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