Counterterrorism and Forensic Science Research Unit (CFSRU) Research Citations

2012

“Trace Detection of Meglumine and Diatrizoate from Bacillus Spore Samples using Liquid Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry,” Catherine Swider, Kelly Maguire, Michael Rickenbach, Madeline Montgomery, Matthew Ducote, Craig Marhefka; Journal of Forensic Sciences, 2012, July, Vol.57, No 4, pp 923-931. E-Published 4/26/2012. DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2012.02128.x

“Developmental Validation of RSID^TM-Semen: A Lateral Flow Immunochromatographic Strip Test for the Forensic Detection of Human Semen,” Jennifer Old, Brett A Schweers, Pravat W. Boonlayangoor, Brian Fischer, Kevin W.P. Miller, Karl Reich; Journal of Forensic Sciences, 2012, March, Vol 57, No 2, pp 489-499.  DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2011.01968.x

“Score-based Likelihood Ratios for Handwriting Evidence,” Amanda B. Hepler, Christopher P. Saunders, Linda J. Davis, JoAnn Buscaglia; Forensic Science International, 2012. June, Vol 219, Issues 1-3, pp 129-140. E-published 1/30/2012. DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2011.12.009

“Repeatability and Reproducibility of Decisions by Latent Fingerprint Examiners,” Bradford T. Ulery, R. Austin Hicklin, JoAnn Buscaglia, Maria Antonia Roberts; Public Library of Science (PLoS) One, 2012, 7(3): e32800. E-Published 3/12/2012. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0032800

“Radiation-Induced Cathodoluminescent Signatures in Calcite,” Danielle K. Silletti, Sarah A. Brokus, Elly B. Earlywine, Joshua D. Borycz, Graham F. Peaslee, Paul A. DeYoung, Nickie J. Peters, J. David Robertson, JoAnn Buscaglia; Radiation Measurements, 2012, March, Vol 47, Issue 3, pp 195-200. DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2011.12.005

“Good Practice Guide for Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry,” Editors: Jim Carter, Vicki Barwick. Contributors: Jim Carter, Claire Lock, Wolfram Meier-Augenstein, Helen Kemp, Sabine Schneiders, Libby Stern, Gerard van der Peijl; FIRMS, http://forensic-isotopes.org/gpg.html, 2011, ISBN 978-0-948926-31-0. E-Published 2/10/2012.

“Determination of an Effective Housekeeping Gene for the Quantification of mRNA for Forensic Applications,” Lilliana I. Moreno, Courtney M. Tate, Erika L. Knott, Jade E. McDaniel, Stephanie S. Rogers, Barbara W. Koons, Mark F. Kavlick, Rhonda L. Craig, and James M Robertson; Journal of Forensic Sciences, 2012, July, Vol 57, No 4, pp 1051-1058. E-Published 2/6/2012. DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2012.02086.x

“Improved Accuracy in High-Temperature Conversion Elemental Analyzer δ¹⁸O Measurements of Nitrogen-Rich Organics,” Glendon B. Hunsinger, Libby A. Stern; Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, 2012, Vol 26, Issue 5, pp 554-562. E-Published 1/31/2012.  DOI: 10.1002/rcm.6132

“Fatty Acids and Lipids,” James M. Robertson, Christopher J. Ehrhardt, Jason Bannan; Chemical and Physical Signatures for Microbial Forensics, Chapter 3, 2012, pp 35-52, Humana Press. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-60327-219-3_3

2011

“Using Subsampling to Estimate the Strength of Handwriting Evidence via Score-based Likelihood Ratios,” Linda J. Davis, Christopher P. Saunders, Amanda Hepler, JoAnn Buscaglia; Forensic Science International, 2012, March, Vol 216, Issues 1-3, pp 146-157. E-Published 10/22/2011. DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2011.09.013

