I am the Director of the Forensic Science Program in the Dept of Chemistry and Environmental Science at NJIT (the only FEPAC accredited Forensic Science Program in the State of NJ).
Prior to joining NJIT, I was a Criminalist in the Department of Forensic Biology at the New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) for 17 years. As a forensic scientist I have worked on thousands of criminal cases, including homicides, sexual assaults, and property crime investigations and have been court qualified as an expert witness in DNA typing over 40 times.

Graduate Certificate ; University of New Haven ; Forensic Genetic Genealogy ; 2025

Graduate Certificate in Forensic Genetic Genealogy ; University of New Haven ; ; 2025

M.S. ; CUNY John Jay College Criminal Justice ; Forensic Science ; 2013

B.S. ; University of California-San Diego ; Biochemistry & Cell Biology ; 1997

FRSC 491 - RESEARCH & INDEP STUDY I

FRSC 490 - CO-OP WORK EXPERIENCE

FRSC 201 - INTRO TO FORENSIC SCIENCE

Forensic Biology/DNA; Microscopy; Criminalistics

Forensic Biology/Human DNA Typing; Forensic Investigative Genetic Genealogy (FIGG)

AR/VR in Crime Scene Investigation
Can VR/AR be used to effectively teach Crime Scene Investigation (CSI) in Forensic Science?

Barry AJ Fisher, David Fisher. "Techniques of Crime Scene Investigation, 9th ed. ." 344 pp. CRC Press, 2022. ISBN 978-1498758130.

Barry Fisher, David Fisher. "Techniques of Crime Scene Investigation, 8th ed.." 503 pp. CRC Press, 2012. ISBN 978-1439810057.

Barry Fisher, David Fisher, Jason Kolowski. "Forensics Demystified." McGraw Hill, 2007. ISBN 978-0262132350.

New Jersey Association of Forensic Scientists (NJAFS)
Officer, President/Elect/Past , 2025

American Board of Criminalistics
Committee Member , 2016

Forensic Science Education Programs Accreditation Commission
Assesor , 2010

New Jersey Association of Forensic Scientists
Officer, Vice President , 2023