james-biography

Biography

Background: Dr James French joined UCL JDI Centre for the Forensic Sciences in November 2013 as a Research Fellow in Crime and Forensic Science. James completed his PhD in Forensic Science at UCL in 2013, having previously completed an MRes in Security Science at the Department of Security and Crime Science, UCL. Prior to this James graduated from The University of Oxford with a BA (Hons) in Geography. 

Research interests: James' principle research interests include trace physical evidence, evidence dynamics and the interpretation of forensic evidence, particularly the use of Bayesian Networks. James's work is particularly focused on gunshot residue (GSR) and his PhD research concerned secondary and tertiary transfer transfers of GSR and the implications of these dynamics for the investigation of firearms offences. This research project also explored the interpretation of GSR evidence using Bayesian Networks. 

Teaching and research: James continues to develop these areas of research and incorporate them within the teaching programmes at the Department, while developing new and existing collaborations with academia and industry to facilitate this. 

Conference presentations: James has presented at a number of international conferences, including the International Symposium held by the Australian and New Zealand Forensic Science Society (ANZFSS) (2012 & 2014).