John graduated with a degree in Medical Laboratory Sciences and Chemistry from Leicester in 1988 and a Doctorate in Orthopedic Pathology from the University College London [Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital]. He has published widely in medical and related biomedical sciences and in forensics. Working in many of London’s major teaching hospitals in medical research and teaching medical students as a lecturer in Biomedical Sciences and subsequently as a University-Reader in Biomedical Sciences and ‘Programme Leader’ for the Forensic Science degree at the University of Derby. He joined Staffordshire University in 2005 teaching elements of forensic pathology, techniques of human identification and body recovery from disaster situations. Conferred a Professorial Chair in Forensic Science Education in 2008 with over 70 journal publications and books, John sits on a number of groups that work at a national level to promote the development and improvement of the delivery of forensic education and improve the links between academia, the forensic industry and UK Police Services. He sits on a Home Office Government Group as part of the Defence Science & Technology Laboratory (DSTL) for Search Techniques development and is a work stream lead for ‘rapid services and custody suites’ for the Staffordshire Police-Staffordshire University partnership. Last Year John spent over a month working at Grenfell Tower following the fire in London and is currently involved in a number of ongoing murder investigations.
