Dr. 茉莉花德雷克 is an 助理教授 and laboratory coordinator of the 法医科学 Learning Laboratory in the Barbara Jordan- Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs 司法行政 Department at 德克萨斯南方大学 in Houston, Tx. Dr. 德雷克是巴吞鲁日人, LA and obtained her Bachelors of Science Degree from Southern University. She later obtained her Doctorate in Chemistry from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, LA. Upon the completion of her graduate studies, Dr. Drake received a prestigious postdoctoral fellowship from the National 研究 Council (NRC) to work for over 3 years at the National Institute of Standards and 技术 (NIST) Center for neutron research in Gaithersburg, MD, where she investigated the synthesis and characterization of novel intermetallic solid 状态 materials using neutron diffraction and scattering techniques.
Upon completion of her postdoctoral fellowship, Dr. Drake worked as a forensic chemist for the Drug Enforcement 政府 (DEA) South Central Laboratory in Dallas, TX, where her primary professional responsibilities included controlled substance identification and qualitative and quantitative analysis of evidence submitted by local, 状态, and federal law enforcement officials. She also assisted with clandestine laboratory operations, intelligence/ undercover operations involving diversion and trafficking of controlled substances, and testified in court when called upon.
除了博士. Drake‘s experience as a forensic chemist, she has also taught Chemistry and 法医科学 at the High School and University levels. 在加入托国立之前, she worked as an assistant professor in the Department of 法医科学 at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Tx. With over 6 years of experience as a forensic chemist, Dr. Drake’s primary research interests at TSU involve creating and implementing innovative methods for the rapid determination and screening of controlled substances using instrumentation, such as ion mobility spectrometry and GC-MS, to support law enforcement efforts in the field. She has numerous publications in peer-reviewed journals and has presented at several national and international scientific meetings, as well as an invited speaker at various symposiums. She is also very passionate about introducing science and in particular, 法医科学, 致青年, k - 12教育工作者, and law enforcement officials through the various hands-on 法医科学 workshops and training opportunities she has organized and conducted.
专业领域:
法医科学, 犯罪现场调查, 受控物质分析, 秘密实验室, 实地试验, 设计师药物, 分析化学, 定量分析, 固态化学, X-ray Diffraction and Crystallography