may work a forensic pathologists. The way one enters the field depends on the area in which one will work. Often it will involve having a strong science background and earning at least a master's ...

I had a science background, and there was a crime lab opening up in the New Orleans area. I got the job." In 1972, back when Singer entered the field, forensic science was an unknown term.

During presentations, I sometimes show two slides – a photo of the cool “CSI” people, followed by one of me in scrubs, face mask and three pairs of gloves, looking like a total nerd.

Heather Garvin, a board-certified forensic anthropologist for the state of Iowa, is also a professor at Des Moines University. She’s using her experience to help Iowa families. When remains are ...

“You’re wearing your forensic gloves and it’s all very methodical and detached and disembodied from the person, the human being.” But there is a part of the process that she finds ...