Dr Teresa M. Tiedge

Dr Teresa M. Tiedge is an ARC-funded postdoctoral researcher between the Australian Centre for Wildlife Genomics and the University of Adelaide, where she is developing new DNA methodologies to combat wildlife crime in Australia.

Her research experience includes the forensic analysis of human and non-human DNA using traditional short tandem repeat (STR) analysis and next generation sequencing. Teresa’s PhD work concentrated on developing a wet-laboratory workflow and analysis of environmental DNA (eDNA) from mock geologic evidence, focusing on the bacterial, fungal, plant, and arthropod communities within soil and dust.

• Bachelor of Science (Forensic and Investigative Science, Biology), West Virginia University
• Master of Professional Studies (Forensic Science), Pennsylvania State University
• Doctor of Philosophy (Comparative Biomedical Sciences), North Carolina State University

Student Affiliate, American Academy of Forensic Sciences

National Institute of Justice Graduate Research Fellowship