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Associate Professor Ian Dadour is the Director of the Centre and a Registered Forensic Practitioner. He is the State's Honorary Forensic Entomologist at the PathCentre and the only accredited Forensic Entomologist in Australia. He is used extensively by the Police Services of WA and other States to provide entomological evidence on post mortem interval.

Dr Daniel Franklin is the Director of Studies at the Centre and is a physical anthropologist with a background in archaeology. His primary research involves using both traditional and geometric morphometric tools to improve the identification of human remains and to examine ways in which these methods can improve facial recognition based on the form of the facial skeleton. He currently works collaboratively with the FME Research Unit, Hull York Medical School. Dan co-ordinates the Forensic Anthropology and Forensic Archaeology units.

Professor John Watling is a Registered Analytical Chemist with over 25 years experience in Forensic Science. He has developed a number of innovative accessories for use with a wide variety of instrumental analytical techniques and has pioneered research into the use of special distribution patterns (Fingerprinting) to establish provenance of forensic evidence. He is an expert witness in Spectrometric and Spectroscopic analysis and in data interpretation as applied to crime scene evidence.

Dr Silvana Gaudieri is a lecturer with UWA and and an Adjunct Senior Lecturer with the Centre for Clinical Immunology and Biomedical Statistics. Her main areas of research include characterisation of the Major Histocompatibility Complex in human haplotypes and other primates and pathogen host-viral interactions. She is also involved with developing new tools for mass screening and tracking HIV infection.

Dr Lynne Milne is a Forensic Palynologist with a background in geology. Her research focuses on the morphological differentiation of pollen and spores from different plant species, their spatial distribution in soil, dust, dirt and water and how these can be used to provide evidence in criminal and civil investigations. Lynne lectures in Forensic Science and the Earth Sciences and conducts case work for the State Police Services and the Australian Federal Police.

Dr Shane Burke is an Adjunct Senior Lecturer with the Centre. He uses his experience as an archaeologist to teach field survey techniques and data collection procedures applicable to forensic cases.

Dr Guan Tay holds an Adjunct Lecturer position at the Centre. His research interest focuses on the application of DNA and antibody-based tools in Forensic Science and biotechnology. He has established collaborative links with the biotechnology sector to specifically develop practical uses for these technologies. 

Dr Jenny Ball is an Adjunct Lecturer with the Centre. She has been in private dental practice for over 20 years and has also completed her Master of Forensic Science at UWA. Jenny occassionally assists the State's Forensic Odontologist with identifications.

Emeritus Professor Charles Oxnard has honorary appointments in the School of Anatomy and Human Biology at UWA and in the Universities of York and Hull in the UK. He is involved in collaborations in forensic research through two Australian Research Council grants.

Dr David Cook is the research assistant responsible for assisting students and maintaining the Entomological colonies.

Ms Danielle Molan is the Administrator for the Centre. This includes dealing with all aspects of student matters, local and international enquiries and assisting the Director with the day to day running of the Centre. Danielle is your first point of contact when visiting Forensics.

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