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Dr. Stephanie Hales

Dr. Stephanie Hales

Associate Director, Integrations Science, Forensic & Analytical Science Service

Dharawal. Dr. Stephanie Hales

Stephanie Hales ensures inter­dis­ci­pli­nary oper­a­tions and stake­hold­er require­ments are high­ly inte­grat­ed. Her port­fo­lio includes receipt/scientific tech­ni­cal sup­port, data ana­lyt­ics, stake­hold­er engage­ment, qual­i­ty, train­ing and research. She has over 20 years’ expe­ri­ence in foren­sic sci­ence, hav­ing worked in both sci­en­tif­ic and senior lead­er­ship roles at NSW Police and FASS, with a focus on dri­ving organ­i­sa­tion­al change. She has man­aged the imple­men­ta­tion of new ser­vices and the design and com­mis­sion­ing of laboratories.

Stephanie holds a Bach­e­lor of Sci­ence Applied Chem­istry with Hon­ours in Foren­sic Sci­ence and car­ried out doc­tor­al research in gun­shot residue and explo­sives and Hon­ours research in illic­it drugs. She has pro­vid­ed exten­sive expert tes­ti­mo­ny in Courts in NSW. Stephanie has act­ed as indus­try super­vi­sor for numer­ous research projects and has pub­lished ref­er­eed papers, a book chap­ter and a large num­ber of con­fer­ence pre­sen­ta­tions. She is a mem­ber of sev­er­al advi­so­ry groups.

EXPERTISE

Corporate & Support Services Criminalistics Forensic & Environmental Toxicology Forensic Medicine Pre and Post-Analytical Research

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Corporate & Support Services

Supports delivery of efficient, effective and transparent services. Includes legal, risk management, internal audit, policy, privacy, records management and GIPA (freedom of information) functions.

Criminalistics

Supporting the NSW justice system through independent scientific evidence analysis.

Forensic Medicine

Delivering a timely, compassionate forensic medicine service to support bereaved families and the NSW Coroner.

Pre and Post-Analytical

This is the process that happens before and after specimens reach our labs for testing, providing vital links between pathology requests, diagnostic testing and results.

Research

Every day, our NSW Health Pathology colleagues take part in innovative research to improve public health and safety.

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