About Us

Dr. Krista Erin Latham is a Professor of Biology and Anthropology at the University of Indianapolis, where she has taught since 2007.  She is also the Director of the University of Indianapolis Human Identification Center.  She received her B.S. in Biology and Chemistry from the University of North Texas in 2000, her M.S. in Human Biology from the University of Indianapolis in 2003, and her M.A. and Ph.D. in Anthropology from Temple University in 2006 and 2008.  Dr. Latham is a Board-Certified Forensic Anthropologist (D-ABFA) and a Fellow of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences. Her research investigates different aspects of skeletal biology, population genetics and  DNA transfer, persistence, prevalence and recovery. Dr. Latham has co-edited several books focusing on Forensic Anthropology and Human Identification, and has produced numerous scientific publications.  She currently serves as a Consulting Forensic Anthropologist for police, coroners, and pathologists in the Midwestern U.S. and has delivered numerous lectures for state and local agencies around the country.  Dr. Latham also serves as a DNA Expert in the U.S. Court System and provides Rapid DNA Reachback support for the Fishers Police Department in central Indiana .

Tiffany Roy is a Forensic DNA expert with over sixteen years of forensic biology experience in both public and private laboratories in the United States. She holds a bachelor of science degree from Syracuse University, a Juris Doctor from Massachusetts School of Law, a graduate certificate in the area of Forensic Serology and DNA and Master of Science in the area of forensic science from the University of Florida. Roy is a member of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, the Northeastern Association of Forensic Scientists and the Massachusetts Board of Bar Examiners. She is certified in the area of Forensic Biology by the American Board of Criminalistics. She has processed thousands of DNA samples and thousands of cases over the course of her career. She instructs undergraduates at University of Maryland Global Campus; Southern New Hampshire University and acts as a consultant for attorneys and the media in the area of forensic biology through her firm, ForensicAid, LLC. She has written three Forensic Science textbooks and been published in peer reviewed journals in the area of Human Factors as they relate to Forensic DNA Interpretation. She currently serves on the NIST Expert Working Group on Human Factors in Forensic DNA Analysis in the testimony and reporting subgroup.