Amy Brodeur M.F.S., Instructor and Assistant Director of the Biomedical Forensic Sciences Program
Biography
Ms. Brodeur is a full-time faculty member teaching and/or coordinating classes and supervising research projects in the areas of crime scene investigation, forensic biology, pattern analysis, bloodstain pattern investigation and firearms investigation. She earned a Master of Forensic Science from George Washington University before gaining casework experience in the areas of mitochondrial DNA and STR analysis. Prior to becoming Assistant Director of the Biomedical Forensic Sciences program, she performed casework in the Criminalistics section of the Boston Police Department Crime Laboratory which included biological and trace evidence screening, gunshot residue testing, general evidence exam and crime scene processing. Ms. Brodeur continues to conduct forensic examinations and provide expert testimony on a contractual basis with the Boston Police Department Crime Laboratory.
Research Interests
Research interests include sperm retention/transfer on items of evidence, recovery of epithelial cells from clothing and handled items, procedures for detecting latent blood, environmental factors affecting absorption of Xmas tree stain, and the effects of various screening methods for biological material on subsequent DNA analysis.
Recent Presentations
2009
61st Annual American Academy of Forensic Sciences Meeting, Denver Colorado
Jane G. Mak, Amy N. Brodeur and Kevin R. Kosiorek. “The Effects of Substrate, Blood Volume, and Washing on the Performance of Luminol, Bluestar® Forensic, and Bluestar®Forensic Magnum”
