Biography
Candice Bridge studied chemistry at Howard University and received an ACS certified B.S. degree in 2004. In 2007, she completed her doctoral research in analytical chemistry focusing on forensic sciences at the University of Central Florida (UCF). In 2008, she conducted her post-doctoral research at the Center for Research and Education of Optics and Lasers (CREOL) at the UCF. At CREOL, she continued pursuing her research in laser induced breakdown spectroscopy for the analysis of forensically related materials. After completing her post-doctoral research, she was hired to be a Chemistry Lecturer at Howard University in Washington, D.C. In 2009, she moved to Atlanta, GA after accepting a position as a Trace Evidence Examiner at the Defense Forensic Science Center (formerly the U.S. Army Criminal Investigations Laboratory). For approximately 2 years she conducted forensic examinations in fire debris analysis and began pursuing explosive examinations. Afterwards, she moved to the Office of the Chief Scientist at the DFSC where for the following 3 years she was a project manager for research and development projects, the Humans Protections Administrator for human research projects within the Office of the Provost Marshall General, and the Educational Outreach Director for the Defense Forensics & Biometrics Agency. Dr. Bridge is currently an Associate Professor at the University of Central Florida and the National Center for Forensic Science.