Qualifications
MA Natural Sciences (1988) Girton College, Cambridge University
PhD University of East Anglia (1993)
Registered Forensic Practitioner (2002)

Career Details
Kate joined the Metropolitan Police Forensic Science Laboratory as a Document Examiner in 1992. She transferred to the Forensic Science Service Wetherby Laboratory in 1998. She joined Document Evidence Ltd in 1999 and has examined over a thousand cases involving documents and handwriting in both Criminal and Civil cases and has given evidence at the Central Criminal Court, Crown Courts, Magistrates Courts, International War Crimes Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, Industrial Tribunals and Police Disciplinary Hearings.

She is the co-author of the following paper:
Secondary impressions of writing and ESDA-detectable paper-paper friction. Barr, K.J., Pearse, M.L. and Welch, J.R. (1996) Science & Justice 36(2): 97-100.

Kate is also a regular contributor to the biennial Questioned Documents Group Meetings of the Forensic Science Society, a reviewer of scientific papers submitted to Science & Justice and is involved in lecturing and training on Forensic Document Examination; for example to Police Forces, Financial Institutions, Local Authorities, NHS Counter Fraud Services, the Passport Agency, University staff and UK Forensic Scientists.

She is the author of articles on Document Examination for Science & Justice and Fraud Intelligence (Informa Professional Publishing), co-author of other scientific papers and is involved in research collaboration with the University of Kent.

Current Position
Director of Document Evidence Ltd.

Other Details

Member of the Forensic Science Society

Member of the Council for the Registration of Forensic Practitioners (CRFP)

Member of the Expert Witness Institute