“Evaluation of mRNA Marker Specificity for the Identification of Five Human Body Fluids by Capillary Electrophoresis,” Mara L. Lennard Richard, Kathryn A. Harper, Rhonda L. Craig, Anthony J. Onorato, James M. Robertson, Joseph Donfack; Forensic Science International: Genetics, 2012, July, Vol 6, No 4, pp 452-460. E-Published 10/15/2011. DOI: 10.1016/j.fsigen.2011.09.007

“Developmental Validation of the SPERM HY-LITER^TM Kit for the Identification of Human Spermatozoa in Forensic Samples,” Kevin W.P. Miller, Jennifer Old, Brian R. Fischer, Brett Schweers, Simona Stipinaite, Karl Reich; Journal of Forensic Sciences, 2011, July, Vol 56, No 4, pp 853-865.  DOI:  10.1111/j.1556-4029.2011.01796.x

“Quantification of Human Mitochondrial DNA Using Synthesized DNA Standards,” Mark F. Kavlick, Helen S. Lawrence, R. Travis Merritt, Constance Fisher, Alice Isenberg, James M. Robertson, Bruce Budowle; Journal of Forensic Sciences, 2011, November, Vol 56, No 6, pp 1457-1463. E-Published 9/1/2011. DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2011.01871.x

“Latent Fingerprint Quality: A Survey of Examiners,” R. Austin Hicklin, Mark J. Burge, William Fellner, Matthew Monaco, Larry R. Pantzer, David Vera, Calvin C. Yeung, Ted N. Unnikumaran, JoAnn Buscaglia, Maria Antonia Roberts, Stephen B. Meagher; Journal of Forensic Identification, 2011, July/August, Vol 61, No 4, pp 385-417.

“Forensic Utility of Carbon Isotope Ratio Variations in PVC Tape Backings,” Marianne E. Dietz, Libby A. Stern, Andria Hobbs Mehltretter, Ashley Parish, Velvet McLasky, Roman Aranda IV; Science and Justice, 2012, Vol 52, pp 25-32. E-Published 7/5/2011. DOI: 10.1016/j.scijus.2011.05.003

“Evaluation of Circular DNA Substrates for Whole Genome Amplification Prior to Forensic Analysis,” Courtney M. Tate, Ada N. Nunez, Cori L. Goldstein, Iva Gomes, James M. Roberston, Mark F. Kavlick, Bruce Budowle; Forensic Science International: Genetics, 2012, Vol 6, Issue 2, pp 185-190. E-Published 05/11/2011. DOI: 10.1016/j.fsigen.2011.04.011

“Accuracy and Reliability of Forensic Latent Fingerprint Decisions,” Bradford T. Ulery, R. Austin Hicklin, JoAnn Buscaglia, Maria Antonia Roberts; Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2011, May, Vol 108, No 19, pp 7733-7738. E-Published 04/25/2011. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1018707108

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“Effects of Radiation on Established Forensic Evidence Containment Methods,” Caitlin E. Ferguson, Martine C. Duff, Elliot A. Clark, Glenn K. Chapman, Jeffrey L. Leggitt, Keith L. Monson; Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 2011, Vol 288, No 2, pp 455-465. E-Published 1/12/2011. DOI: 10.1007/s10967-010-0952-3

“Using Automated Comparisons to Quantify Handwriting Individuality,” Christopher P. Saunders, Linda J. Davis, JoAnn Buscaglia; Journal of Forensic Sciences, 2011, May, Vol 56, No 3, pp 683-689. E-Published 3/10/2011. DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2011.01713.x

“Evaluation of Match Criteria Used for the Comparison of Refractive Index of Glass Fragments,” Elizabeth Garvin, Robert D. Koons; Journal of Forensic Sciences, 2011, March, Vol 56, No 2, pp 491-500. DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2010.01634.x

“Analysis of Hydrogen Peroxide Field Samples by HPLC/FD and HPLC/ED in DC Mode,” Megan Tarvin, Bruce McCord, Kelly Mount, Mark L. Miller; Forensic Science International, 2011, Vol 209, pp 166-172. E-Published 02/16/2011. DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2011.01.024

