Faculty and Staff

Director

Dr. Frederick Fochtman
Director, Forensic Science and Law

340 Fisher Hall
Office Phone: 412.396.6373
Fax: 412.396.1402
Email: fochtman@duq.edu

Advising

Affiliated Faculty

Fred W. Fochtman, Ph.D., Forensic Science and Law Program, Professor

Philip E. Auron, Ph.D., Department of Biological Sciences, Professor

Lisa Ludvico, Ph.D., Department of Biological Sciences, Assistant Professor

John T. Rago, J.D., School of Law, Associate Professor

David W. Seybert, Ph.D., Dean, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Professor

Stephanie Wetzel, Ph.D., Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Assistant Professor

Adjunct Faculty

Sara Bitner, M.S., Forensic Scientist, Serology/DNA, Allegheny County Medical Examiner's Office Forensic Lab Division

Paul Carlson, M.S., Retired Forensic & Industrial Scientist, President, Protera Laboratories

Laura Ditka, J.D., Allegheny County District Attorney's Office

David Exline, M.S., Sr. Vice President, Gateway Analytical

Joel Fishman, J.D., Assistant Director for Lawyer Center for Legal Information

Ron Freeman, B.A., Commander (ret.) Homicide Division, Pittsburgh Police

A. Michael Gianantonio, J.D., "Of Counsel" at Law Firm of Archinaco/Bracken

Robert Levine, Ph.D., Forensic Laboratory Manager, Firearms and Tool Marks, Allegheny County Medical Examiner's Office Forensic Lab Division

Allison Murtha, M.S., Forensic Scientist, RJ Lee Group, Inc.

Laramey Ramsburg, M.S., Chemist, Quality Control, Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Certified Latent Print Examiner, International Association for Identification

Amanda Schachter, M.S., Forensic Scientist, Allegheny County Medical Examiner's Office Forensic Lab Division

Many Tinkey, M.S., Forensic Scientist, Allegheny County Medical Examiner's Office Forensic Lab Division

Blythe Toma, M.S., Quality Assurance Manager, Allegheny County Medical Examiner's Office Forensic Lab Division

Christine Tomsey, M.S., Retired DNA Technical Leader and Forensic DNA Manager, Pennsylvania State Police

Rebecca Wagurak, M.S., Forensic Scientist, Gateway Analytical

Cyril H. Wecht, M.D., J.D., Adjunct Professor of Law