Maria Pettolina, DM, CSCSA
Specialties
Crime Scene Investigation Chemical Processing TFT Courses Taught Analysis and Documentation of Medicolegal Death Investigations Fundamentals of Death Investigations Webinar |
About Maria Pettolina
Dr. Maria Pettolina has over a decade of experience in the forensic field. She has been involved in thousands of criminal investigations and is court qualified as a forensic expert in both Crime Scene Investigation and Chemical Processing. She holds a current certification as a Senior Crime Scene Analyst through the International Association of Identification and is a member of numerous forensic organizations.
She is a national presenter and a full-time Criminology and Criminal Justice professor at University of Northern Colorado. She also instructs forensic classes as an adjunct instructor for three other universities. She has been published in forensic journals and magazines and has received over 1300 hours of specialized certificate forensic training.
She is also a consultant for a state law enforcement agency in Colorado where she advises on best practices for national accreditation. She is also the owner of a private forensic consultancy business.
Maria has a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice, a Master of Science in Forensic Medicine, and a Doctorate of Management in Higher Education.
Dr. Maria Pettolina has over a decade of experience in the forensic field. She has been involved in thousands of criminal investigations and is court qualified as a forensic expert in both Crime Scene Investigation and Chemical Processing. She holds a current certification as a Senior Crime Scene Analyst through the International Association of Identification and is a member of numerous forensic organizations.
She is a national presenter and a full-time Criminology and Criminal Justice professor at University of Northern Colorado. She also instructs forensic classes as an adjunct instructor for three other universities. She has been published in forensic journals and magazines and has received over 1300 hours of specialized certificate forensic training.
She is also a consultant for a state law enforcement agency in Colorado where she advises on best practices for national accreditation. She is also the owner of a private forensic consultancy business.
Maria has a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice, a Master of Science in Forensic Medicine, and a Doctorate of Management in Higher Education.