Alexis Romeo

• Latent Fingerprint Development using small particle reagent, wet wop, sticky side powder, superglue fuming and black powder
• Latent Fingerprint Analysis, counting minutiae and identifying level of detail

• Assisted with the recreation of a crime scene for an Innocence Project Case
• Photographed the recreated crime scene scenario
• Conducted my own research on the survival of latent fingerprints on objects that have been submerged underwater using multiple latent fingerprint development techniques
• Took many courses and hands-on labs consisting of crime scene processing, evidence collection, testing and analyzing

• Attended 3-week National Forensic Academy Collegiate Program (Session X)
• Legal Issues
• Crime Scene Management
• Forensic Digital Photography
• Impression Evidence
• Crime Scene Mapping & Diagramming
• Latent Print Processing
• DNA Evidence Identification
• Collection and Preservation
• Forensic Anthropology & Human Remains Recovery
• Bloodstain Pattern Analysis
• Shooting Scene Reconstruction

• Observed 911 Dispatchers for 1 week

Capstone Research Project /Thesis

• Reserach on the survival of latent fingerprints on items submerged under different types of water (tap, chlorine, fresh lakewater) for different durations of time.
• Fingerprints developed using Super-Glue Fuming, Small Particle Reagent, Wet Wop/Sticky Side Powder and Black and White fingerprint powder for enhancement.

Coursework includes:

• Forensic Science Research Methods
• Forensic Trace Evidence
• Forensic Theory and Policy
• Forensic Serology Lecture
• Forensic Serology Lab
• Forensic Science Symposium
• Forensic Patterns Evidence
• Forensic Toxicology Lecture
• Forensic Toxicology Lab
• Forensic Chemistry Lecture
• Forensic Chemistry Lab
• Moot Court (practice testifying as an expert witness)
• Crime Scene Investigation Class
• Research in Forensic Science (Fingerprint Thesis)
• Seminar in Chemistry
• Special Topics in Criminal Justice (Innocence Project Work)
• 3.90 GPA

Extracurriculars

• Member of Delta Delta Epsilon Forensic Society, 2023
• Presented my Research on Latent Fingerprints at the International Association of Identification Conference (IAI) in August 2023.

• Recipient for "Best Forensic Photograph" Award
• 4.0 GPA