School of Forensic Document Examination Conference - Dallas, TX.   •  10/13/06-10/15/06
American Institute of Applied Science - Questioned Document Examination Course
     •   Graduate 4/4/06
School of Forensic Document Examination Conference - Dallas, TX.   •  10/14/05-10/17/05
School of Forensic Document Examination
     •   Apprenticeship training under Mr. Don Lehew, and Mr. Reed Hayes
Handwriting Analysis Seminar (Boston, MA)   •   June 2005
Canyon College, Caldwell, ID   •   2004
     •   Legal Nurse Consultant
Emergency Nurses Association, Brunswick, ME • 2001
     •   Forensic Photography
Maine Coalition Against Sexual Assault, Augusta, ME • 1999
     •   Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner
Baltimore Community College/Mercy Hospital, Baltimore, MD   •   1983-1985
     •   Associate Degree Nursing
     •   Graduated with Honors, National Dean’s List, Meritorious Scholar, Clinical Proficiency Award, Who’s Who - American Jr.
          Colleges
Johns Hopkins Hospital/Francis Scott Key Medical Center, Baltimore,MD   •    1977-1979
     •   Radiologic Technology Certification
Baltimore City Hospitals, Baltimore, MD   •   1975
     •   Cardiovascular Technology
Community College of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD   •   1974-1975
     •   EMT/Paramedic Certification
Medix School, Towson, MD   •   1973-1974
     •   Medical Assistant   (Class Valedictorian)
     •   Medical Secretary

Continuing Education

School of Forensic Document Examination Conference: Dallas, TX.   •  10/13/05-10/15/05

School of Forensic Document Examination Conference: Dallas, TX.   •  10/14/05-10/17/05
     •   The Concise Technique for Forgery Detection
     •   Identifying Printing Methods
     •   Use of Microscopes and Photography
     •   Paper and Watermarks
     •   Demonstrative Evidence
     •   Factors That Affect Writing
     •   How to Handle an Opposing Expert
     •   Demonstrative Evidence in a High-Tech World
     •   Graphic Basis for Handwriting Comparison
     •   Supporting Your Opinion
     •   Introduction to Anonymous Writing
     •   Anonymous Writing II: Case Studies
     •   Signature Diagrams
     •   Detection of Forged Checks
     •   Photoshop and Questioned Document Examination and Analysis
     •   Forensic Identification of Printing Processes
     •   Alteration of Medical Records

 
Licenses & Certifications

Registered Nurse (Licensed)
     •   Indiana 
Emergency Nurses Association
     •   Emergency Nurse Pediatric Certification (ENPC)   •   2002 to 2006
     •   Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN)   •   1991-1995
American Heart Association
     •   Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)   •   1990 to Present
     •   Basic Life Support/CPR (BLS/CPR)   •   1972 to Present
American Association of Critical Care Nurses
     •   Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN)   •   1998-1991
American Registry of Radiologic Technologists
     •   Registered Radiologic Technologist (RRT)   •   1979-1985 (Retired)
Maryland Emergency Medical Services
     •   EMT/Paramedic   •   1975-1979
 

Professional Affiliations/Memberships

     •   National Notary Association
     •   American College of Forensic Examiners Institute
     •   Evidence Photographers International Council
     •   International Association of Forensic Nurses
     •   Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
     •   American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants
     •   American Society of Testing and Materials
     •   Emergency Nurse's Association

