Student Highlights
A. Reed and Virginia McLaughlin Endowment Scholarship Recipients (CAC, 2017-2018)
Kayla Balasbas
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Jessica Cappelli
Jessica Cappelli received a BS in Criminal Justice and Sociology from Georgia College and State University in 2006 and a BS in Biology from California State University, Northridge in 2016. She is currently pursuing a MS degree in Criminalistics at California State University, Los Angeles. Her thesis project focuses on shotgun pellet distribution patterns in relation to several firearm parameters, including shotgun choke type, muzzle-to-target distance, shot size, and ammunition manufacturer. Outside of the classroom, Jessica enjoys hiking, baking, and traveling to new places.
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Johnny C. Lei Undergraduate education: University of California, San Diego. Major: B.S. Biochemistry/Chemistry Graduate education: California State University, Los Angeles. Major: M.S. Candidate Criminalistics Thesis Project: The purpose of my research is to study the effects of forensic processing procedures on the UV-VIS-NIR microspectroscopy (MSP) analysis of fibers. Hobbies outside the classroom and laboratory: playing guitar, photography, and basketball
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Anthony Parks |
Adrian Rendon |
Naomi Weisz Born and raised in Los Angeles, Naomi attended the University of Southern California and graduated in 2016 with a B.S. in Biochemistry and a minor in Forensics and Criminality. She immediately pursued a higher education at California State University, Los Angeles and is currently in her second year as an M.S. candidate in Criminalistics. For her thesis research, she is collaborating with the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner to study the reliability and classification of hair color, eye color, and ancestry estimations using decedent DNA samples. With this research, she hopes to provide insight into its utility for missing persons cases and human identification. When away from the lab, she enjoys watching college and professional football, admiring corgis, and everything Harry Potter. |
Verogen Forensic Science Scholar 2017-2018
Naomi Weisz Ms. Naomi Weisz is the recipient of the inaugural Verogen Forensic Science Graduate Student Scholarship for 2017-2018. The scholarship supports Naomi’s thesis research, which examines the reliability of phenotype estimation and the potential extended classification of ancestry of Middle Eastern, Pacific Islander, and Native American populations. |
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California Association of Criminalists Best Poster Award Recipients
![]() Mark LaVigne – Criminalistics Graduate Program Class of 2017 |
![]() Gregory Hogrebe, Criminalistics Graduate Program Class of 2015 Thesis Research: Detection of Bullet v. Non-Bullet Damage to Textile Fabrics |
American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors Scholarship Recipients
Association of Firearm and Tool Mark Examiners Scholarship Recipients
Galyn Fischer Criminalistics Graduate Student Class of 2016 Thesis Topic: Detection of High Energy Impact Damage to Textile Fibers Using Polarized Light Microscopy AFTE Scholarship Recipient 2016 |
Gregory Hogrebe Criminalistics Graduate Student Class of 2015 Greg Hogrebe completed his graduate education at California State University, Los Angeles with a MS degree in Criminalistics. He is currently employed as a Forensic Specialist focusing on crime scene investigation and latent print examination. AFTE Scholarship Recipient 2015 |