“Characterization of Children’s Latent Fingerprint Residues by Infrared Microspectroscopy: Forensic Implications,” Diane Keith Williams, Corrie Brown, Justine Bruker; Forensic Science International, 2011, Vol 206, Issue 1, pp 161-165. E-Published 02/08/2011. DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2010.07.033

2010

“Optimization of Two Methods for the Analysis of Hydrogen Peroxide: High Performance Liquid Chromatography with Fluorescence Detection and High Performance Liquid Chromatography with Electrochemical Detection in Direct Current Mode,” Megan Tarvin, Bruce McCord, Kelly Mount,  Katy Sherlach, Mark L. Miller; Journal of Chromatography A, 2010, November, Vol 1217, No 48, pp 7564-7572. E-Published 10/12/2010. DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2010.10.022

“Forensic Utility of Isotope Ratio Analysis of the Explosive Urea Nitrate and its Precursors,” Roman Aranda IV, Libby A. Stern, Marianne E. Dietz, Meagan C. McCormick, Jason A. Barrow, Robert F. Mothershead II; Forensic Science International, 2011, Vol 206, pp 143-149. E-Published 08/21/2010. DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2010.07.030

“Using Gas Chromatography with Ion Mobility Spectrometry to Resolve Explosive Compounds in the Presence of Interferents,” Greg W. Cook, Peter T. LaPuma, Gary L. Hook, Brian A. Eckenrode; Journal of Forensic Sciences, 2010, November, Vol 55, No 6, pp 1582-1591. E-Published 08/23/2010. DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2010.01522.x

“Evaluation of Commercial RNA Extraction Kits for the Isolation of Viral MS2 RNA from Soil,” Shauna M. Dineen, Roman Aranda, Marianne E. Dietz, Douglas L. Anders, James M. Robertson; Journal of Virological Methods, 2010, September, Vol. 168, Issues 1-2, pp 44-50. E-Published 04/24/2010. DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2010.04.014

“Analysis of Ascorbic Acid-Based Black Powder Substitutes by High Performance Liquid Chromatography/Electrospray Ionization Quadrupole Time-Of-Flight Mass Spectrometry,” Megan Bottegal, Lisa Lang, Mark Miller, Bruce McCord; Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, 2010, Vol 24, pp 1377-1386. DOI: 10.1002/rcm.4520

“A Statistical Validation of the Individuality and Repeatability of Striated Tool Marks: Screwdrivers and Tongue and Groove Pliers,” Benjamin Bachrach, Anurag Jain, Sung Jung, Robert D. Koons; Journal of Forensic Sciences, 2010, March, Vol 55, No 2, pp 348-357. DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2009.01221.x

“Use of Fatty Acid Methyl Ester Profiles for Discrimination of Bacillus cereus T-strain Spores Grown on Different Media,” Christopher J. Ehrhardt, Vivian Chu, TeeCie Brown, Terrie L. Simmons, Brandon K. Swan, Jason Bannan, James M. Robertson; Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 2010, March, Vol 76, No 6, pp 1902-1912. DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02443-09

“Discrimination and Phylogenomic Classification of Bacillus anthracis-cereus-thuringiensis Strains Based on LC-MS/MS Analysis of Whole Cell Protein Digests,” Jacek P. Dworzanski, Danielle N. Dickinson, Samir V. Despande, A. Peter Synder, Brian A. Eckenrode; Analytical Chemistry, 2010, Vol 82, No 1, pp 145-155. DOI: 10.1021/ac9015648

“An Evaluation  of Commercial DNA Extraction Kits for the Isolation of Bacterial Spore DNA from Soil,” Shauna M. Dineen, Roman Aranda IV, Douglas L. Anders, James M. Robertson; Journal of Applied Microbiology, 2010, December, Vol 109, No 6, pp 1886-1896. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2010.04816.x

