Stephanie Nelson

This booklet is a composition of my work, practice, and love of this field. At 32 years of age, I picked up a book by Lisa Bailey called How to Become ad Forensic Artist and I could not put it down. Growing up as an artist and a need to learn as much as I could about true crime stories and the psychology behind them which These hobbies led me to get a bachelor’s in psychology and a degree in art as well.

This idea of Forensic Art came as a door to a world of wonder. I began to learn more about different forensic artists around the world who have helped so many people using their hands and psychological techniques to find the criminals and help the victims. I have spent the last few years learning from different leaders in the field such as Karen Taylor, Duncan Way, and Steve Mancusi. They have each taught me different things in eyewitness interviews, drawings techniques, and strategy. I enjoy spending my free time reenacting practice interviews or rebuilding faces from morgue photos. It is what I feel in my body is what I need to be doing and I will continue to pursue this path to helping victims with my talents as long as possible.

Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills eager to secure entry-level or internship position. Ready to help team achieve team goals. Demonstrated knowledge of standard psychological assessment instruments of personality and intellectual functions. Reliable and compassionate interpersonal expertise in maintaining safety and assessing behavior. Well-versed in needs and behaviors of others adult or child. Skilled at time management, artistic ability, use of multiple mediums such as 2D or 3D digital experience.

• CPC - Certified Professional Coder
• Certificate of completion from Steve Mancusi Forensic art I class 40 hours
• Certificate of completion from Steve Mancusi Forensic art II class 40 hours
• Certificate of completion from Duncan way 2D Forensic art workshop 40 hours
• Certificate of completion from Karen Taylor Postmortem 2D reconstruction workshop 40 hours

I regularly create fictional scenarios a forensic artist may encounter such as:

- Interviewing people I have asked to portray a victim in order to do a Forensic interview with a 2D drawing in real time

- 2D Postmortem reconstruction 

- Creating 2D drawing based on a written description using mug shots or a sample of the FBI suspect face template