Media Advisory 15-008

Media are invited to a briefing on research in the field of forensics supported by the National Science Foundation's Directorate for Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences. The briefing focuses on eyewitness testimony, video recordings of custodial interrogations and next-generation DNA analysis

May 7, 2015

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Forensic science is an integral part of the American judicial process--essential to both prosecutions and defenses. However, the field has also come under scrutiny.

A noon lunch briefing on May 12 at the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill, sponsored by the National Science Foundation and the American Psychological Association, will highlight how the use of the scientific method can inform the field of forensics and ways to improve judicial system outcomes through evidence-based inquiry.

Featuring:	Heather O'Beirne Kelly Science Government Relations Office American Psychological Association Gary L. Wells Professor of Psychology Iowa State University G. Daniel Lassiter Professor of Psychology Ohio University Mark D. Shriver Professor of Anthropology and Genetics Pennsylvania State University
Moderator:	Fay Lomax Cook Assistant Director Directorate for Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences National Science Foundation
Where:	Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2325
When:	Tuesday, May 12, noon to 1:30 p.m.
RSVP:	Please contact symposium@nsf.gov by May 11 for more information or to reserve a spot.

Lunch will be provided.

-NSF-

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Media Contacts
Rob Margetta, NSF, (703) 292-8070, email: rmargett@nsf.gov

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