The Science of Expertise presented by Dr Kristy Martire

On 27th April, the Australian and New Zealand Forensic Science Society Inc. (ANZFSS - Tasmanian Branch) and the Institute (TILES) presented a seminar on The Science of Expertise at the Centenary Lecture Theatre, University of Tasmania. In this seminar, Dr Kristy Martire gave a talk on legal and scientific understandings of ‘expert’ performance and its alignment, and about the disconnect between legal and scientific definitions of expertise in the context of forensic science expert evidence. The seminar attracted a mixed audience from academia, government and private organisations.

Dr Kristy Martire is a Forensic Psychologist and a Senior Lecturer, School of Psychology, University of NSW. She is a member of the Australian Academy of Forensic Sciences, the Australian Psychological Society and the Australian College of Forensic Psychologists. Her research interests include expert evidence, the development of expertise, validating forensic science evidence, and evidence evaluation and communication.

While in Hobart, Dr Martire also delivered a workshop on Consideration when designing human performance tests in the forensic sciences to the members of the ANZFSS. Associate Professor Roberta Julian is the current president of the Tasmanian Branch of the ANZFSS.