Barry Levine received his B.S. in Chemistry from Loyola College and a Ph.D. in Toxicology from the Medical College of Virginia. He was Chief Toxicologist, Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, State of Maryland and currently consults with the Office. He was also the Director, Forensic Toxicology Laboratory for the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System. He is an Adjunct Professor in the Forensic Sciences Department, Stevenson University, teaching a course every year in forensic toxicology. Dr. Levine is a fellow of the American Board of Forensic Toxicology and a Diplomate of the American Board of Clinical Chemistry – Toxicological Chemistry. He edited the book widely adopted best-selling book, Principles f Forensic Toxicology, which is now in its fifth edition. Dr. Kerrigan is the Chair of Forensic Science and the Director of the Institute for Forensic Research, Training and Innovation at Sam Houston State University. Prior to her academic position, she was employed as a forensic toxicologist, quality assurance manager and laboratory director in ASCLD/LAB, ABFT and ISO/IEC 17025 accredited forensic laboratories. Dr. Kerrigan has been active in the area of forensic reform for more than a decade. She is a long-standing member of the Texas Forensic Science Commission and has served on the Forensic Science Standards Board of the Organization of Scientific Area Committees (OSAC) for Forensic science since its inception.
This book has been classroom and field tested for 20 years. It is intended for students studying forensic toxicology for eventual practice and for laboratorians who use it as a reference in their work. ... This is a valuable contribution for the preparation of forensic toxicology students for future professional practice, and as a reference for laboratorians, chemists, and medical examiners. (Rosemary M. Caron, Doody's Book Reviews, August 13, 2021)