Dr. Brown is a Professional Associate Professor of Criminal Justice in the School of Criminology, Criminal Justice, and Strategic Studies at Tarleton State University where she teaches at both the graduate and undergraduate level. Dr. Brown is also a Faculty Affiliate in the Institute on Violence Against Women and Human Trafficking at Tarleton. In addition to her interest in crimes against women and children, Dr. Brown’s research interests include non-fatal strangulation in intimate partner violence incidents, child abduction murder investigation, crime scene assessment, crime scene investigation, serial murder, sex-related homicide, technology facilitated crimes against children, forensic evidence, and other solvability factors affecting murder investigations. Shereceived her Bachelor of Arts in Government with a minor in Sociology from the University of Texas at Austin and received both her Master of Arts in Criminal Justice and Criminology and her Doctor of Philosophy in Criminal Justice from Sam Houston State University. Her most recent publications have been featured in several books, and the Journal of Forensic Sciences. Dr. Brown is a Fellow of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS). Dr. Brown was appointed to a three-year term as a Forensic Science Foundation (FSF) Trustee and will serve as the 2024-25 FSF Secretary. Dr. Brown was also appointed to the American Academy of Forensic Sciences Standards Board (ASB) Crime Scene Investigation Consensus Body. The consensus body is responsible for developing, reviewing, and voting on standards, best practice recommendations, and technical reports in the discipline of forensic science. Dr. Brown was awarded the American Academy of Forensic Sciences General Section Paul W. Kehres Meritorious Service Award (2022) and the John R. Hunt Award (2023) recognizing her professional service to AAFS and the forensic science community. Dr. Brown also serves as a consultant to Child Abduction Response Teams (CARTs) across the United States.