About
Education
Ph.D. in Entomology
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ
B.Sc. in Forensic Science
John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York, NY
Academic Positions
Associate Professor, Forensic Entomology
School of Interdisciplinary Forensics
New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences
Arizona State University
August 2025- present
Assistant Professor, Forensic Entomology
School of Interdisciplinary Forensics
New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences
Arizona State University
January 2019 - August 2025
Continuing Lecturer
Department of Entomology
Purdue University
July 2016- December 2018
Dr. Lauren M. Weidner, Ph.D, D-ABFE
Dr. Lauren Weidner is a board certified forensic entomologist and an Associate Professor of Forensic Entomology and the lab director of the Forensic Entomology and Wildlife Laboratory (FEWL) at Arizona State University. She is the Past- President of the North American Forensic Entomology Association (NAFEA). Dr. Weidner has held trainings across the United States for law enforcement, crime scene investigators, federal agents, medical examiners and other forensic practitioners.