NAFEA 2020: ANNUAL MEETING OF THE NORTH AMERICAN FORENSIC ENTOMOLOGY ASSOCIATION
PROGRAM
Monday, June 22nd

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08:00-08:15 Session 1: Introductory Remarks/Welcome

All times for this meeting reflect Central Daylight Time (CDT)/UTC -6.

08:15-11:45 Session 2: Morning Session
08:15
Impact of Diet Moisture on the Development of the Forensically Important Blow Fly Cochliomyia macellaria (Fabricius) (Diptera: Calliphoridae) (abstract)
08:30
The identification of blow flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) in real time using wingbeat frequency. (abstract)
08:45
Can your clothing solve crime? Barnacle (Crustacea: Cirripedia) colonisation of different fabrics: a tool for forensic investigation in a marine environment (abstract)
09:00
An Evaluation of Differentially Spliced Genes as Markers of Sex for Forensic Entomology (abstract)
09:15
Effect of Sunlight Versus Shade on the Magnitude of Presence of Forensically Important Species of Diptera in Northeastern Trinidad. (abstract)
09:30
Are carrion resources as scarce as we think? (abstract)
09:45
Habitat Preference of Forensically Important Diptera in Toco, Trinidad, WI (abstract)
10:00
Toward improved arthropod phenology modeling methods (abstract)
10:15
Phenological Consequences of Blow Fly Larval Thermoregulation: A Simulation Approach (abstract)
10:30
Extreme Temperatures Impacting the Larval Stadia of the Hairy Maggot Blow Fly, Chrysomya rufifacies (Macquart), and the Secondary Screwworm, Cochliomyia macellaria (Fabricius) (Diptera: Calliphoridae) (abstract)
10:45
Considerations for the critical and preferred temperatures for oviposition of two forensically relevant blow fly species Chrysomya rufifacies Macquart (Diptera: Calliphoridae) and Cochliomyia macellaria Fabricius (Diptera: Calliphoridae) (abstract)
13:00-14:15 Session 3: Secondary Trauma in the Forensic Sciences

Keynote Speaker: Sean Fitzpatrick, Ph.D., LPC is the Executive Director of the Jung Center in Houston, TX and he will speak about Secondary Trauma in the Forensic Sciences.

 

From the Jung Center website: Sean Fitzpatrick, PhD, LPC, holds master’s degrees in religious studies (Rice University) and clinical psychology (University of Houston – Clear Lake) and received his doctorate in psychology through Saybrook University’s program in Jungian studies. Sean is a psychotherapist in private practice and has been employed at The Jung Center since 1997. His book The Ethical Imagination: Exploring Fantasy and Desire in Analytical Psychology will be published by Routledge in August 2019. His research interests also include the intersection of psychology and spirituality, and vicarious trauma and the self-care needs of helping professionals and social service providers. He is a senior fellow of the American Leadership Forum and serves on the boards of the Houston Museum District Association and the Network of Behavioral Health Providers. His local and national teaching schedule can be found at his website, sfitzpatrick.com.

13:00
Keynote: Secondary Trauma and Self-Care in the Forensic Sciences (abstract)
14:30-16:25 Session 4: Afternoon Session
14:30
Introducing the Journal of Forensic Entomology (abstract)
14:40
Storage Method and Microbiome Regulating Decomposition and Attraction of the Blow Fly, Cochliomyia macellaria (abstract)
14:55
A Field Study on the Effects of Morphine on the Carrion Decomposition Process and Dipteran Larvae Development (abstract)
15:10
Examining maggot length in cases of accidental overdose (abstract)
15:25
Mechanistic Aspects of Oviposition Choice and Offspring Feeding Performance: A Case Study on Blow Flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) (abstract)
15:40
Variation in Oviposition Behaviour of Blow Flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) due to Abiotic and Biotic Factors (abstract)
15:55
Effects of Photoperiod on the Development of Forensically Important Blow Fly Chrysomya rufifacies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) (abstract)
16:10
Habitat, Season, and Carrion Type Impact Competition Between Vertebrate and Invertebrate Scavengers in Southeast Texas (abstract)
16:30-17:45 Session 5: Business Meeting

NAFEA Annual Business Meeting -  seperate Zoom session open to NAFEA members only.

18:30-20:30 Virtual Happy Hour

Virtual Happy Hour - open to everyone