Karen Olson

Forensic Scientist

“Overcome your fears by gaining experience and practice.”

Career Highlights

• Forensic Research Scientist at the Defense Forensic Science Center (DFSC) military facility
• Work helps investigators to connect and solve crimes committed by the same offender
• Serves the U.S. Army and other Department of Defense organizations in DNA analysis, digital evidence, drug chemistry, firearms and tool marks, forensic documents, latent fingerprints and trace evidence
• Influenced as a teen by two teachers who crafted exciting experiments, including a memorable study on fingerprints that sparked her interest in forensics