Jason Kolowski(II)
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Dr. Jason Kolowski
Dr. Kolowski is the principal consultant for Forensic Insight Consulting, a private
consulting firm which specializes in forensic case review, laboratory management and
development, accreditation review, certification training, and expert testimony as well as
forensic case processing, specifically consulting in active missing persons cold cases.
Dr. Kolowski brings over nineteen years of forensic experience to the forensics field after
beginning his career at the New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner, where he
began as a DNA and crime-scene analyst, worked to develop and validate the
mitochondrial DNA laboratory, assisted with the World Trade Center recovery and
identification effort, served as long-term supervisor to the Homicide and Sexual Crimes
section, and oversaw the internal development of a custom LIMS system before accepting
the managerial position in D.C. at the Department of Forensic Sciences, where he served
the Distrct for three years as the Director of the Forensic Science Laboratories before
founding Forensic Insight Consulting. To date, Dr. Kolowski has consulted on several
high-profile cases, including the Barbara Miller case in Pennsylvania and the Natalee
Holloway case in Aruba.
Dr. Kolowski holds a Fellow certification with the American Board of Criminalistics and
is a member of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences. Dr. Kolowski teaches as an
adjunct professor in the graduate program for Stevenson University, and lectures
extensively about forensic science and education. Dr. Kolowski is a co-author of the book
Forensics Demystified, has authored peer-reviewed research articles, and serves as a
reviewer for the Forensic Science International: Genetics and Forensic Science Policy and
Management journals as well as serves as an associate editor for the Forensic Research and
Criminology International journal.
Dr. Kolowski earned a Ph.D. in biochemistry from the City University of New York, a
Master of Science in forensic science from the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, and a
Bachelor of Arts degree in biochemistry and philosophy from Cornell College. When he
is not traveling around the world, Dr. Kolowski resides with his wife and two children
in the countryside of Northern Virginia.