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July12_Layout 1 7/5/2012 3:47 PM Page 1 July 2012 Vol. 42 — Issue 4 Editor: Sonya Bynoe President’s Message As I pen this month’s message, I am in New York to One of the topics raised by the NAS Report is the call speak at the ABA’s 3rd Annual Prescriptions for for an independent home for forensic sciences driven Criminal Justice Forensics. The Academy has been a by the perception (by many) that forensic practice is co-sponsor of this program since its inception. This often closely aligned with the prosecution. The year’s program included from the AAFS membership forensic scientist/expert is engaged in a search for truth Robert Barsley, Michael Chamberlain, Betty Layne – the expertise and ability to “educate” the DesPortes, Barry Fisher, Peter Marone, Barry Scheck, stakeholders in the judicial process in matters that are Scott Scoville, and Jill Spriggs who participated among beyond the experience and common knowledge of five panels discussing the proper use of forensic most individuals. In a perfect world, the forensic science on topics that included: the NAS Report, scientist/expert should not a have a stake or an interest pattern evidence, eyewitness testimony, laboratory in the outcome of a trial. His or her only interest reports, DNA, and technology. This has become a would be to educate the attorneys, the judge, and the well attended conference attracting a wide variety of jury in the scientific and technical matters that bear on attorneys, primarily those involved in criminal defense the incident at bar. The criminal defense bar has as Robert E. Barsley, DDS, JD work. Among the interesting discussions engendered much a need (and perhaps in some cases more need) 2012-13 President by the presentation were several that focused on the as prosecutors for access to excellence in the forensic words used by forensic experts to convey their sciences. An opportunity to help level the playing opinions in the judicial process. Several suggestions field will occur at our annual meeting in February. At for new language to communicate what an expert may the same time we meet at the Wardman Park actually mean when he or she states “to the exclusion Marriott, the National Association of Criminal of all others” were quite interesting. Defense Lawyers will be holding a quarterly meeting at the Omni Hotel next door. They have agreed to hold continued on page 27 NOMINATING COMMITTEE REPORT The Nominating Committee has announced its list of nominees for 2013-14 officers: Daniel A. Martell, PhD President-Elect (Psychiatry & Behavioral Science) Stephen B. Billick, MD Vice President (Psychiatry & Behavioral Science) Betty Layne DesPortes, JD Vice President (Jurisprudence) John E. Gerns, MFS Secretary (General) Victor W. Weedn, MD, JD Treasurer (Pathology/Biology) The Nominating Committee is composed of three Fellows elected by the Board of Directors — Douglas Ubelaker (Chair) , Joseph Bono, and Thomas Bohan, and the immediate past chairs of the following sections: Barbara Llewellyn (Criminalistics) , David Baker (Digital & Multimedia Sciences) , Anastasia Micheals (Engineering Sciences) , Robert Gaffney (General) , Joseph Maltese (Jurisprudence) , Richard Weems (Odontology) , Jeffery Tomberlin (Pathology/Biology) , Susan Myster (Physical Anthropology) , John Young (Psychiatry & Behavioral Science) , Carl McClary (Questioned Documents) , and Philip Kemp (Toxicology) . In accordance with AAFS Bylaws, nomination for any elected office of the Academy may be made by petition delivered to the Nominating Committee in care of the AAFS headquarters no later than September 1. Nomination petitions should state the name of the nominee, the office sought, a certificate stating that the candidate is a Fellow in good standing, and the signatures and printed names of 50 Fellows and full Members. July12_Layout 1 7/5/2012 3:47 PM Page 2 Officers 2012-2013 PRESIDENT Robert E. Barsley, DDS, JD Inside This Issue PRESIDENT-ELECT President’s Message .............................................................................................................. 1 Barry K. Logan, PhD PAST PRESIDENT Nominating Committee Report .......................................................................................... 1 Douglas H. Ubelaker, PhD President-Elect’s Message .................................................................................................... 3 VICE PRESIDENTS John E. Gerns, MFS The Forensic Sciences: Founded on Observation and Experience, Danielle D. Ruttman, JD Improved by Education and Research - Criminalistics .................................................. 4 SECRETARY Daniel A. Martell, PhD The Forensic Sciences: Founded on Observation and Experience, TREASURER Victor W. Weedn, MD, JD Improved by Education and Research - Digital & Multimedia Sciences ...................... 