2009

“Directly Heated High Surface Area Solid Phase Microextraction Sampler for Rapid Field Forensic Analyses,” Scott A. Ramsey, Robert V. Mustacich, Philip A. Smith, Gary L. Hook, Brian A. Eckenrode; Analytical Chemistry, 2009, November, Vol 81, No 21, pp 8724-8733. DOI: 10.1021/ac900565s

“Phylogeny and Molecular Taxonomy of the Bacillus subtilis Species Complex and Description of Bacillus subtilis subsp. inaquosorum subsp. nov.,” Alejandro P. Rooney, Neil P. J. Price, Christopher Ehrhardt, James L. Swezey, Jason D. Bannan; International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 2009, Vol. 59, pp 2429-2436. E-Published 7/21/2009. DOI: 10.1099/ijs.0.009126-0

“Characterization of the Volatile Organic Compounds Present in the Headspace of Decomposing Human Remains,” Erin M. Hoffman, Allison M. Curran,  Nishan Dulgerian, Rex A Stockham, Brian A. Eckenrode; Forensic Science International, 2009, April, Vol 186, Issue 1, pp 6-13. DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2008.12.022

“Application of Circular Ligase to Provide Templates for Rolling Circle Amplification of Low Amounts of Fragmented DNA,” Ada N. Nunez, Mark F. Kavlick, James M. Robertson, Bruce Budowle; Proceedings of the 19th Symposium on Human Identification, 2009, www.promega.com/~/media/files/resources/conference%20proceedings/ishi%2019/oral%20presentations/nunez.pdf?la=en

“Analysis of Titanium Dioxide in Synthetic Fibers Using Raman Microspectroscopy,” Brandi C. Vann, S. Michael Angel, James E. Hendrix, Edward G. Bartick, Stephen L. Morgan; Applied Spectroscopy, 2009, April, Vol 63, Issue 4, pp 407-411. DOI: 10.1366/000370209787944389

“Comparison and Evaluation of RNA Quantification Methods Using Viral, Prokaryotic, and Eukaryotic RNA Over a 10⁴ Concentration Range,” Roman Aranda IV, Shauna M. Dineen, Rhonda L. Craig, Richard A. Guerrieri, James M. Robertson; Analytical Biochemistry, 2009, Vol. 387, pp 122-127 . DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2009.01.003

2008

“The Microbial Rosetta Stone:  A Database System for Tracking Infectious Microorganisms,” Kumar L. Hari, Alan T. Goates, Ravi Jain, Aaron Towers, Vanessa S. Harpin, James M. Robertson, Mark R. Wilson, Vivek S. Samant, David J. Ecker, John A. McNeil, Bruce Budowle; International Journal of Legal Medicine, 2009, Vol. 123, pp 65-69. E-Published 2008. DOI: 10.1007/s00414-008-0247-1

“Recovery Efficiencies of Anthrax Spores and Ricin from Nonporous or Nonabsorbent and Porous or Absorbent Surfaces by a Variety of Sampling Methods,” Dody A. Frawley, Marian N. Samaan, Robert L. Bull, James M. Robertson, Alfred J. Mateczun, Peter C.B. Turnbull; Journal of Forensic Sciences, 2008, September, Vol 53, No 5, pp 1102-1107. DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2008.00811.x

“Odor Analysis of Decomposing Buried Human Remains,” Arpad A. Vass, Rob R. Smith, Cyril V. Thompson, Michael N. Burnett, Nishan Dulgerian, Brian A. Eckenrode; Journal of Forensic Sciences, 2008, March, Vol 53, No 2, pp 384-391. DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2008.00680.x

