Learn from Engaged, Experienced Faculty
The Forensic Science Graduate Program faculty include both UC Davis professors and highly respected forensic science practitioners. UC Davis faculty representation in the program is interdisciplinary, drawing from many departments to help ensure coursework is diverse and relevant to the rapidly changing field.
Our forensic practitioners are actively employed in every facet of the industry, from the California Department of Justice, the Bureau of Forensic Services, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, the Sacramento County District Attorney's Office, and crime laboratories across the country.
Michael Chamberlain J.D.
California Department of Justice
FOR201C Forensic Science Fundamentals
Christyann Darwent Ph.D.
UC Davis
FOR210 Personal Identification
Ruth Dickover M.S., Ph.D.
UC Davis
Program Technical Advisor
Ashley Hall M.S., Ph.D.
UC Davis, Program Director
FOR 280 Forensic DNA Analysis
FOR 281 Forensic DNA Lab
FOR201A Forensic Science Fundamentals
Philip Hess M.S.
Sacramento County District Attorney's Office
FOR240 Homicide Crime Scene Investigation
FOR298 Forensic Photography
Robert B. Kimsey Ph.D.
UC Davis
FOR293 Research Methodology
Barry Miller B.S.
California Department of Justice
FOR209 Forensic Alcohol
FOR 268 Forensic Statistics
FOR207 Forensic Spectroscopy
Glendon Parker Ph.D.
UC Davis
FOR278 Molecular Techniques
Jeffrey Rodzen Ph.D.
CA Department of Fish and Wildlife
FOR 276 Population Genetics
Craig Triebold M.S., F-ABC, D-ABFT-FT
Sacramento County District Attorney's Office Laboratory of Forensic Services
FOR208 Forensic Toxicology
FOR201A Forensic Science Fundamentals
FOR221L Forensic Instrumentation Lab
Joy Viray M.S.
Sacramento County District Attorney's Office Laboratory of Forensic Services
FOR201A Forensic Science Fundamentals
FOR201C Forensic Science Fundamentals
Karma Waltonen Ph.D.
UC Davis
FOR218 Forensic Case Reports
Qi Zhang Ph.D.
UC Davis
FOR220 Analysis of Toxicants
Nicholas Miller, PhD
Illinois Institute of Technology
FOR290 Genomics and Transcriptomics