Lectures and Workshops

George Schiro has spoken to or conducted training on various aspects of crime scene investigation / reconstruction, forensic science, ethics, and courtroom testimony for over 60 organizations ranging from local to international groups including the following:

The Fourth and Seventh International Conferences of Legal Medicine held in Panama City, Panama
The U.S. State Department's Anti-Terrorism Assistance Program Police Executive Seminar
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers' Making Sense of Science VII Seminar
National Defender Investigator Association
27th Annual Conference Intellenet
Three American Academy of Forensic Sciences meetings
An American Chemical Society meeting
Several meetings of the Association of Forensic DNA Analysts and Administrators
One Forensic Science Education Conference
Several Southern Association of Forensic Scientists Meetings
A courtroom testimony workshop at the University of Nevada Las Vegas Biotechnology Center
One Professional Private Investigators Association of Colorado Training Conference
The 2012 Private Investigator Mid-America Regional Conference sponsored by the Kansas Association of Licensed Investigators
Public Defenders Association of Iowa
Training of Indiana coroners, deputy coroners, and death investigators for certification
The 2010 Annual Training Conference of the South Carolina Coroners Association
Collection of DNA evidence for the Palm Bay Police Dept., Palm Bay, Florida
Expert Testimony in Forensic Science lecture, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Ft. Worth, TX
Collection and Preservation of Evidence lecture, LSU Health Sciences Center, School of Public Health, New Orleans, LA
La. Capital Appeals Project
One Mississippi Society for Medical Technology meeting
Two Forensic Investigation Research & Education meetings
One La. State Coroners’ Association meeting
The Jefferson Parish Coroner’s Office Eighth Annual Death Investigation Conference
Orleans Parish Public Defenders investigators
One lecture on DNA analysis at the Southern University Law Center
A "Science of Homicide" lecture at La. State University's Chemistry Department Seminar
Guest lecturer at Chemistry 105, Southeastern Louisiana University
Several University of Louisiana at Lafayette Biology Club meetings
Three Louisiana Division of the International Association for Identification's training conferences
The U.S. Department of Justice La. Middle District Law Enforcement Coordinating Committee Crime Scene Investigation Workshop
La. State University’s Law Enforcement Training Program Scientific Crime Investigator’s Institute
La. State University’s Continuing Law Enforcement Education School
La. State Police Training Academy’s Advanced Forensic Investigation School
Three La. District Attorneys Association training conferences
One La. Southeast Chiefs of Police Association meeting
Three Mystery Writers of America - Florida Chapter's Sleuthfests
Several National Association of Legal Investigators national and regional meetings
Two Texas Association of Licensed Investigators meetings
One Tennessee Association of Investigators meeting
Two Mississippi Professional Investigators Association meetings
Several La. Private Investigators Association meetings
The La. State Police Training Academy
The La. Association of Scientific Crime Investigators
Several La. Association of Forensic Scientists meetings

George is available to conduct training ranging from one hour to one week on the following topics:

Crime Scene Investigation/Reconstruction
Collection and Preservation of Physical Evidence
General Forensic Science
Serology and DNA Analysis
Bloodstain Pattern Analysis
Ethics
Courtroom Testimony

Contact information:

(337) 322-2724

E-mail: Gjschiro@cs.com