​Scientific Presentations

2009 American Academy of Forensic Science (AAFS)

February 16-21, 2009 Denver, CO

WORKSHOPS 

International Accreditation of Forensic Laboratories
Ashraf Mozayani, PhD, PharmD; Mark Mogle, BS; Luis A. Sanchez, MD; Alja Einseln, MS; Justice Tettey
 

CRIMINALISTICS

Recovery of Contact DNA from Handled Handguns
Mounir Moudouni, MS; Lisa Gefrides, MS; Michael Donley, MS; Kimberly Kerlec, BS; Roger Kahn, PhD; Rhonda Clark, PhD
 
Effect of Hydrogen Peroxide Pre-Treatment on the Results of the Subsequent Phenolphthalein Presumptive Test for Blood
Anna Timanova, PhD; Lisa Gefrides, MS; Katherine Welch, MS; Roger Kahn, PhD
 
A Y-STR Mixture Frequency Estimator in Forenisic Casework
Lisa Gefrides, MS; Kevin MacMillan, MS; Cindi Klein, MS; Roger Kahn, PhD; Lyn Fatolitis, BS; Jack Ballantyne, PhD
 
Brake Pad Friction Particles: SEM-EDX Analysis and Comparison to Gunshot Residue
William M. Davis, PhD; Ashraf Mozayani, PhD, PharmD; Luis A. Sanchez, MD; Colin C. Anderson, BS
  

LAST WORD SOCIETY

Recent Developments in the Ongoing Saga of the Houston Mass Murders
Sharon M. Derrick, PhD; Jennifer Love, PhD; Jason Wiersema, PhD; Ruth Mathis; Luis A. Sanchez, MD
  

PATHOLOGY / BIOLOGY

Postmortem Recognition of Sickle Cell Trait
Kathryn Haden-Pinneri, MD; Sara N. Doyle, MD
 
Suicide by Hanging in Harris County, Texas
Sara N. Doyle, MD; Sharon M. Derrick, PhD
 
AutoPulse Associated Injuries
Kathryn Haden-Pinneri, MD; Dwayne A. Wolf, MD, PhD; Jennifer Love, PhD; Roger A. Mitchell, MD
 
Sudden Deaths Associated with Sexual Activity
Albert Y. Chu, MD; Sharon M. Derrick, PhD; Luis A. Sanchez; MD
  

PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY

The Role of the HCMEO Forensic Anthropology Division in Scientific Identification
Jason Wiersema, PhD; Kathryn Haden-Pinneri, MD; Jennifer Love, PhD; Sharon M. Derrick, PhD; Luis A. Sanchez, MD
 
Forensic Pathology and Anthropology: A Collaborative Effort
Kathryn Haden-Pinneri, MD; Jennifer Love, PhD; Jason Wiersema, PhD; Sharon M. Derrick, PhD
 
Supra-Inion Depressions in a Pediatric Medical Examiner Sample: Support for a Synergy of Developmental and Biomechanical  Etiologies
Sharon M. Derrick, PhD
  

TOXICOLOGY

Postmortem Analysis of Cocain, Benzodiazepines, Opiates, and SSRI's in Hair
Jeffery P. Walterscheid, PhD; Ashraf Mozayani, PhD, PharmD; Terry Danielson, PhD; Christine Moore, PhD; Luis A. Sanchez, MD
 
6-Monoacetylmorphine Confirmation by Liquid Chromatographic Tandem Mass Spectrometric Determination of 6-Monoacetylmorphine and Noscapine in Vitreous Humor
Jeffery P. Walterscheid, PhD; Ashraf Mozayani, PhD, PharmD; Terry Danielson, PhD; Shaohan Zhao, PhD; Luis A. Sanchez, MD