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Dr. Alicia McCarthy, CFWE, CSCSASpecialties
Crime Scenes Investigations Forensic Photography Latent Prints Examination Footwear Examination TFT Courses Taught Expert Witness Testimony |
About Alicia McCarthy
Dr. Alicia McCarthy earned a B.Sc. in chemistry and statistics from the National University of Ireland and holds M.S. degrees in forensic science, criminal justice, and business administration from Strathclyde University and Husson University, respectively. She earned her Ph.D. from the University of Dundee, with a focus on how juries interpret evidence.
Alicia is an associate professor at Thomas College in Maine and has practiced forensic science since 2001, working for Forensic Science Ireland, the Maine State Police Crime Laboratory, and through private consulting. She has qualitied as an expert witness in Maine, Massachusetts, Florida and Nevada.
She is a past president and current board member of the New England Division of the International Association for Identification (IAI), is a member of the IAI Board of Directors, the footwear/tire subcommittee of the Organization of Scientific Area Committees (OSAC) for Forensic Sciences and American Standards Board (ASB) of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences.
Dr. McCarthy is certified by the IAI in crimes scenes footwear. In 2019 she was awarded a certificate in effective teaching (with a focus on online learning) by the Association of College and University Educators (ACUE) and the American Council on Education.
Dr. Alicia McCarthy earned a B.Sc. in chemistry and statistics from the National University of Ireland and holds M.S. degrees in forensic science, criminal justice, and business administration from Strathclyde University and Husson University, respectively. She earned her Ph.D. from the University of Dundee, with a focus on how juries interpret evidence.
Alicia is an associate professor at Thomas College in Maine and has practiced forensic science since 2001, working for Forensic Science Ireland, the Maine State Police Crime Laboratory, and through private consulting. She has qualitied as an expert witness in Maine, Massachusetts, Florida and Nevada.
She is a past president and current board member of the New England Division of the International Association for Identification (IAI), is a member of the IAI Board of Directors, the footwear/tire subcommittee of the Organization of Scientific Area Committees (OSAC) for Forensic Sciences and American Standards Board (ASB) of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences.
Dr. McCarthy is certified by the IAI in crimes scenes footwear. In 2019 she was awarded a certificate in effective teaching (with a focus on online learning) by the Association of College and University Educators (ACUE) and the American Council on Education.