The International Association of Forensic Criminologists
Board of Directors
Paul J. Ciolino, D-ABP
President, Board Member
Paul Ciolino is a life long resident of Chicago and was the first and only Homicide Investigation expert hired by 48 Hours and CBS News as an on air personality and expert. He has appeared in hundreds of news program on every major cable and television network in both the United States and Canada. His shows on CBS’s 48 Hours averaged 6.5 million viewers per episode.
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He is also a seven year Army veteran sergeant who served in the combat arms and military police where was a member of the first civilian trained SWAT team. He was the lead homicide and mass molestation investigator for the State of Illinois’ Department of Children and Family services. He obtained over 200 written confessions in homicide and child related sexual assaults.
He is the President of the IAFC, and can be contacted via his website: https://www.pjcinvestigations.com/
Jodi Freeman, MCrim, D-ABP
Board Member
Jodi Freeman holds an honors bachelor degree in health sciences from the University of Western Ontario, with a double major in health sciences and criminology. She also graduated from Bond University with a Masters Degree in Criminology. She Interned with Forensic Solutions, LLC from 2010-2015. In 2015, she was hired as a Contract Associate with Forensic Solutions, and continues to assist with research, casework, and training development.
Michael McGrath, MD
Past-President, Board Member
Michael McGrath is a Board Certified Forensic Psychiatrist, licensed in the State of New York. He is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY. He is also a past President of the ABP.
Dr. McGrath divides his time among forensic, research and teaching activities. His published areas of expertise include forensic psychiatry, criminal profiling, and false allegations. He has lectured on three continents and is a founding member of the Academy of Behavioral Profiling.
He can be contacted at: mmcgrath@iafc-abp.org.
Ronald J. Miller, MS
Ethics Chair, Board Member
Ron Miller holds a Bachelors of Forensic Science from the University of California at Berkeley where he studied under Dr. Paul L. Kirk and Dr. John I. Thornton. He also holds a Masters in Public Service, a Masters in Clinical Mental Health, and is a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist. He loved "working the street" as a Police Officer and as a Crime Scene Investigator, Detective and EOD team member in the 70's and 80's in the San Francisco Bay Area.
He left law enforcement due to a vision disorder and it was then that he sought his graduate education. He found himself continuing to work in the judicial arena doing mental health evaluations and treatment for the courts, critical incident debriefings for public safety and industry. Eventually he shifted his focus to felony investigations, specializing in homicides, death penalty mitigation investigations and post conviction appellate work in state and federal courts as a licensed private investigator in the Pacific Northwest.
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He currently works cold cases for Law Enforcement in The State of Washington. He can be contacted at: rmiller@iafc-abp.org
Brent E. Turvey, PhD
Sec-Treas., Board Member
Brent E. Turvey is an internationally recognized author, forensic scientist and criminal profiler. His textbooks have been translated into multiple languages, and are used by law enforcement and educational institutions around the world. He is currently a full partner, Forensic Scientist, Criminal Profiler, and Instructor with Forensic Solutions, LLC.
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He is also The Director of The Forensic Criminology Institute, which provides certification training and post-graduate education to students and professionals throughout the United States, Latin America, Europe, and Asia.
His resume can be found here: Brent E. Turvey, PhD
His Amazon Author's Page is here: Turvey / Amazon
He can be contacted via email at: bturvey@iafc-abp.org