Tentative Schedule

May 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27, 2021

Center for Studies of Law in Action (CLSA)
&
Center for Forensic Science Research and Education (CFSRE)

Barry K. Logan Ph.D., Executive Director
Patrick Harding, Associate Course Director
J. Robert Zettl, Course Manager

All sessions will be held online using the CFSRE D2L/Brightspace platform hosting a Zoom environment, with live lectures from the course’s world renowned faculty. There will be opportunities for Q&A at the conclusion of each lecture, as well as the program’s signature faculty panel discussion. The program will be run in six half- day blocks over two successive weeks, retaining the key content and curriculum of the traditional in-person program typically held on the campus at IU Bloomington.

Note: All times EST

WEEK I

Tuesday, May 18, 2021

11:00am - 11:15am (EST)
Welcome and Introductions
Mr. Robert Zettl
Dr. Barry Logan

11:15 – 12:15pm (EST)
Historical Perspective on Forensic Alcohol Analysis
Dr. Alan Wayne Jones, Guest Professor, Department of Clinical Pharmacology, University of Linköping, Sweden.

12:15 – 12:30pm (EST) – BREAK

12:30 – 1:30pm (EST)
Pharmacology and Physiology of Alcohol (I)
Dr. Robert B. Forney Jr., Chief Toxicologist, Office of Lucas County Coroner, Toledo, Ohio; and Clinical Associate Professor, Medical University of Ohio.

1:30- 1:45pm (EST) – BREAK

1:45 – 2:45pm (EST)
Pharmacology and Physiology of Alcohol (II)
Dr. Robert B. Forney Jr., Chief Toxicologist, Office of Lucas County Coroner, Toledo, Ohio; and Clinical Associate Professor, Medical University of Ohio.

2:45 – 3:00pm (EST) – BREAK

3:00 – 4:00PM (EST)
Chemistry and Biochemistry of Alcohol
Dr. Barry K Logan, NMS Labs, Willow Grove PA.

Wednesday, May 19, 2021

11:00 – 12:15pm (EST)
Primer on the Forensic Pharmacokinetics of Ethanol
Dr. Alan Wayne Jones, Guest Professor, Department of Clinical Pharmacology, University of Linköping, Sweden.

12:15 – 12:30pm (EST) – BREAK

12:30 – 1:30pm (EST)
Distribution of Ethanol between Blood and other Biological Specimens from Living and Deceased Persons
Dr. Alan Wayne Jones, Guest Professor, Department of Clinical Pharmacology, University of Linköping, Sweden.

1:30 – 1:45pm (EST) – BREAK

1:45 –3:00pm (EST)
Blood Alcohol Analysis: Theory and Practice
Dr. Curt Harper, Toxicology Discipline Chief, Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences, Hoover, AL.

3:00 – 3:15pm (EST) – BREAK

3:15 – 4:15pm (EST)
Breath Alcohol Instrumentation: Theory and Practice
Ms. Teri Martin, Centre of Forensic Sciences, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Thursday, May 20, 2021

11:00 – 12:30pm (EST)
Approaches to Widmark Calculations & Retrograde Extrapolation
Ms. Alka Lohmann, Virginia Department of Forensic Science, Richmond, VA

12:30 – 12:45pm (EST) – BREAK

12:45 – 1:45pm
Statistical Applications in Forensic Toxicology
Mr. Rodney Gullberg, Clearview Statistical Consulting, Seattle, WA

1:45 – 2:00pm (EST) - BREAK

2:00 – 3:00pm (EST)
The Changing Landscape: Standards in the Forensic Laboratory
Mr. Randall Beaty, Deputy Scientific Director, Crime Laboratory Service, Texas Department of Public Safety, Austin, TX

3:00 – 3:15pm (EST) - BREAK

3:15 – 4:15pm (EST)
Re-Establishing Progress on Reducing Alcohol Impaired Driving Fatalities
Dr. James Fell, NORC, University of Chicago

WEEK II

Tuesday, May 25, 2021

11:00 – 12:15pm (EST)
Principles and Application of Standardized Field Sobriety Tests
Mr. Joseph Turner, Retired, Muncie Indiana Police Department

12:15 – 12:30pm (EST) - BREAK

12:30 – 1:45pm (EST)
Predicting Impairment: The Role of BAC and Complexity of the Driving Task
Ms. Teri Martin, Centre of Forensic Sciences, Toronto, ON, Canada

1:45 – 2:00pm (EST) – BREAK

2:00 – 3:00pm (EST)
Behavioral and Performance Effects of Alcohol on Driving (I)
Dr. Dary Fiorentino, DF Consulting, Los Angeles CA

3:00 – 3:15pm (EST) – BREAK

3:15 – 4:15pm (EST)
Behavioral and Performance Effects of Alcohol on Driving (II)
Dr. Dary Fiorentino, DF Consulting, Los Angeles CA

Wednesday, May 26, 2021

11:00 – 12:15pm (EST)
On the Road Driving Studies Involving Alcohol
Dr. Eef Thenuissen, Section of Psychopharmacology, Neuropsychology & Psychopharmacology, Maastricht University, The Netherlands.

12:15 – 12:30pm (EST) – BREAK

12:30 – 1:30pm (EST)
Legal Framework for DUI: Statutory Issues, Constitutional Issues and Case Law (I)
Mr. Boris Moczula, JD, New Jersey

1:30 – 1:45pm (EST) – BREAK

1:45 – 2:45pm (EST)
Legal Framework for DUI: Statutory Issues, Constitutional Issues and Case Law (II)
Mr. Boris Moczula, JD, New Jersey

2:45 – 3:00pm (EST) – BREAK

3:00 – 4:15pm (EST)
Expert Testimony: Basic Principles
Ms. Kari Hathorn, JD, Bend, Oregon

Thursday, May 27, 2021

11:00 – 12:00pm (EST)
Analysis and Response to Defense Challenges in Forensic Alcohol Testing (I)
Mr. Patrick Harding, Emeritus Toxicology Section, WI State Laboratory of Hygiene

12:00 – 12:15pm (EST) – BREAK

12:15 – 1:15pm (EST)
Analysis and Response to Defense Challenges in Forensic Alcohol Testing (II)
Mr. Patrick Harding, Emeritus Toxicology Section, WI State Laboratory of Hygiene

1:15 – 1:30pm (EST) – BREAK

1:30 – 3:00pm (EST)
Borkenstein Faculty Panel Q&A
All Faculty (Virtual)

3:00pm (EST)
Close of Course
Mr. Robert Zettl
Dr. Barry Logan