Role
Emma is Head of Department for Chemistry and Forensic Science.
Career overview
Emma was a Scenes of Crime Officer for ten years before entering academia; she was involved in footwear analysis and setting up of a database system and footwear unit still used by forces today. Emma is a recipient of a Chief Constables Commendation for a child murder enquiry in 2000 and has been involved in crime scene work ranging from burglary through to major fraud and murder investigations. Emma was the Courses manager for Forensic Science prior to her promotion to Head of Department.
Emma also works as an assessor for the educational standards for the Chartered Society for Forensic Sciences and she has bee involved in reviews of benchmark standards for the QAA. She advises other institutions in HE on quality provision of Forensic Science degrees and has worked as a visiting academic at institutions overseas. Emma has been involved in EDI work as Athena Swan champion for the School of Science and Technology.
Research areas
Emma is available for Crime Scene Consultancy. Emma was a Scene of Crime Officer (SOCO) for ten years and has worked in a wide area of scene examination. She holds a diploma in Crime Scene Investigation and is registered CRFP (Council for the Registration of Forensic Practitioners), where she also works as an assessor for registrants in scene examination.
Emma spent several years working on footwear databases and has experience in training police personnel in aspects of crime scene work. Academically she holds a Bsc (Hons) in Biomedical Science and has trained as a MLSO in pathology.
Opportunities to carry out postgraduate research towards an MPhil/PhD in the School of Science and Technology exist and further information may be obtained from the NTU Doctoral School.
External activity
Emma is a professional member of the Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences and is an assessor for the accreditation of university courses in forensic science.
Emma was a panel member for the review of the Forensic Science benchmark standards for the QAA
She has been involved in the development of forensic courses in Macedonia and Portugal and has been a visiting lecturer at Avans University in the Netherlands and Egas Moniz in Lisbon Portugal.
Emma works as an external examiner and advisor for other universities both in UK and overseas.
- Consultant for crime scene investigation.
- Quality standards in Forensic Science
Please email Emma for further details.
Publications
Press expertise
- Forensic science
- Quality standards
- Crime scene investigation (CSI)
- Evidence recovery; expert witness
- Footwear marks
- Glove marks
