Center for Criminal Justice Studies

Michelle Miranda

Associate Professor and Acting Director Email Ward Hall, Room 301A

Courses Taught

Tattoos & Forensic Investigations, Forensic DNA Technology, Forensic Firearms Examinations, Terrorism and Homeland Security, Advanced Forensic Investigations, Forensic Technology, Security Law and Policy, Privacy and Equality, Crime Prevention Systems, Forensic Psychology, Criminal Investigation, Criminalistics, Criminology, Computer Forensics III, Introduction to Criminal Justice, Senior Project

Education

  • B.S., Biology, Manhattan College, 2000
  • M.S., Forensic Science (Criminalistics), John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York, 2003
  • M. Phil., Criminal Justice, Graduate Center, City University of New York, 2011
  • Ph.D. , Criminal Justice (Forensic Science, Criminalistics), Graduate Center, City University of New York, 2012

Certificates & Licensures

  • ABC-GKE, American Board of Criminalistics-General Knowledge [ABC-GKE], American Board of Criminalistics (General Criminalitics)

Publications

  • Michelle D. Miranda, Patrick Buzzini, Peter R. De Forest and Sheila Willis, An exercise in scientific problem-solving: Illustrating the utility of the principles of the Sydney Declaration, Journal of Forensic Sciences, 2023.
  • Marie-Helen Maras and Michelle D. Miranda, Augmented body surveillance:Human microchip implantations and the omnipresent threat of function creep, Technology in Society, 74 2023.
  • Marie-Helen Maras, Michelle D. Miranda and Adam S. Wandt, The Use of COVID-19 Tracing App Data as Evidence of a Crime, Science & Justice, 63(2) 2023, 158-163.
  • Michelle D. Miranda, From Sherlock Holmes to Contemporary Superheroes: The Art of Detection and Investigation in the DC Universe in D. Brode (Ed.), The DC Comics Universe: Critical Essays, Jefferson: McFarland & Co. (2022), pp. 65-76.
  • Michelle D. Miranda, Evil Ink: Tattoos as the Sign of Villainy in Comics in D. Brode (Ed.), The DC Comics Universe: Critical Essays, Jefferson: McFarland & Co. (2022), pp. 225-235.
  • Michelle D. Miranda, Tatouages: Identification et Restauration in J. Beauthier (Ed.), Traité de Médecine Légale et Criminalistique, (3ème édition), Brussels, Belgium: De Boeck Supérieur (2022).
  • Claude Roux, Rebecca Bucht, Frank Crispino, Peter De Forest, Chris Lennard, Pierre Margot, Michelle D. Miranda, Niamh NicDaeid, Olivier RIbaux, Alastiar Ross and Sheila Willis, The Sydney Declaration – Revisiting the Essence of Forensic Science through its Fundamental Principles, Forensic Science International, 332 2022, 1-10.
  • Sonja Bitzer, Michelle D. Miranda and Rebecca Bucht, Forensic Advisors: The Missing Link, WIRES Forensic Science, 4(3) 2021, 1-15.
  • Michelle D. Miranda, The Trace in the Technique: Forensic Science and the Connoisseur’s Gaze, Forensic Science International: Synergy, 3 2021.
  • Marie-Helen Maras and Michelle D. Miranda, Forensic Science in A. Marciano and G. Ramello (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Law and Economics, New York: Springer (2021).
  • Michelle D. Miranda, ‘One Fixed Point in a Changing Age’: Reframing the Sidekick in L. Andrews and S. Saunders (Eds.), The Detective’s Companion in Crime Fiction: A Study on Sidekicks, London: Palgrave Macmillan (2021), pp. 17-39.
  • Michelle D. Miranda, Sherlock Holmes: The Intersection of Magic and Science in Crime Detection in A. Szanter (Ed.), Policing the Monstrous: Essays on the Supernatural Crime Procedural, Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. (2021), pp. 46-65.