5 A Word From Your 2013 Program Chair ........................................................................ 6 Board of Directors AAFS Continuing Education Needs Identified .................................................................. 7 CRIMINALISTICS Lucy A. Davis, BHS FSF 2013 Silent Auction .................................................................................................... 7 DIGITAL & MULTIMEDIA SCIENCES FSF Jan S. Bashinski Grant Information ............................................................................ 8 Zeno J. Geradts, PhD ENGINEERING SCIENCES FSF Student Affiliate Scholarships Information ................................................................ 8 Laura L. Liptai, PhD FSF Travel Grant Information ............................................................................................ 8 GENERAL Robert C. Gaffney, MFS 14th Annual FSF Emerging Forensic Scientist Award ...................................................... 10 JURISPRUDENCE 2013 Call For Papers Form .................................................................................................. 11 Betty Layne DesPortes, JD ODONTOLOGY AAFS Reference Series Family of Books by Section ........................................................ 15 Robert B.J. Dorion, DDS New Look for Online Member Profiles ............................................................................ 15 PATHOLOGY/BIOLOGY Gregory G. Davis, MD FEPAC Corner .................................................................................................................... 16 PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY FSF Contributors .................................................................................................................. 17 Laura C. Fulginiti, PhD Section News ........................................................................................................................ 22 PSYCHIATRY & BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE John L. Young, MD In Memoriam ........................................................................................................................ 30 QUESTIONED DOCUMENTS Jane A. Lewis, MFS Applicants .............................................................................................................................. 31 TOXICOLOGY Young Forensic Scientists Forum Newsletter ...................................................................... 36 Jeri D. Ropero-Miller, PhD Meetings & Conferences .............................................................................................. 38 AAFS Staff EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Anne Warren EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT & CE COORDINATOR Kimberly Wrasse DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT & ACCREDITATION Nancy Jackson Future AAFS Annual Meeting Dates FINANCE MANAGER February 18-23, 2013 February 16-21, 2015 Debbie Crockett Marriott Wardman Park The Peabody Orlando ACCOUNTING ASSISTANT Washington, DC Orlando, FL Tracie McCray MEETINGS & EXPOSITIONS MANAGER February 17-22, 2014 February 15-20, 2016 Sondra Doolittle Washington State Convention & Trade Center Rio Las Vegas Hotel ASSISTANT MEETINGS MANAGER Salena Medina Seattle, WA Las Vegas, NV PUBLICATIONS & WEBSITE COORDINATOR Sonya Bynoe MEMBERSHIP COORDINATOR Cheryl Hunter MEMBERSHIP ASSISTANT Christie Vigil Academy News (ISSN#: 0739-7666) is published bi-monthly by the American Academy of Forensic MEETINGS ASSISTANT & Sciences, 410 North 21st Street, Colorado Springs, CO 80904. Periodicals postage paid at Colorado VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR Springs, CO 80904. Postmaster: Send address change to Academy News, 410 North 21st Street, Heather Wagner Colorado Springs, CO 80904. The deadline for inclusion of material in the next issue of Academy News is August 1, 2012. 2 Academy News July12_Layout 1 7/5/2012 3:47 PM Page 3 Barry K. Logan, PhD 2012-13 President-Elect President-Elect’s Message By the time you read this, the deadline for the 2013 AAFS Annual Scientific Meeting will be almost upon us. I - as I hope are most of you – am looking through my cases from the last year, reviewing the work completed by my enthusiastic and energetic students, thinking about what to submit to my section’s program, and finding collaborations with other sections for interdisciplinary events. This year especially, I am reaching out to my colleagues and friends across the Academy to encourage you to look down the ranks in your organization and make opportunities for more junior scientists to participate in the AAFS and its annual meeting. (If you are one of these younger people, cut this out and tape it to your training request form!) Every time the Academy does strategic planning, we are reminded about the “graying” of the Academy, and while the esthetics of that are easily addressed, the attitudes, culture,