Journal of Forensic Science & Criminology

Monica C. Serra received her DDS degree from the Faculty of Dentistry Araraquara, São Paulo State University - Brazil (1986), her MSc degree (1992) and PhD degree (1996), both in Dentistry, from the same University. She is Post-Doctor in Bioethics (2002) – Complutense Univeristy of Madrid, Spain and in International Health Law (2012) – University of São Paulo, Brazil, and also specialist in Forensic Dentistry (1990) and in Restorative Dentistry (1999). She is a laywer (LL.B – 1993) and graduated in Letters (1988). She is Professor of Forensic Anthropology and New Technologies in Human Identification, Forensic Dentistry, Expert Practice, Deontology, Bioethics, Ethical and Legal Texts: Practice and Interpretation, Ethics and Legislation, Forensic Biology and Criminal Expertise at graduation and post-graduation courses. She is leader and researcher of the research group, registered in the National Council of Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq), Ministry of Science and Technology: “Nucleus of Forensic Sciences, Bioethics, Biolaw and Ethics in Science and Technology of Araraquara”, Faculty of Dentistry of Araraquara, São Paulo State University. Coordinator of the Forensic Dentistry specialization course at the same University. She is Member of various national and international societies. Mônica C. Serra was Visiting Professor in Colorado and Florida, USA and Consultant for Bioethics and Biolaw of UNESCO - Paris. She is Member of the Reviewer Committee of the Global Ethics Observatory (GEObs) of UNESCO. She is “Resource Expert” of Bioethics Beyond Borders, Duquesne University, Center for Healthcare Ethics, USA. Mônica has several peer-reviewed national and international published articles and book chapters, she received several national and international awards and gives lectures and courses also in national and international levels. Her main research interests are in Forensic Anthropology; Forensic Dentistry; New Technologies applied to Human Identification; Forensic Sciences and Legal Medicine; Virtual Dental and General Autopsy; Forensic Facial Reconstruction; Health Law applied to the Forensic Sciences, Bioethics and Biolaw. Forensic Facial Reconstruction, Information Technologies and Imaginology applied to Human Identification, and methods as Palatal Rugoscopy, Cheiloscopy, Earprint, Bitemarks.

Forensic Anthropology; Forensic Dentistry; New Technologies applied to Human Identification; Forensic Sciences and Legal Medicine; Virtual Dental and General Autopsy; Forensic Facial Reconstruction; Health Law applied to the Forensic Sciences, Bioethics and Biolaw. Forensic Facial Reconstruction, Information Technologies and Imaginology applied to Human Identification, and methods as Palatal Rugoscopy, Cheiloscopy, Earprint, Bitemarks.