  • Michelle D. Miranda, Stumbling Around: The Art of Detection in the British Crime Series Endeavour in J. Daems (Ed.), The Best Murders are British: Essays on the International Appeal of English Crime Drama, Jefferson, NC: McFarland (2020), pp. 81-96.
  • Michelle D. Miranda, Investigations: Cybercrimes in L. Shapiro and M. Maras (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Security and Emergency Management, : Springer Publishing (2020).
  • Michelle D. Miranda and Marie-Helen Maras, Health Security: Securing Borders, Managing COVID-19 in L. Shapiro and M. Maras (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Security and Emergency Management, : Springer Publishing (2020).
  • Michelle D. Miranda, Investigations: Firearms in L. Shapiro and M. Maras (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Security and Emergency Management, : Springer Publishing (2020).
  • Michelle D. Miranda, Tattoos and Tattoo Inks: Forensic Considerations, WIRES Forensic Science, 2(1) 2020, 1-16.
  • Michelle D. Miranda, Do You See?: Clues, Reasoning and Connoisseurship in K. Finn and E. Nielsen (Eds.), Becoming: Genre, Queerness, and Transformation in NBC’s Hannibal, Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press (2019), pp. 215-238.
  • Michelle D. Miranda, Brother William of Baskerville in E. Sandberg (Ed.), The 100 Greatest Literary Detectives, Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield (2018).
  • Michelle D. Miranda, Reasoning through Madness: The Detective in Gothic Crime Fiction, Palgrave Communications (Special Issue: Studies in Horror and Gothic), 3 2017, 1-11.
  • Michelle D. Miranda, Forensic Silence-Identification, Individualization and the Power of Observation in C. Miller (Ed.), The Silence of the Lambs: Critical Essays on a Cannibal, Clarice, and a Nice Chianti, Lanam, MD: Rowman & Littlefield (2017), pp. 91-102.
  • Marie-Helen Maras and Michelle D. Miranda, Overlooking Forensic Evidence? A Review of the 2014 International Protocol on the Documentation and Investigation of Sexual Violence in Conflict, Global Security: Health, Science and Policy, 2(1) 2016, 10-21.
  • Michelle Miranda and Marie-Helen Maras, Cultural Property Terrorism: Preventing the Theft and Destruction of Cultural Property in Museums and Cultural Sites, Security Management, 60(11) 2016, 50-51.
  • Michelle D. Miranda and Marie-Helen Maras, Sexual Violence Perpetrated Against Women in India: The Role of Forensic Evidence, International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice, 41(1-2) 2016, 95-107.
  • Marie-Helen Maras and Michelle D. Miranda, The Weaponization of Ebola: A New Risk in the Wake of an Outbreak?, Comparative Strategy, 35(1) 2016, 72-79.
  • Michelle D. Miranda, The Microscopy and Microanalysis of Tattoo Inks, The Microscope, 63(4) 2015, 147-160.
  • Michelle D. Miranda, Forensic Analysis of Tattoos and Tattoo Inks, : CRC Press/Taylor & Francis (2015).
  • Thomas A. Kubic, Nicholas Petraco and Michelle D. Miranda, Chemical-Instrumental Analysis for Forensic Scientists: A Laboratory Manual, 1st Edition (Revised Edition), : Kendall-Hunt (2015).
  • Marie-Helen Maras and Michelle D. Miranda, State Intervention During Public Health Emergencies: Is the United States Prepared for an Ebola Outbreak?, Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, 12(2) 2015, 257-271.
  • Michelle D. Miranda, Tattoo Ink: Chemistry, Culture and Criminal Investigations, Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Annual: Global Perspectives, 1 2014, 299-338.

Awards & Honors

  • 2022-2023 Charles S. Scheidt Faculty Fellow in Atrocity Prevention, Institute for Genocide and Mass Atrocity Prevention, Binghamton University., August 17, 2022 - April 16, 2023.
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