TALE's founding members include leaders who are well-known in their fields for innovative and important contributions to making forensic linguistics a true forensic science, compliant with both legal admissibility standards and linguistic theory. Each founding member has demonstrated committment to the develoment or use of linguistic evidence with the scientific rigor which is expected of the best forensic sciences. Consider joining TALE, reading the Tellin' TALE blog and fighting the good fight to offer our legal system the best evidence, and only the best evidence, based on reliable methods.
Law Enforcement and Investigations
Sgt. Larry Barksdale, Lincoln Police Department and University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE
Det. W. Allison Blackman, Blackman Detective Services, Raleigh, NC
Denise Huddle D'Abre, Huddle & D'Abre Investigations, San Antonio, TX
Lt. Kimberly Swinson, Raleigh Police Department, Raleigh, NC
Researcher-Practitioners
Bruce Breon, JD, PhD (Linguistics), Venable LLP, Baltimore, MD
Carole E. Chaski, PhD (Linguistics), ALIAS Technology LLC, Georgetown, DE
Patrick Juola, PhD (Mathematics), Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA
Susan Adams, PhD (Human Development), Adams and Associates, Metro DC
Samina A. Khan, MS (Linguistics), University of Lahore, Pakistan
Anna S. Scherzer, MD, Scottsdale Institute for Behavioral Sciences, LTD, Scottsdale, AZ
Rhonda Shearer, Arts-Science Research Laboratory, New York, NY
Roger Stritmatter, PhD (Comparative Literature), ABD (Cultural Anthropology), Coppin State Univ, MD
Anita Werner, CCC-SLP (Speech Pathology), Pediatric Speech and Language Specialists, Scottsdale, AZ
Legal Community
Leonard V. Kaplan, JD, PhD (Philosophy), University of Wisconsin School of Law
Gary Beren, Esq., Office of the Legal Advocate, Maricopa County, AZ
Honorable Michael D. Jones, Superior Court of Arizona, Maricopa County, AZ
Note: This list only includes those who have accepted the invitation to be a founding member of TALE by June 2009. For placement as a founding member, please contact Dr. Chaski.