Faculty
UVU’s Forensic Science Program employs faculty with extensive knowledge and experience in their respective fields. Full-time and adjunct faculty are experts within their disciplines and have many years of practical experience. Most of our faculty are concurrently employed in locations such as the Utah State Crime Laboratory, local law enforcement agencies, and other organizations focused solely on forensic science. The Forensic Science Program is proud to have faculty who are actively engaged in student experiences, education, and success.
Gary H. Naisbitt, Ph.D.
PROGRAM COORDINATOR
Associate Professor
Forensic Laboratory Emphasis
MS: 136
- Criminalistics
- Trace Analysis I & II
- Directed Research
Amie Houghton, M.F.S.
Assistant Professor
Forensic Laboratory Emphasis
CB303H
- Crime Scene Investigation Techniques I & II
- Forensic Photography
- Forensic Pathology
- Medicolegal Death Investigations
- Forensic Investigation Capstone
Adjunct Faculty
Bryan Holden
Adjunct Instructor
- Marijuana Identification Certificate
- Expert Witness Professional Practices
Danny Maynard
Adjunct Instructor
- Forensic Microscopy
- Firearms Examination
- Introduction to Forensic Science
- Firearms Examination
Katrina Storick
Adjunct Instructor
- Introduction to Forensic Science
Heidi Reynaud
Adjunct Instructor
- Introduction to Forensic Science
- Fingerprint Processing
- Introduction to Forensic Science
Travis Ashdown
Adjunct Instructor
- Introduction to Forensic Science
- Crime Scene Investigation Techniques
- Forensic Photography
Bonnie Wilder Estes
Senior Forensic Scientist
- Fingerprint Processing
- Fingerprint Examination
- Bloodstain Pattern Analysis
