Elaine Pagliaro, a forensic science consultant, recently retired as Assistant Director/Acting as Director of the Connecticut Department of Public Safety, Division of Scientific Services, Forensic Science Laboratory, where she worked in Criminalistics and Forensic Biology for more than 26 years. During that time, Ms. Pagliaro was involved in most of the major criminal investigations in Connecticut and in cases of national prominence, such as the Penney Serra and Martha Moxley murders, the Michael Ross serial murders, the investigation of the death of Vincent Foster and the infamous “Woodchipper Murder” case. She has qualified as an expert witness in the areas of forensic biochemistry, forensic DNA analysis, hair examination, and crime scene reconstruction in Connecticut, Illinois, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Louisiana and in Federal courts.

She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, a member of several other professional organizations, and serves on the Connecticut Commission for the Standardization of the Collection of Sexual Assault Evidence and the National Institute of Justice DNA Technical Working Group.

Ms. Pagliaro has authored numerous publications on forensic science for professional journals and has presented papers at national and international symposia. Her textbook Forensic Nursing: A Handbook for Practice, co-authored with Drs. Rita Hammer and Barbara Moynihan, recently received the Advanced Practice American Journal of Nursing Book Award.

Ms. Pagliaro is an adjunct faculty member at several Connecticut universities and colleges where she instructs students of criminalistics, nursing, and the law. A summa cum laude graduate of the Quinnipiac College School of Law, Ms. Pagliaro is a member of the bar in Connecticut, New Hampshire and the Federal District of New Hampshire.

Elaine currently serves on the board of directors for Jane Doe No More, Inc.