction to Forensic Science
Criminalistics |
Associate Professor |
SJSU |
Fall 2003 |
*Introduction to Forensic Science
Criminalistics |
Associate Professor |
SJSU |
Spring 2003 |
*Chemistry of Forensic DNA |
Associate Professor |
SJSU |
Fall 2001 |
*Chemistry of Short Tandem Repeats |
Adjunct Professor |
FIU |
1998-1999 |
STR II- Advanced STR typing |
Assistant Lab Director |
CADOJDNA |
Sum. 1998 |
*DNA Technology Workshop |
Adjunct Asst Prof |
SFSU |
Fall 1997 |
Genetics of Forensic DNA Typing |
Adjunct Asst Prof |
UC Davis extension |
Sum. 1997 |
*DNA Technology Workshop |
Adjunct Asst Prof |
SFSU |
Sum. 1996 |
*DNA Technology Workshop |
Adjunct Asst Prof |
SFSU |
Sum. 1995 |
*DNA Technology IV: Sequencing |
Adjunct Assistant Professor |
UNC |
Sum. 1994 |
*DNA Technology III: Sequencing |
Adjunct Assistant Professor |
UNC |
1996-1997 |
Intro to D1S80 |
Assistant Lab Director |
CADOJ DNA |
1997-2000 |
Intro to STR typing |
Assistant Lab Director |
CADOJ DNA |
1994-2000 |
DNA academy-Intro to Forensic DNA-RFLP |
Assistant Lab Director |
CADOJ DNA |
Fall 1993 |
Principles of Biology |
Assistant Professor |
UNC |
Fall 1993 |
Biology as a Profession |
Assistant Professor |
UNC |
Sum. 1993 |
*DNA Technology II: PCR |
Assistant Professor |
UNC |
Spr. 1993 |
Introduction to Biology |
Assistant Professor |
UNC |
Spr. 1993 |
*Molecular Genetics |
Assistant Professor |
UNC |
Fall 1992 |
Principles of Biology |
Assistant Professor |
UNC |
Fall 1992 |
Foundations of Biological Research |
Assistant Professor |
UNC |
Fall 1992 |
Biology as a Profession |
Assistant Professor |
UNC |
Sum. 1992 |
Guest Lecturer for AP Institute section on DNA |
Assistant Professor |
UNC |
Sum. 1992 |
*DNA Tech. : Sequencing |
Assistant Professor |
UNC |
Spr. 1992 |
*Principles of Biology |
Assistant Professor |
UNC |
Spr. 1992 |
*Molecular Genetics |
Assistant Professor |
UNC |
Sum. 1991 |
*DNA Sequencing Workshop |
Instructor |
UGA |
Spr. 1991 |
*Polymerase Chain Reaction Laboratory |
Instructor |
UGA |
Fall 1988 |
Motivating and Advising Students |
TA Trainer |
UCB |
Fall 1989 |
Diversity and Retention |
TA Trainer |
UCB |
1980-1981 |
*Botany |
Teaching Assistant |
SUNYB |
Spr. 1988 |
*Mycology |
Teaching Assistant |
UCB |
Fall 1984 |
*Biology |
Teaching Assistant |
Columbia |
1983-1984 |
*Ecological Bot., *Genetics, *Plant Systematics |
Teaching Assistant |
NYU |