Speaker bio page for Samantha Pickles

Samantha is the creator of The Forensic Process: Veterinary CPD programme, alongside Dr. David Martin, Veterinary Expert Witness and a Clinical Director with the Brownlow Vet Group.

Samantha has been a Forensic Scientist since 2002, with entomology as her specialist discipline. She is one of only a small number of practitioners in the UK who are actively involved in forensic entomology casework. Having been cross-trained within Biology, Drugs and Ecology departments, she has conducted hundreds of laboratory, scene and mortuary examinations. With extensive experience across a range of forensic, medical and veterinary case types, she is regularly involved in multi-disciplinary animal investigations and delivering forensic training for professional practice.