Hiring qualified Forensic Investigative Genetic Genealogy (FIGG) practitioners: Recommendations for forensic science and law enforcement agencies

Wendy McLean, Cathryn Fahey, Stacey Baker, Allison Ryall, Rhonda Kevorkian, Daren Boyd, Andrea McCarthy, Sideny Collins, Dana Philipps, Jeffrey Baney

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DOI: 10.1016/j.fsisyn.2026.100688
Published: 2026-06
Container: Forensic Science International: Synergy
Publisher: Elsevier BV
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@article{allodium:10.1016/j.fsisyn.2026.100688,
  title = {Hiring qualified Forensic Investigative Genetic Genealogy (FIGG) practitioners: Recommendations for forensic science and law enforcement agencies},
  author = {Wendy McLean and Cathryn Fahey and Stacey Baker and Allison Ryall and Rhonda Kevorkian and Daren Boyd and Andrea McCarthy and Sideny Collins and Dana Philipps and Jeffrey Baney},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Forensic Science International: Synergy},
  doi = {10.1016/j.fsisyn.2026.100688},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fsisyn.2026.100688}
}

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AU  - Daren Boyd
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AU  - Dana Philipps
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McLean, W., Fahey, C., Baker, S., Ryall, A., Kevorkian, R., Boyd, D., McCarthy, A., Collins, S., Philipps, D., & Baney, J. (2026). Hiring qualified Forensic Investigative Genetic Genealogy (FIGG) practitioners: Recommendations for forensic science and law enforcement agencies. Forensic Science International: Synergy. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fsisyn.2026.100688

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