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.
Deputy Attorney General, California Department of Justice
FOR201C Forensic Science Fundamentals
Christyann Darwent Ph.D.
UC Davis
Professor, Department of Anthropology
FOR210 Personal Identification
Ashley Hall M.S., Ph.D.
UC Davis
Director, Forensic Science Graduate Program
FOR 280 Forensic DNA Analysis
FOR 281 Forensic DNA Lab
FOR201A/B/C Forensic Science Fundamentals
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Philip Hess M.S.
Sacramento County District Attorney's Office Laboratory of Forensic Services
Criminalist IV
FOR240 Homicide Crime Scene Investigation
FOR298 Forensic Photography
FOR201A Forensic Science Fundamentals
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Barry Miller B.S.
California Department of Justice
Director, Bureau of Forensic Services
FOR 268 Forensic Statistics
FOR207 Forensic Spectroscopy
Glendon Parker Ph.D.
UC Davis
Associate Adjunct Professor, Department of Environmental Toxicology
FOR278 Molecular Techniques
Jeffrey Rodzen Ph.D.
CA Department of Fish and Wildlife
Geneticist
FOR 276 Population Genetics
Craig Triebold M.S., F-ABC, D-ABFT-FT
Sacramento County District Attorney's Office Laboratory of Forensic Services
Supervising Criminalist
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
DNA Technical Leader
FOR201A Forensic Science Fundamentals
FOR201C Forensic Science Fundamentals
FOR281 DNA Lab
Karma Waltonen Ph.D.
UC Davis
Continuing Lecturer, University Writing Program
FOR218 Forensic Case Reports
Qi Zhang Ph.D.
UC Davis
Professor, Department of Environmental Toxicology
FOR220 Analysis of Toxicants
Nicholas Miller, PhD
Illinois Institute of Technology
Associate Professor, Department of Biology
FOR277 Forensic Genomics