Dr. Jason Kokoszka has been employed with the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences since 2005, initially serving as the Forensic Biology Section Chief in the Mobile Regional Laboratory. In 2017, he was appointed as the Forensic Biology Discipline Chief, and his responsibilities include overseeing the casework and databank activities statewide, as well as the technical operations, training program, and quality assurance program within Forensic Biology. Dr. Kokoszka holds a Bachelor’s degree in Biology from Lehigh University and a Master’s degree in Forensic Sciences from the George Washington University. Dr. Kokoszka received a PhD in Genetics in Molecular Biology from Emory University where his graduate work spanned the fields of population genetics, biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Following graduate school, Dr. Kokoszka worked at Orchid Cellmark, a private forensic DNA testing company, for approximately three years prior to joining ADFS in 2005.
Jason Kokoszka, PhD, ABC-MB
Forensic Biology Discipline Chief, Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences
