AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FORENSIC SCIENCES 73RD AAFS ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC MEETING ADVANCE PROGRAM • FEBRUARY 2021 TABLE OF CONTENTS Registration Information . 1 Officers & Officials . 2 Program Committee . 3 Awards . 4 Business Meetings . 6 Financial Contributors . 7 Continuing Education . 8 Calendar of Events . 10 Student Academy . 14 Interdisciplinary Symposium . 16 Young Forensic Scientists Forum Special Session . 18 Standards Consortium . 21. Forensic Science Education Programs Accreditation Commission Session . 22 Keynote Address . 24 Plenary Session . 25 Case Break Sessions . 27 Workshops . 32 Humanitarian and Human Rights Resource Center Poster Session . 70 National Institute of Justice . 72 Scientific Sessions Anthropology . 77 Criminalistics . 87 Digital & Multimedia Sciences . 103 Engineering & Applied Sciences . 106 General . 109 Jurisprudence . 118 Odontology . 122 Pathology/Biology . 124 Psychiatry & Behavioral Science . 138 Questioned Documents . 141 Toxicology . 144 Last Word Society . 150 YFSF Poster Sessions . 151 Program Committee Financial Disclosure . 153 Presenting Author Financial Disclosure . 156 Key Word Index . 167 Presenting Author Index . 178 i REGISTRATION INFORMATION Your registration fee includes the opportunity to claim continuing education credits, access to live and pre-recorded content for up to 90 days, virtual networking, and admission to the virtual exhibit hall. All persons attending must be at least 18 years of age at the time of the meeting. THREE WAYS TO REGISTER 1. Register online at www.aafs.org through the AAFS Web Account (https://webdata.aafs.org/aafsweb/Security/SignIn.aspx). 2. Scan and email your registration form to: [email protected]. 3. Mail your registration form, along with a check, money order, or purchase order, to: AAFS 410 North 21st Street Colorado Springs, CO 80904 (Checks must be drawn on a U.S. bank in U.S. funds, made payable to AAFS.) Faxed registration forms are not accepted. ONLINE REGISTRATION INFORMATION • Online registrants are required to have an AAFS Web Account to register for the meeting. • Current AAFS members or applicants will need to login to your AAFS Web Account to start your registration. • If you are not a member of the AAFS, but you are or have been an Author or Co-Author on a presentation (oral or poster) at an AAFS Annual Scientific Meeting, you will have an AAFS Web Account. • Use the “Forgot User Name or Password” button found on the AAFS Web Account page to retrieve a forgotten password. • If this is your first contact with the AAFS, you will need to create a new AAFS Web Account. Click the “Create Account” button on the Login Page. REGISTRATION CONFIRMATION • When you register online, you will receive an email confirmation immediately. • A confirmation email will be sent once your registration form has been processed. QUESTIONS If you have any questions or need assistance with registration, contact the AAFS Office at (719) 636-1100, ext. 111, or by email at: [email protected]. REGISTRATION FEES* Thru Jan. 18 Effective Jan. 19 1. AAFS Member, Trainee Affiliate, Applicant* $185 $225 2. Non-Member $280 $350 3. AAFS Student Affiliate $ 75 $ 90 4. Non-Member Student** $115 $140 5. AAFS Retired Fellow $ -0- $ -0- *Applicants must have a completed AAFS application on file by the application deadline. **Non-Member Students must submit an official Verification of Enrollment confirming enrollment during February 2021 to registration@aafsorg. Not available to those in postgraduate internships, residencies, or fellowships. REFUNDS All requests for refunds must be submitted by email to: [email protected]. Canceled registration fees will be refunded as follows: Prior to December 1 Full refund less $25 charge December 1-31 75% refund January 1-31 60% refund February 1-5 50% refund No refunds after February 5, 2021. 1 OFFICERS AND OFFICIALS Officers President: Jeri D. Ropero-Miller, PhD President-Elect: Carl R. McClary, MS Past President: Zeno J. Geradts, PhD Vice President: Laura C. Fulginiti, PhD Secretary: Christopher R. Thompson, MD Treasurer: C. Ken Williams, MS, JD Directors Anthropology: Jennifer C. Love, PhD Criminalistics: Anjali A. Ranadive, JD Digital & Multimedia Sciences: Marcus Rogers, PhD Engineering & Applied Sciences: Mark I. Marpet, PhD, PE General: Joanna L. Collins, MFS Jurisprudence: Roderick T. Kennedy, JD Odontology: Paula Brumit, DDS Pathology/Biology: James Louis Caruso, MD Psychiatry & Behavioral Science: Karen B. Rosenbaum, MD Questioned Documents: Thomas W. Vastrick, BS Toxicology: Sarah Kerrigan, PhD Section Officers Anthropology Odontology Chair: Kristen Hartnett-McCann, PhD Chair: Roger D. Metcalf, DDS, JD Secretary: Marin A. Pilloud, PhD Secretary: Robin A. Ainsworth, DDS Criminalistics Pathology/Biology Chair: Jennifer S. Mihalovich, MPH Chair: Carl J. Schmidt, MD Secretary: Sandra B. Sachs, PhD Secretary: Chris Milroy, MD, LLB Digital & Multimedia Sciences Psychiatry & Behavioral Science Chair: Jason M. Paroff, JD Chair: Dean Michael De Crisce, MD Secretary: Patrick A. Eller, MS Secretary: Eleanor B. Vo, MD Engineering & Applied Sciences Questioned Documents Chair: David Pienkowski, PhD Chair: Karen J. Nobles, BA Secretary: Robert Dale Lynch, BArch Secretary: Linda L. Mitchell, BS General Toxicology Chair: Steven C. Clark, PhD Chair: Sherri L. Kacinko, PhD Secretary: Melissa A. Connor, PhD Secretary: Sabra R. Botch-Jones, MS Jurisprudence Chair: Robert M. Sanger, JD Secretary: Donald E. Shelton, JD, PhD 2 PROGRAM COMMITTEE 2021 Annual Scientific Meeting Program Committee Program Chair: Gregory G. Davis, MD Program Co-Chair: Adam J. Freeman, DDS Plenary Session: Julie A. Howe, MBA; Douglas S. Lacey, MS Poster Sessions: Kate Spradley, PhD; Jan Seaman Kelly, BA Workshops: Sarah Kerrigan, PhD; Dean Michael De Crisce, MD Breakfast Seminars: Paul Messner, JD; Melissa A. Connor, PhD Luncheon Seminars: Andrew C. Seidel, PhD; Patrick Buzzini, PhD Last Word Society: Kenneth E. Melson, JD; Paula Brumit, DDS Bring Your Own Slides: Michael M. Baden, MD; J.C.U. Downs, MD; Joseph A. Prahlow, MD Student Academy: Marilyn T. Miller, EdD; Lynn A. Schneeweis, MS Interdisciplinary Symposium: Agnes D. Winokur, MS; Chris Milroy, MD, LLB Local Arrangements: Dayong Lee, PhD Academy Cup: Laura L. Liptai, PhD; Carla Miller Noziglia, MS Anthropology: Allysha P. Winburn, PhD; Krista E. Latham, PhD Criminalistics: Jason L. Linder, MFS; Peter J. Diaczuk, PhD Digital & Multimedia Sciences: Douglas R. White, MS; Kathryn C. Seigfried-Spellar, PhD Engineering & Applied Sciences: Kurt D. Weiss, MS General: Katherine M. Brown, PhD; Kimberlee Sue Moran, MSc Jurisprudence: Gary McDonald, Jr., JD; Terri Rosenblatt, JD Odontology: Denise C. Murmann, DDS Pathology/Biology: Jacqueline L. Parai, MD Psychiatry & Behavioral Science: Giuseppe Troccoli, MD; Jessica Morel, DO Questioned Documents: Samiah Ibrahim, BSc; Janet F. Masson, BJ Toxicology: Madeleine J. Swortwood, PhD; Amanda L.A. Mohr, MSFS Young Forensic Scientists Forum: Zain Bhaloo, MSc 3 AWARDS The 2021 awards will be presented during the 2022 AAFS Annual Scientific Meeting in Seattle, WA, during scheduled business meetings. Details will be provided ahead of the 2022 meeting. Please join us in acknowledging your most distinguished colleagues as they are presented with these prestigious awards. R.B.H. Gradwohl Laureate Medallion Carol Henderson, JD (posthumously) Distinguished Fellow Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran, MD Outstanding Early Career Achievement in Forensic Science Award Nicholas V. Passalacqua, PhD 2021 Section Award Honorees Anthropology Section’s T. Dale Stewart Award Dennis C. Dirkmaat, PhD J. Lawrence Angel Award Valerie Sgheiza, MA Outstanding Mentorship Award Dennis C. Dirkmaat, PhD Ellis R. Kerley Research Award Janna M. Andronowski, PhD Mary E. Cole, PhD Reed A. Davis, MSc Criminalistics Section’s Paul L. Kirk Award Moses S. Schanfield, PhD Mary E. Cowan Outstanding Service Award Lucy A. Davis, BHS Meritorious Service Award Peter J. Diaczuk, PhD Digital & Multimedia Sciences Section’s Outstanding Research Award Seth M. Eisenberg Anthony Koertner, MS Hillary Lathrop, PhD Christina A. Malone, MSFS General Section’s Paul W. Kehres Meritorious Service Award William B. Andrews, MFS Odontology Section’s Reidar F. Sognnaes Award Mary A. Bush, DDS Pathology/Biology Section’s Milton Helpern Award Stephen D. Cohle, MD Award for Achievement in the Forensic Life Sciences M. Eric Benbow, PhD Best Resident Paper Award Kristina-Ana Klaric, MD 4 AWARDS Psychiatry & Behavioral Science Section’s Rosner Best Paper Award Kathryn A. Cunningham, PsyD Toxicology Section’s Alexander O. Gettler Award Marilyn A. Huestis, PhD Irving Sunshine Award Madeleine J. Swortwood, PhD Ray Abernethy Award Rebecca Phipps, PhD Rolla N. Harger Award Kenneth E. Ferslew, PhD Annual Lectureship Award Johannes G. Ramaekers, PhD FSF Jan S. Bashinski Criminalistics Graduate Thesis Assistance Grant Recipient Rachelle A. Turiello, MS Humanitarian and Human Rights Resource Center’s Clyde Snow Award Recipient Douglas H. Ubelaker, PhD FSF Emerging Forensic Scientist Award Recipients Kamar Afra, MA J. Tyler Davidson, PhD David S.H. Funes, BS FSF Warren-Young Scholarship Recipient Ronald J. Moss, MSEd, MS AAFS Regional Awards Midwest Association for Toxicology & Therapeutic Drug Monitoring: Kimberly Yacoub, MS Midwestern Association of Forensic Scientists: Dana L. Greeley, MSFS Southwestern Association of Toxicologists: Sarah E. Martin, MS 5 BUSINESS MEETINGS Attend Your Section’s Annual Business Meeting for a Chance to Win a Complimentary