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Forensic Nursing Subcommittee
The Forensic Nursing Subcommittee will draft standards related to the collection and storage of physical evidence from victims of sexual assault, sexual assault examinations, development and validation of new methods, and training and continuing education of practitioners.
Officers | Members | Standards
Officers
Joyce Williams, Subcommittee Chair, Stevenson University
Nancy Downing, Subcommittee Vice Chair, University of North Texas Health Science Center
Ralph Riviello, Subcommittee Executive Secretary, UT Health San Antonio
Members
Barbra Bachmeier, IU Health-Methodist
Jennifer Badger, Pennsylvania State Police Bureau of Forensic Services (Quality Task Group representative)
Kelly Berishaj, Oakland University
Jason Bockting, Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department
Marisol Castaneto, Department of Defense, U.S. Army
Roshelle Cleland, Lutheran Community Services Northwest
Deborah Davis, University of Nevada, Reno (Human Factors Task Group representative)
Forensic Nursing Affiliate List
Martha (Marni) Dodd, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
Rachael Goodwin-Williams, Wichita State University
Leslie Hagen, US Department of Justice
Laurie Kepros, Office of the State Public Defender, State of Colorado (Legal Task Group representative)
Joy Martin, Gila River Health Care
Sheridan Miyamoto, Penn State University
Jennifer Pierce Weeks, International Association of Forensic Nurses, Inc.
Karyn Rasile, Rasile Training & Consulting, LLC
Marnie Shiels, Office on Violence Against Women, US Dept. of Justice
Christine Tarallo, US Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory (USACIL)
Jessica Volz, Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center
Malinda Wheeler, Forensic Nurse Specialists, Inc.
Misty Marra Williamson, Marshall University Forensic Science Center
Standards
Published by a Standards Developing Organization (SDO) & Eligible for OSAC Registry Review
Under Development
- Best Practice Recommendation for a Kit tracking system
- Examination of the forensic patient
- Foundational Standard for Forensic Nursing
- OSAC 2023-N-0013 Standard for Evidence Collection and Management for Sexual Assault Medical Forensic Examinations
- OSAC 2023-N-0014 Standard Guiding Principles for the Medical Forensic Examination
- OSAC 2023-N-0015 Standard for the Education of Forensic Nurses who Conduct Sexual Assault Medical Forensic Examinations for Adult and Adolescent Patients
- OSAC 2025-N-0007 Standard for the Medical Forensic Examination: Sexual Violence of Adolescents and Adults
- Standardization of Rape Kits
- Strangulation