SOFT 2025 Workshop Program

Monday, October 27 | 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

WS01: From Crisis to Calm: Mental Health in Forensic Science Workplaces

• Chair: Kristen Burke, MS, MBA
• Chair: Sabra Jones, PhD
• Audience Knowledge: Basic - suitable for individuals new to the field, requires little prior knowledge to the subject matter

WS02: The Rise of Smoke Shops and Commercial Sales of NPS

• Chair: Kayla N Ellefsen, PhD
• Chair: Helen Chang, MS
• Audience Knowledge: Basic - suitable for individuals new to the field, requires little prior knowledge to the subject matter

WS03: A Closer Look at Pediatric Toxicology: Unraveling the Mysteries of Pediatric Testing

• Chair: Theresa Hippolyte, M.S., D-ABFT-FT
  
• Chair: Lindsay Glicksberg, Ph.D.
  
• Audience Knowledge: Basic - suitable for individuals new to the field, requires little prior knowledge to the subject matter

WS04: Method Development: Foundations for the New Toxicologist, Part I

• Chair: Elisa N Shoff, MS, D-ABFT-FT
• Chair: Wayne Lewallen, BS
• Audience Knowledge: Basic - suitable for individuals new to the field, requires little prior knowledge to the subject matter

Monday, October 27 | 1:30 - 5:30 PM

WS05: Forensic Toxicology Validation: Navigating the Latest ANSI/ASB 036 Revisions: Part II

• Chair: Rebecca Wagner, PhD
• Chair: Robert Lockwood, PhD
• Audience Knowledge: Intermediate - Involves more advanced concepts requiring some technical working knowledge or prior exposure to the subject matter

WS06: The “Postmortem Blood Drug Screen”: Analytical and Managerial Approaches

• Chair: Carl E Wolf, PhD
• Chair: Justin L Poklis, BS
• Audience Knowledge: Intermediate - Involves more advanced concepts requiring some technical working knowledge or prior exposure to the subject matter

WS07: Choosing Wisely: How Alternative Biological Matrices Shape and Support Forensic Interpretation

• Chair: Eduardo de Campos, PhD
• Chair: Ana Pego, PhD
• Audience Knowledge: Intermediate - Involves more advanced concepts requiring some technical working knowledge or prior exposure to the subject matter

WS08: Beyond the Pill Bottle: Prescription Drugs' Hidden Impacts on Driving, Work, and Life

• Chair: Kristen Burke, MS, MBA
• Chair: Sabra Jones, PhD
• Audience Knowledge: Basic - suitable for individuals new to the field, requires little prior knowledge to the subject matter

Tuesday, October 28 | 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

WS09: Stimulants and the Road Ahead

• Chair: Anisha Paul, MS
• Chair: Vanessa Meneses, MS
• Audience Knowledge: Basic - suitable for individuals new to the field, requires little prior knowledge to the subject matter

WS10: Recent Advances in MS-based Forensic Toxicology: Achieving Efficiency, Selectivity, and Sensitivity

• Chair: Brittany Friedman
• Chair: Laura Friederich
• Audience Knowledge:  Intermediate - Involves more advanced concepts requiring some technical working knowledge or prior exposure to the subject matter

WS11: Data Analysis: Collection, Preparation and Visualization

• Chair: Brigitte Desharnais, PhD
• Chair: Sue Pearring, MS
• Audience Knowledge: Basic - suitable for individuals new to the field, requires little prior knowledge to the subject matter

WS12: Roadside Oral Fluid Testing Device Evaluation and Approval

• Chair: Curt E. Harper, Ph.D.
• Chair: Mandi Mohr, MS
• Audience Knowledge: Intermediate - Involves more advanced concepts requiring some technical working knowledge or prior exposure to the subject matter

Tuesday, October 28 | 1:30 PM - 5:30 PM

WS13: “Can I Say That?” Mastering Expert Testimony in Forensic Toxicology

• Chair: Robert Johnson, PhD
• Chair: Kei Osawa, MFS
• Audience Knowledge: Basic - suitable for individuals new to the field, requires little prior knowledge to the subject matter

WS14: Death in Portland, Let Knowledge Service the City.  Postmortem Toxicology—How to Complete a Thorough Investigation

• Chair: Craig N Chatterton, PhD
• Chair: Luke N Rodda, PhD
• Audience Knowledge: Basic - suitable for individuals new to the field, requires little prior knowledge to the subject matter

WS15: Uniting Forensic Toxicology and Medical Toxicology to Implement the Drug Overdose Toxico-Surveillance (DOTS) Reporting Program

• Chair: Alex J Krotulski, PhD
• Chair: Paul Wax, MD
• Audience Knowledge: Intermediate - Involves more advanced concepts requiring some technical working knowledge or prior exposure to the subject matter

WS16: Leveraging Large Language Models to Investigate the Novel Psychoactive Drug Ecosystem: Applications in Structural Prediction, Behavioral Analysis, and Cyber Surveillance

• Chair: Lynn M Wagner, PhD
• Chair: Erin R Wilfong, PhD
• Audience Knowledge: Intermediate - Involves more advanced concepts requiring some technical working knowledge or prior exposure to the subject matter