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).
Leadership Team
Center Director/Site Director—Dr. Kenneth G. Furton
Executive Director, Global Forensic and Justice Center
FIU Chief Scientific Officer and Provost Emeritus
Phone: 305-348-0022
Email: furtonk@fiu.edu
Center Associate Director/Site Director—Dr. Aaron M. Tarone
Associate Professor, Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University
Phone: 979-862-1311
Email: tamlucilia@tamu.edu
Site Director—Dr. Sarah Kerrigan
Institute for Forensic Research, Training, and Innovation (IFRTI)
Professor of Forensic Science, Sam Houston State University
Phone: 713-817-2229
Email: sarah.kerrigan@shsu.edu
Contact
Liaison—Gerry LaPorte
Director of Research Innovation, Global Forensic and Justice Center, FIU
Phone: 703-209-2744
Email: glaporte@fiu.edu
Contracts & Grants—Tracy Goetz
Director of Administrative Services, Global Forensic and Justice Center, FIU
Phone: 727-395-2511 x109
Email: tgoetz@fiu.edu
