Autor/-in: Carolyne Bird

Forensic Science SA, Adelaide South Australia Carolyne Bird holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Human Bioscience from La Trobe University, Melbourne. Her research focused on investigating forensic handwriting examiners skill in detecting disguise and simulation in handwritten text. She has been employed by Forensic Science SA since 2002, where she holds the position of Science Leader - Document Examination. Carolyne is a member and current vicepresident (2021-2024) of the Australasian Society of Forensic Document Examiners Inc., a member of the Australian and New Zealand Forensic Science Society, an associate member of the European Network of Forensic Handwriting Experts (ENFHEX) and the European Document Experts Working Group (EDEWG), and a corresponding member of the American Society of Questioned Document Examiners. She has been a member of several national and international working groups, including the NIST/NIJ Expert Working Group for Human Factors in Handwriting Examination. Dr. Bird has more than 10 publications in peer-reviewed forensic science journals, and books.