Jonathan Parrott
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Mail code: 1251Campus: West
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Dr. Jonathan Parrott completed his BSc (with honors) in Forensic Biology in 2008 and PhD at the University of Portsmouth in 2013 with a focus on molecular techniques in forensic entomology. During this time, he applied next generation sequencing approaches to ancient insect remains collected from mummified individuals to determine circumstances surrounding death and burial events. While conducting research in population genetics of forensically important blowflies from across Texas, he conducted forensic entomology training at the Forensic Anthropology Research Facility at Texas State University. He is expertly trained to provide biological evidence interpretation and DNA mixture analysis in a court of law. He has previously held teaching positions at both University of Strathclyde, Glasgow and Staffordshire University.
Currently he is an Assistant Professor of Forensic Science at Arizona State University. He has published work in forensic entomology since 2013 and research has appeared in Genes, Journal of Medical Entomology and BMC Genomics. He also has published book chapters with CRC Press. He has presented his research at both national and international forensic and entomological conferences.
The Parrott research group at ASU specializes in research centered on the use of genomic and ecological techniques to help reduce error, aid understanding and improve time of death investigations from biological evidence, in particular those of entomological origin. This encompasses cross disciplinary research including insect, human and environmental analysis.
Ph.D Biology, 2013, University of Portsmouth, UK.
Title: A Molecular Study of Contemporary and Museum Calliphoridae (Diptera) of Forensic Importance.
BSc (Hons) Forensic Biology, University of Portsmouth, UK
- Parrott, J. J.; Maley, S.; Quiroz, Demian (2021) A Review of Forensic Entomology Literature in the Pacific Southwest United States. WIRES Forensic Science. DOI: 10.1002/wfs2.1433
- Meeds, A.; Parrott, J. J. (2021) A Review of Forensic Entomology Literature in the Pacific United States. WIRES Forensic Science. DOI: 10.1002/wfs2.1423
- Hans, K. R.; Yoho, K.; Parrott, J. J.; Weidner, L. M. (2020) A Review of Forensic Entomology Literature in the Mountain Prairie Region of the United States. WIREs Forensic Science. DOI: 10.1002/wfs.1412
- Weidner, L. M.; Nigoghosian, G.; Yoho, K. C.; Parrott, J. J.; Hans, K. R. (2020) An Analysis of Forensically Important Insects Associated with Human Remains in Indiana, U.S.A. Journal of Forensic Sciences. DOI: 10.1111/1556-4029.14531.
- Hjelman, C. E.; Parrott, J. J.; Srivastav, S. P.; McGuane, A. S.; Ellis, L.; Stewart, A. D.; Johnston, J. S.; Tarone, A. M. (2020) Effect of phenotype selection on genome size variation in two species of Diptera. Genes. 11(2).
- Lesne, P.; Srivastav, S.; El-Hefnawy, A.; Parrott, J. J.; Sanford, M. R; Tarone, A. M. (2020) Facultative viviparity in a flesh fly (Diptera: Sarcophagidae): Forensic implications of high variability in rates of oviposition in Blaesoxipha plinthopyga. Journal of Medical Entomology. 57(3) 697-704
- Sze, S-H.; Parrott, J. J.; Tarone, A. M. (2017) A divide and conquer algorithm for large-scale de novo transcriptome assembly through combining small assemblies from existing algorithms. BMC Genomics. 18(Suppl 10): 895
- Pimsler, M. L.; Pape, T.; Johnston, J. S.; Wharton, R. A.; Parrott, J. J.; Sanford, M. R.; Tomberlin, J. K.; Tarone, A. M. (2014) Structural and Genetics Investigation of Egg and First Instar Larva of an Egg-Laying Population of Blaesoxipha plinthopyga (Diptera: Sarcophgidae). Journal of Medical Entomology. 51(6). 1283-1295
Courses
2023 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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FOR 492 | Honors Directed Study |
FOR 402 | Forensic Biology |
FOR 499 | Individualized Instruction |
FOR 414 | Fund of Forensic Entomology |
2023 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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FOR 370 | Fundamentals Forensic Analysis |
FOR 499 | Individualized Instruction |
FOR 402 | Forensic Biology |
BIO 593 | Applied Project |
FOR 493 | Honors Thesis |
FOR 493 | Honors Thesis |
FOR 499 | Individualized Instruction |
2022 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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FOR 492 | Honors Directed Study |
FOR 286 | Prin. of Forensic Science |
FOR 499 | Individualized Instruction |
FOR 200 | Forensic Science Seminar |
2022 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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FOR 499 | Individualized Instruction |
2022 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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FOR 499 | Individualized Instruction |
FOR 402 | Forensic Biology |
BIO 593 | Applied Project |
FOR 493 | Honors Thesis |
FOR 405 | Techniques in Forensic Bio Lab |
FOR 493 | Honors Thesis |
2021 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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FOR 492 | Honors Directed Study |
FOR 105 | Phys Evid and the Crime Scene |
FOR 499 | Individualized Instruction |
FOR 105 | Phys Evid and the Crime Scene |
FOR 499 | Individualized Instruction |
BIO 593 | Applied Project |
2021 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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FOR 499 | Individualized Instruction |
2021 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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FOR 499 | Individualized Instruction |
FOR 493 | Honors Thesis |
FOR 499 | Individualized Instruction |
FOR 499 | Individualized Instruction |
FOR 402 | Forensic Biology |
FOR 493 | Honors Thesis |
2020 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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FOR 499 | Individualized Instruction |
FOR 492 | Honors Directed Study |
LSC 347 | Fundamentals of Genetics |
LSC 348 | Fundamentals of Genetics Lab |
FOR 499 | Individualized Instruction |
2020 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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FOR 499 | Individualized Instruction |
FOR 485 | For Sci Capstone |
LSC 486 | Peer Mentoring in STEM |
FOR 499 | Individualized Instruction |
FOR 499 | Individualized Instruction |
FOR 499 | Individualized Instruction |
2019 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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FOR 499 | Individualized Instruction |
FOR 105 | Phys Evid and the Crime Scene |
FOR 105 | Phys Evid and the Crime Scene |