Current Research

Research Information

The FSRC currently has eight active research projects. The projects and faculty mentor are listed below. If you have suggestions for research topics or are a practitioner/agency that would like to collaborate, please email forensics@csueastbay.edu or call (510) 885-3171.

Current Research

Animal Abuse and Evidence 
Mentor: Dr. Dawna Komorosky
Student Researchers:
 - Silvia Andrade Rios
 

Death Investigation & Missing Persons
Mentor: Dr. Stephen Morewitz
Student Researchers:
 - Alyssa Cruz
 - Umayro Nosirova

 

Excited Delirium in Death Investigations
Mentor: Dr. Michelle Rippy
Student Researchers:
 - Gloria Hernandez
 - Kathleen Jaime
 - Rocio Ramos Zuniga

 

Fingerprints and Shell Casings
Mentor: Dr. Michelle Rippy
Student Researchers:
 - Samantha Burke
 - Audrey Dexter
 - Zoee Simmons
 - Emily Saruwatari

In-Custody Death Investigations
Mentor: Dr. Summer Jackson & Dr. Michelle Rippy
Student Researchers:
 - Aaryn Satcher

 

Mass Fatality Investigations and Policies
Mentor: Dr. Michelle Rippy
Student Researchers:
 - Gloria Hernandez
 - Vanessa Salgado

 

Outreach Team
Mentor: Dr. Michelle Rippy
Student Researchers:
 - Rosa Mendez
 - Amaya Thomas

 

Probation and Evidence
Mentor: Dr. Lisa Hill
Student Researchers:
 - Rosa Mendez

Time of Death Determinations
Mentor: Dr. Michelle Rippy
Student Researchers:
 - Sofia Burtt
 - Giovanna Rivas Valdez