Erin Hickson is a full time Forensic Scientist in Firearms and Forensic Artist and started teaching about Forensics in Fall of 2019 at ASU West. She has worked in a Crime Lab as a Forensic Scientist since 2006 and has extensive experience in analyzing evidence, working with microscopes such as Stereozoom, Comparison and Virtual, testifying in court, interviewing with defense attorneys and prosecutors, conducting cognitive interviews and creating various types of Forensic drawings for various types of investigations. She has also been featured as a Forensic Artist on the show Reasonable Doubt on Investigation Discovery.
Education
Erin Hickson started her educational career at Northern Arizona University with a major of Zoology with hopes of becoming a veterinarian. Once she started volunteering for veterinarians, she realized that a degree in Microbiology would serve her better for veterinarian school. So, she switched her majors and switched schools and went to University of Arizona. She graduated from the University of Arizona in May of 2000 with a Bachelors of Science in Microbiology and a Minor in Chemistry. She has continued education in Forensic Science (particularly in Forensic Firearms Examination) and Forensic Art since she started working in a Crime Lab in 2005.
Arizona Association of Forensic Artists, Founding Member & President
Association of Firearm and Tool Mark Examiners, Member
International Association for Identification, Member
Industry Positions
I'm a full time Forensic Scientist in Firearms and Forensic Artist and started teaching about Forensics in Fall of 2019 at ASU West. I've worked in a Crime Lab as a Forensic Scientist since 2006 and worked as a 9-1-1 Communications Operator and Radio Dispatcher from 2004 until 2005. I transferred to a Crime Lab and worked as a Laboratory Technician from 2005 until 2006 when I promoted to Forensic Scientist.
Pro Bono
I volunteer to do Forensic drawings for jurisdictions all over the country, but mostly in Arizona. I've done drawings such as composites, image modifications such as aging, drawings from surveillance videos and reconstructions of skulls. I've done successful drawings for Tempe PD, Phoenix PD, Scottsdale PD, Payson PD, Maricopa County Sheriffs Office, Glendale PD, Surprise PD & Lubbock Texas PD.
