Jason H Byrd,
Clinical Professor
About Jason H Byrd
Dr. Byrd is a Clinical Professor in the William R. Maples Center for Forensic Medicine at the University of Florida’s College of Medicine. He is a Board-Certified Forensic Entomologist and Diplomate of the American Board of Forensic Entomology. Dr. Byrd is the educational program director for UF’s Veterinary Forensic Sciences educational program. He has served as President of the American Board of Forensic Entomology, the North American Forensic Entomology Association, and the International Veterinary Forensic Science Association.
Dr. Byrd has been consulting on forensic casework for over 25 years in the area of postmortem interval estimation and point of origin determination. Dr. Byrd serves as a Medicolegal Death Investigator within the National Disaster Medical System, Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Team, Region IV, and serves as Commander for the Florida Emergency Mortuary Operations Response System. He is a subject editor for the Journal of Medical Entomology and Insects and has published numerous scientific articles and book contributions on the use and application of entomological evidence in legal investigations. Dr. Byrd has combined his formal academic training in Entomology and Forensic Science to serve as a consultant and educator in both criminal and civil legal investigations throughout the United States and Internationally. Dr. Byrd specializes in the education of law enforcement officials, medical examiners, coroners, attorneys, and other death investigators on the use and applicability of arthropods in legal investigations. His research efforts have focused on the development and behavior of insects that have forensic importance.
Teaching Profile
Board Certifications
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Forensic EntomologistAmerican Board of Forensic Entomology
Research Profile
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Publications
Contact Details
- Business:
- (352) 294-4091
- Business:
- jhbyrd@ufl.edu
- Business Mailing:
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PO BOX 100275
MAPLES CENTER FOR FORENSIC MEDICINE
GAINESVILLE FL 326100275 - Business Street:
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4800 SW 35TH DR
WILLIAM R. MAPLES CENTER FOR FORENSIC MEDICI
GAINESVILLE FL 326087686