Micaela Ascolese

Micaela Ascolese is a Forensic Scientist at RTI International and serves as the Associate Forensic Services Project Manager with the NamUs program. In this capacity, she provides project coordination, research assistance, and technical support for criminal justice and forensic-related projects. In addition to her responsibilities associated with the NamUs program, Ms. Ascolese has worked on projects such as the National Institute of Justice’s Compliance Testing Program for body armor (NIJ CTP), the National Institute of Justice’s Forensic Technology Center of Excellence (FTCOE), and a Medicolegal Death Investigation Data Exchange Working Group (MDI-Data-WG). She is currently pursuing a master’s degree in forensic science at Oklahoma State University.