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AboutJonathan McGrath, PhD
Jonathan McGrath, PhD, MSFS serves as Technical Advisor for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Laboratories and Scientific Services (LSS) Southwest Regional Science Center located in Houston, TX. In this role he manages the LSS Canine Training Aid Program, oversees comprehensive field laboratory scientific programs, evaluates delivery of services, and develops and implements recommendations for improvements. He is also detailed to the Department of Justice's National Institute of Justice (NIJ), Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences where he continues to support national level forensic science priorities and research activities. He is a member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Forensic Science Committee and affiliate member of the NIST OSAC Dogs and Sensors subcommittee. Prior to re-joining CBP in 2022, he served as a senior policy analyst at NIJ (2015-2022), and forensic scientist and Science Officer for CBP LSS in Houston, TX and Washington, DC (2007-2015) where he supported CBP’s trade, forensic, and WMD operations programs.




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