Marian Miner Cook
Athenaeum

Jeff Kukucka is a professor of psychology at Towson University and a decision scientist whose work aims to optimize the human element of forensic and medicolegal decision-making. He previously held a leadership position on NIST's OSAC for Forensic Science—a federal organization that develops and promotes best practice standards for all areas of forensic science—and he recently oversaw the nation's first-ever independent audit of restraint-related deaths in police custody, the findings of which raised concerns over bias and error in autopsy decisions. He also frequently trains forensic examiners and attorneys on these issues, and he has testified as an expert witness in nine U.S. states.