W. Mark Dale, MBA

He is currently the Director of the Northeast Regional Forensics Institute (NERFI) at the University at Albany, State University of New York providing education in forensics biology, chemistry, and computer science. Before his position at NERFI, he was the Director of the New York State Police Laboratory System and the New York City Police Department Laboratory. Mark has also been the President of the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors, Chairman on the New York State Crime Laboratory Advisory Committee and member of the New York State Commission on Forensic Science. Currently, the NERFI is providing intense “DNA Academies” for newly hired DNA scientists.

Publications

Becker, W. S., Dale, W. M., Lambert, A., and Magnus, D. Forensic lab directors’ perceptions of staffing issues, Journal of Forensic Sciences (in press).

Becker, W. S. and Dale, W. M. Strategic human resource management in the forensic science laboratory, Forensic Science Communications [Online]. (October 2003). Available: http://www.fbi.gov/hq/lab/fsc/backissu/oct2003/index.htm.

Dale, W. M. The increase of forensic intellectual capital derived from a forensic advisory group: Measure intellectual capital and you can manage intellectual capital. Master’s thesis, University at Albany, New York, 2004.

Dale, W. M. and Becker, W. S. A case study of forensic scientist turnover, Forensic Science Communications [Online]. (July 2004). Available: http://www.fbi.gov/hq/lab/fsc/backissu/july2004/index.htm.

Dale, W. M. and Becker, W. S. Strategy for staffing forensic scientists, Journal of Forensic Sciences (2003) 48(2):465-466.

Dale, W. M and Becker, W. S., Managing Intellectual Capital, Forensic Science Communications (In Press)