2007

“Solid Phase Microextraction Sampling of High Explosive Residues in the Presence of Radionuclides and Radionuclide Surrogate Metals,” M. Duff, S. Crump, R. Ray, W. Cotham, S. Lamont, D. Beals, K. Mount, R. Koons, J. Leggitt; Journal of Radioanalytical Nuclear Chemistry, 2008, Vol 275, No 3, pp 579-593. E-Published October 2007. DOI: 10.1007/s10967-007-7116-0

“Infrared Spectroscopic Imaging for Noninvasive Detection of Latent Fingerprints,” Nicole J. Crane, Edward G. Bartick, Rebecca Schwartz Perlman, Scott Huffman; Journal of Forensic Sciences, 2007, Vol 52, No 1, pp 48-53. DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2006.00330.x

“Mitochondrial DNA Analysis of the Domestic Dog:  Control Region Variation Within and Among Breeds,” Rebekah L. Gundry, Marc W. Allard, Tamyra R. Moretti, Rodney L. Honeycutt, Mark R. Wilson, Keith L. Monson, David R. Foran; Journal of Forensic Sciences, 2007, May, Vol 52, No 3, pp 562-572. DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2007.00425.x

“Applications of Cathodoluminescence in Forensic Science,” Christopher S. Palenik, JoAnn Buscaglia; Chapter 6 in Forensic Analysis on the Cutting Edge - New Methods for Trace Evidence Analysis; R. Blackledge (editor), 2007, July, Wiley-Interscience Publisher, ISBN-10: 041716448. DOI: 10.1002/9780470166932.ch6

“Latent Invisible Trace Evidence:  Chemical Detection Strategies,” Gabor Patonay, Brian A. Eckenrode, James J. Krutak, Jozef Salon, Lucjan Strekowski; Chapter 5 in Forensic Analysis on the Cutting Edge - New Methods for Trace Evidence Analysis; R. Blackledge (editor), 2007, July, Wiley-Interscience Publisher, ISBN-10: 041716448. DOI: 10.1002/9780470166932.ch5

“Discrimination of Forensic Analytical Chemical Data Using Multivariate Statistics,” Stephen L. Morgan, Edward G. Bartick; Chapter 13 in Forensic Analysis on the Cutting Edge - New Methods for Trace Evidence Analysis; R. Blackledge (editor), 2007, July, Wiley-Interscience Publisher, ISBN-10: 041716448. DOI: 10.1002/9780470166932.ch13

2006

“Extraction of Nuclear DNA from Bone of Skeletonized and Fluid-Preserved Museum Specimens,” Bryan L. Stuart, Kerri A. Dugan, Marc W. Allard, Maureen Kearney; Systematics and Biodiversity, 2006, Vol 4, Issue 2, pp 133-136. DOI: 10.1017/S1477200005001891

“A Blind Accuracy Assessment of Computer-Modeled Forensic Facial Reconstruction Using Computed Tomography Data From Live Subjects,” Caroline M. Wilkinson, Chris Rynn, Heather Peters, Myke Taister, Chung How Kau, Stephen Richmond; Journal of Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology, 2006, Vol 2, Number 3,  pp 179-187. DOI: 10.1007/s12024-006-0007-9

“Performance Evaluation of the Scent Transfer Unit^TM (STU-100) for Organic Compound Collection and Release,” Brian A. Eckenrode, Scott A. Ramsey, Rex A. Stockham, Gary J. Van Berkel, Keiji G. Asano, Dennis A. Wolf; Journal of Forensic Sciences, 2006, Vol 51, No 4, pp 780-789. DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2006.00178.x

“Bank Security Dye Packs: Synthesis, Isolation, and Characterization of Chlorinated Products of Bleached 1-(methylamino)anthraquinone,” James M. Egan, Michael Rickenbach, Kim E. Mooney, Chris S. Palenik, Rebecca Golombeck, Karl T. Mueller; Journal of Forensic Sciences, 2006, November , Vol 51, No 6, pp 1276-1283 . DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2006.00295.x

