Maria Troisi

Senior Forensic Analyst at the UNT Center for Human Identification

Fort Worth, Texas, United States

About

MS Forensic Technology graduate, class of 2018 & May 2016 graduate of the University of New Haven located in West Haven, CT. Graduated with two B.S. degrees: Chemistry and Forensic Science. Has ample experience with NGS processing & analysis of high quality and degraded samples, working in the DNA, mtDNA section, and the biological sciences section of a forensics laboratory, as well as experience in a quality control lab setting. Has experience in crime scene investigation working alongside detectives in the New Haven Police Department.

Experience

  • UNT Health Science Center (Full-time · 2 yrs 2 mos)
    • Senior Forensic Analyst
      Dec 2024 - Present · 1 yr 7 mos

    • Forensic Analyst
      May 2024 - Dec 2024 · 8 mos

  • Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory (5 yrs)
    • Forensic Scientist 2 - DNA Analyst
      Jun 2021 - May 2024 · 3 yrs

      NGS analyst in the Past Accounting Section of the Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory under the Armed Forces Medical Examiners System

    • Forensic Scientist 1 - DNA Technican
      Jun 2019 - Jun 2021 · 2 yrs 1 mo

      DNA-NGS technician in the Past Accounting Section of the Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory under the Armed Forces Medical Examiners System

  • University of New Haven (9 mos)
    • Admissions Counselor
      Nov 2018 - May 2019 · 7 mos

    • Admissions Representative
      Sep 2018 - Nov 2018 · 3 mos

  • Lab Assistant 3 at Division of Scientific Services, DESPP, State of CT
    May 2018 - Sep 2018 · 5 mos

    Trained in nuclear DNA processing from extraction to CE loading. Also helped organize sexual assault case files that had been outsourced to other laboratories to help with the labs backlog. This was a durational position on a post conviction grant.

  • Bureau of Identification Intern at New Haven Police
    May 2017 - Jul 2017 · 3 mos