Dr. Sarah Kerrigan, Director • IFRTI@shsu.edu
College of Criminal JusticeSam Houston State University
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Contact IFRTI

The Department of Forensic Science offers an inter-College collaboration which is administered by the College of Criminal Justice.

The department's full-time forensic science faculty members have real world experience and have worked as practicing forensic chemists, biologists, anthropologists, crime scene investigators, and toxicologists. These diverse backgrounds in the crime lab and medical examiner system ensure students receive the education necessary to apply their knowledge to actual casework and function within the criminal justice system.

In addition, the College of Criminal Justice provides legal, criminological, and statistical expertise that greatly enhances our program. Core science courses and advanced scientific study in the natural sciences are supported by dedicated faculty within the College of Science & Engineering Technology, who bring expertise in the areas of biochemistry, spectroscopy, entomology, microscopy and molecular biology, and genetics.

For More Information

For more information on the Institute for Forensic Research, Training and Innovation please email us or use the directory below to contact one of our staff directly.

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Dr. Sarah Kerrigan

Director, IFRTI
Sam Houston State University

sarah.kerrigan@shsu.edu
(936) 294-4286

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Andrea Hoke, BS

Project Director, IFRTI
Sam Houston State University

alb023@shsu.edu
(936) 294-3702

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Dane Robertson, MS

Forensic Science Coordinator, IFRTI
Sam Houston State University

dcr035@shsu.edu
(936) 294-3702

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Steven Turner, MS

Online Curriculum Coordinator, IFRTI
Sam Houston State University

sat022@shsu.edu
(936) 294-3702

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Kellie Lyons

Administrative Associate, IFRTI
Sam Houston State University

kll040@shsu.edu
(936) 294-1732

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Sheree Hughes, PhD

Director, STAFS
Sam Houston State University

Sheree.hughes@shsu.edu
(936) 294-2608

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Haeli Kennedy, BS

Lab Manager, STAFS
Sam Houston State University

hrd004@shsu.edu
(936) 294-1642

stafs@shsu.edu (Lab)
(936) 294-2310 (Lab)

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Hanna Cervenka

Program Coordinator/Funeral Director, STAFS
Sam Houston State University

hkc008@shsu.edu
(936) 294-2310