
In this interview segment, Kelly Elkins and Jaden Force of Towson University focus to the challenges forensic scientists face, including how to position themselves for a career in this field.
Jaden Force is a Graduate Research Assistant at Towson University. Force began her academic career at the University of Maryland, earning a BS in Chemistry before pursuing her master’s degree in forensic science at Towson University. She is set to achieve this degree in May 2026.

In this interview segment, Kelly Elkins and Jaden Force of Towson University focus to the challenges forensic scientists face, including how to position themselves for a career in this field.

In a recent interview, we sat down with Kelly Elkins, a Professor of Chemistry at Towson University and Jaden Force, a Graduate Research Assistant at Towson University, to talk about the state of forensics and how they apply spectroscopic techniques in their research.