His course on the assassination has been offered at URI for several years and has recently been made a permanent offering of the Political Science Department. James Whalen, of West Bay Psychiatric Associates, will discuss forensic psychology. Dennis Pincince, of the Rhode Island State Police, will talk on processing the crime scene. Amy Michaud, FBI Trace Unit, will speak on the examination of trace evidence. Kathryn S. Kalasinsky, Division of Forensic Toxicology, Office of the Armed Forces Medical Examiner, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, will speak on hair analysis.
Hair is the only human substance that retains long term drug retention data.
Kalasinsky will talk about sampling, analysis and interpretation as critical aspects of drug abuse determination from hair. In addition, the hair root bulb can give information of the drug distribution as the time of death for fatal cases. Kalasinsky earned her bachelor's degree and doctorate from the University of South Carolina. She has more than 20 years in the fields of environmental and forensic toxicology. Ed Pierce, retired member of the Warwick Police Department, will speak on forensic and clinical aspects of ritual crime.