Laboratory & Equipment

Measurement Devices
     •   Various rulers, hand-held calipers, protractors
     •   Handwriting analysis plates
     •   6" & 8" goniometers
Magnification Devices
     •   Various traditional hand-held magnifying glasses
     •   10X & 30 Loupes
     •   30X Illumax illuminated microscope/magnifier
     •   Illuminated Optical Comparator with Linear and Counting Grid Reticles
Light Box
     •   Normlicht Just Norml Color Control Daylight 5000
Microscope(s)
     •   Trinocular 3.5-90X Zoom (SM-3TZ-TK) with Color Digital Image System (SM-3TZ-TK)
               •   30mm Super wide field high-eyepoint WF10X/20 and WF20X/10, and a 0.5X Barlow lens
               •   110V, 150W Variable-Intensity Fiberoptic light source, 3200 degrees Kelvin lamp color temperature
               •   Heavy duty 20" double arm, 17" high pillar boom stand
     •   MiScope-IR -  Portable Infrared Digital Microscope 40X-140X w/live video display
Computers
     •   HP Pavilion a265c
     •   HP Laptop zd7000
     •   Adobe Photoshop CS2, Microsoft Office & Stedman's Legal-Med Software Programs
Cameras
     •   Digital   
               •   Sony DSC F828 with 8X Zoom Carl Zeiss lens - infrared-equipped with Wratten lens
               •   Nikon D-50 with 70-300mm Nikkor lens
     •   35MM   •   Minolta Maxxum 35mm SLR with 35-80mm and 70-100mm lenses
Tripod
Printers
     •   HP Officejet 4100 All-in-One Printer/Fax/Scanner/Copier
     •   HP 1350 All-in-One (Flat-top) Printer/Scanner/Copier
Locked Security/Premises Insured
 

Reference Library

     •   Handwriting Identification: Facts and Fundamentals - Huber & Headrick
     •   Detecting Forgery - Joe Nickell
     •   Forensic Handwriting Identification - Ron N. Morris
     •   Attorney's Guide to Document Examination - Katherine Koppenhaver
     •   The Idiot's Guide to Handwriting Analysis - Shiela Lowe
     •   Demonstrative Evidence - Katherine Koppenhaver
     •   A Selection of International Penmanship Systems - Katherine Koppenhaver
     •   How to Be a Credible Witness - Katherine Koppenhaver
     •   How to Qualify as an Expert Witness - Katherine Koppenhaver
     •   Red Flags on Forged Checks - Joe Lucas
     •   The Expert Witness Handbook - Dan Poynter
     •   The Business of Document Examination - Katherine Koppenhaver
     •   Typewriting Identification (I.S.Q.T.): Identification System for Questioned Typewriting - Billy Prior Bates
     •   Legal Nurse Consulting: Principles and Practice - Patricia Iyer
     •   Evaluating Evidence: A Systematic Examination of the Handwriting Characteristics in Suspect Document Cases
         - Katherine Koppenhaver
     •   Legal Expert Pages - National Law Journal, Editors
     •   Nurses' Legal Handbook - Springhouse Corporation
     •   The Legal Writing Handbook: Research, Analysis & Writing - Laurel Oates, A. Enquist, K. Kunsch.
     •   Nurses as Consultants: Essential Concepts and Processes - Susan Norwood
     •   2005 Directory of Expert Witnesses & Consultants - Southeaster Press
     •   Testifying in Court:  Guidelines and Maxims for the Expert Witness - Stanley Brodsky
     •   Encyclopedia of Forensic Science - Oryx Press

Publications

     •   Medical Prescription Forgery 101 (Part I) - Inaugural Issue of Handwriting Services International Newsletter, January 2006
     •   Medical Prescription Forgery 101 (Part II) - Handwriting Services International Newsletter, March 2006
     •   Medical Prescription Forgery 101 (Part IIII) - Handwriting Services International Newsletter, July 2006
     •   Public Speaking - Handwriting Services International Newsletter, September, 2006

Comments

Public Speaking/Lectures

     •  Prescription Forgery (PowerPoint Lecture Presentation)
              School of Forensic Document Examiners National Conference - Dallas, TX   •  10/13/06-10/15/06
     •  The Work of Forensic Document Examiners
              AMBUCS Meeting - Salina, KS    •  4/13/06
     •  Effects of Medications on Handwriting 
              School of Forensic Document Examination National Conference - Dallas, TX.   •  10/14/05-10/17/05
     •   Perils & Pitfalls of Medical Records Documentation
              Concord Hospital - Concord, NH   •   2005

Have done numerous medical and health lectures/teaching to various sized groups within both the professional medical and lay communities.
 

Disclaimer: We are not attorneys.  We do not dispense legal advice in any fashion.  We only comment on our experiences as it relates to cases we have personally been involved in regarding handwriting, forgeries, or expert witnesses.  If you want legal advice, you must consult a licensed attorney in your state.

© 2005 DIANA KING, RN, LNC, Forensic Document Examiner. All rights reserved.