“Evaluation of Variation in Control Region Sequences for Hispanic Individuals in the SWGDAM mtDNA Data Set,” Marc W. Allard, Deborah Polanskey, Mark R. Wilson, Keith L. Monson, Bruce Budowle; Journal of Forensic Sciences, 2006, May, Vol 51, No 3, pp 566-573. DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2006.00136.x

“Capillary Electrophoresis Screening of Poisonous Anions Extracted from Biological Samples,” Robert Gillette, Janet M. Doyle, Mark L. Miller, Madeline E. Montgomery, George W. Mushrush; Journal of Chromatography B, 2006, February, Vol 831, Issue 1-2, pp 190-195. E-Published 1/6/2006. DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2005.10.054

“Review of the Scientific Basis for Friction Ridge Comparisons as a Means of Identification: Committee Findings and Recommendations,” Bruce Budowle, JoAnn Buscaglia, Rebecca Schwartz-Perlman; Forensic Science Communications, 2006, January, Vol 8, No 1.

2005

“The Identification of Mivacurium and Metabolites in Biological Samples,” Madeline A. Montgomery, Marc A. LeBeau, Mark L. Miller, Rebecca A. Jufer; Journal of Analytical Toxicology, 2005, Vol 29, Issue 7, pp 637-642.

“A Novel Method of Automated Skull Registration for Forensic Facial Approximation,” Wesley D. Turner, Rebecca E. Brown, Timothy P. Kelliher, Peter H. Tu, Myke A. Taister, and Kevin W.P. Miller; Forensic Science International, 2005, November, Vol 154, No 2-3, pp 149-158. DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2004.10.003

“SNPsFinder: A Web-Based Application for Genome-Wide Discovery of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in Microbial Genomes,” Jian Song, Yan Xu, Scott White, Kevin W.P. Miller, Murray Wolinsky; Bioinformatics, 2005, May, Vol 21, No 9, pp 2083-2084. DOI: 10.1093/bioinformatics/bti176

“Development and Evaluation of a Standard Method for the Quantitative Determination of Elements in Float Glass Samples by LA-ICP-MS,” Christopher Latkoczy, Stefan Becker, Marc Ducking, Detlef Gunther, Jurian A. Hoogewerff, Jose R. Almirall, JoAnn Buscaglia, Andrew Dobney, Robert D. Koons, Shirly Montero, Gerard van der Peijl, Wilfried R.S. Stocklein, Tatiana Trejos, John R. Watling, Vincent S. Zdanowicz; Journal of Forensic Sciences, 2005, Vol 50, No 6. DOI: 10.1520/jfs2005091

“Characterization of Human Control Region Sequences of the African American SWGDAM Forensic MtDNA Data Set,” Marc W. Allard, Deborah Polanskey, Kevin Miller, Mark R. Wilson, Keith L. Monson, Bruce Budowle; Forensic Science International, 2005, Vol 148, Issue 1-2, pp 169-179. DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2004.06.001

“Towards Smaller and Faster Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Systems for Field Chemical Detection,” P. Smith, M. Sng, B. Eckenrode, S. Leow, D. Koch, R. Erickson, C. Lepage, G. Hook; Journal of Chromatography A, 2005, March, Vol 1067, Issues 1-2, pp 285-294. DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2004.11.008

“Forensic Analysis of Blue Ballpoint Pen Inks Using Capillary Electrophoresis,” Jason D. Brewer, Kristin A. Hagan, James M. Egan; Forensic Science Communications, 2005, July, Vol 7, No 3.

“Forensic Analysis of Black Ballpoint Pen Inks Using Capillary Electrophoresis,” James M. Egan, Kristin A. Hagan, Jason D. Brewer; Forensic Science Communications, 2005, July, Vol 7, Number 3.

“Forensic Significance of Bullet Lead Compositions,” Robert D. Koons, JoAnn Buscaglia; Journal of Forensic Sciences, 2005, March, Vol 50, No 2, pp 341-351. DOI: 10.1520/JFS2004212