CARFS is funded by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute of Justice to facilitate discovery in forensic science as an Industry-University Cooperative Research Center (NSF-IUCRC). More than 40 researchers from our partner universities collaborate with industrial partners to solve problems at the forefront of forensic science and promote innovation and commercialization of the technologies they develop.
Our partner institutions are Florida International University (FIU), Texas A&M University (TAMU), Sam Houston State University, and Boston University (BU).
Academic Leadership Team
Center Director/Site Director, CARFS
Executive Director, Global Forensic and Justice Center
FIU Chief Scientific Officer and Provost EmeritusPhone: 305-348-0022
Email: furtonk@fiu.edu
Center Associate Director/Site Director, CARFS
Associate Professor, Department of Entomology, Texas A&M UniversityPhone: 979-862-1311
Email: tamlucilia@tamu.edu
Site Director, CARFS
Institute for Forensic Research, Training, and Innovation (IFRTI), Professor of Forensic Science, Sam Houston State UniversityPhone: 713-817-2229
Email: sarah.kerrigan@shsu.edu
Researcher Spotlights
Director of Graduate Studies, Chemical Engineering; Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering; Texas A&M University
Associate Professor, Department of Forensic Science, Sam Houston State University
Member, Society of Forensic Toxicologists (SOFT)
Board Certified Fellow, American Board of Forensic Toxicology (ABFT)
Administration Team
Lynnmarie Gomes Highsmith
Administrator, CARFS
Program Manager, Global Forensic and Justice Center, FIUPhone: 305-348-6211
Email: lgomeshi@fiu.edu
Tracy Goetz
Contracts & Grants, CARFS
Director of Administrative Services, Global Forensic and Justice Center, FIUPhone: 727-395-2511 x109
Email: tgoetz@fiu.edu
