Mary Bacon

Mary Bacon

Adjunct Instructor Level 2
Physical Sciences
Phone: (231) 591-2586
Email: [email protected]

Education

• MS, Michigan Technological University, Biological Sciences
• Certificate, American Society of Clinical Pathology, Medical Technologist
• BS, Michigan State University, Medical Technology and Microbiology

Graduate/Post-Graduate Training

• Internship, Medical Technology Internship, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI, United States

Biography

Mary Bacon is a member of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Midwestern Association of Forensic Scientists, chapter advisor for the Epsilon Beta chapter of Phi Sigma Sigma sorority, and an American Society of Clinical Pathology certified medical technologist. She is co-author of DO SOMETHING: The Art and Practice of Project-Based, Active Learning; Science and Crime: Active Learning in Forensic Science; and A Guide to Connect Learning to Performance. She has taught a variety of courses in Biological Sciences and Physical Sciences Departments, including chemistry, physics and biotechnology courses. Mrs. Bacon has taught several workshops on DNA typing to high school and college students and teachers. She developed and, currently, teaches several courses in forensics science.

Presentations

• Oral Presentation
  Bacon, M. (Author & Presenter), Midwestern Association of Forensic Scientists 42nd Annual Fall Meeting, "Drywall Documents," Dayton, OH, (2013).
• Oral Presentation
  Bacon, C. (Author & Presenter), Bacon, M. (Author & Presenter), Welch, T. (Author & Presenter), Biagini, J. (Author & Presenter), 2010 Midwest Association of Forensic Scientists, "Fracture Match: Validation Studies of Double Paper Tears," Kansas City, (October 2010).
• Oral Presentation
  Bacon, M. (Author & Presenter), Bacon, C. (Author & Presenter), Welch, T. (Author & Presenter), Biagini, J. (Author & Presenter), Midwestern Association of Forensic Scientists 39th Annual Fall Meeting, "Fracture Match: Validation Studies of Double Sheet Paper Tears," Kansas City, MO, (October 2010).
• Oral Presentation
  Bacon, C. (Author & Presenter), Bacon, M. (Author), Welch, T. (Author & Presenter), 67th Annual Conference of the American Society of Questioned Document Examiners, "Fracture Match: A Validation Study of Paper Tears, Part 2," Dearborn, MI, (August 2009).
• Oral Presentation
  Bacon, M. (Author & Presenter), Welch, T. (Author & Presenter), Hamilton, S. B. (Author & Presenter), Bacon, C. (Author & Presenter), American Society of Questioned Document Examiners International Meeting, "Fracture Match: A Validation Study to Determine Uniqueness of Paper Tears," Dearborn, MI, (August 2009).
• Oral Presentation
  Bacon, M. (Author & Presenter), Welch, T. (Author & Presenter), Midwestern Association of Forensic Scientists 37th Annual Fall Meeting, "Fracture Match: A Continuing Validation Study, Part 2," Des Moines, IA, (2008).
• Presentation
  Bacon, C. (Author & Presenter), Bacon, M. (Author & Presenter), Welch, T. (Author & Presenter), Bohn, S. (Author & Presenter), Sixty-Fourth Annual Conference of the American Society of Questioned Document Examiners, "Fracture Match: A Preliminary Look at Validating Whether Paper Tears are Unique," Portland, OR, (August 2006).
• Oral Presentation
  Bacon, M. (Author & Presenter), Bacon, C. (Author & Presenter), Welch, T. (Author & Presenter), Bohn, S. A. (Author & Presenter), American Society of Questioned Document Examiners International Meeting, "Fracture Match: A Validation Study to Determine Uniqueness of Paper Tears," Portland, OR, (August 2006).
• Oral Presentation
  Bacon, M. (Author & Presenter), Mid-American Green Council Association Annual Conference, "Sorority Recruitment for Small Greek Communities," Rosemont, IL, (February 2006).
• Presentation
  Bacon, C. (Author & Presenter), Bacon, M. (Author & Presenter), Welch, T. (Author & Presenter), Sixty-Third Annual Conference of the American Society of Questioned Document Examiners, "Fracture Match: A Preliminary Look at Validating Whether Paper Tears are Unique: Part II," Montreal, Canada, (August 2005).