Credentials

Specialized Training:
     National Questioned Document Association, Dallas TX
     
     Questioned Document Section
     American Institute of Applied Science

     SCAN- Statement Content Analysis (Psycholinguistics)
     R G Joines & Associates

     Professional Development Seminar for Document
     Examiners, Larry F Ziegler, Former FBI Examiner of Questioned Documents

     Providing Court Testimony
     Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association

Certified by:
     National Association of Document Examiners (NADE)

Education:
     B.A. - Psychology, University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, OK

Member of:
     National Association of Document Examiners
          Membership Chairman, 2009 – present
          President 2005-2009
          Secretary, 2003-2005
          Journal Chief Editor, 2003-2005, 2007-2009
          Journal Special Projects Editor, 2002-2003
          Certification Board, 1998-present
          Journal Editorial Board, 1995-1998
          Awarded Diplomate 2008
     Association of Forensic Document Examiners – Professional Member
     American Society of Training and Materials (ASTM)
          Forensic Science Section E30
          Questioned Documents Section E30.02

Related Employment:
     City of Wichita Police Crime Lab
     Oklahoma Juvenile Probation and Parole Officer

Publications:
     "Examining Daubert and the Federal Rules of Evidence: An Update"
      Volume 21, Number 2, Winter 1998, Journal of NADE

     "Development of Fingerprints on Documents",
      Journal of the National Association of Document Examiners,
      Vol. 25, Number 1, Spring 2002

     "Importance of Establishing an Examination Protocol",
      Journal of the National Association of Document Examiners
      Volume 25, No. 1 Spring 2003

     The Authorities Speak Out on Disguise” by Kay Micklitz, CDE and
      Barbara Downer, CDE
      The Journal of the National Association of Document Examiners
      Volume 25, Number 1, Spring 2003
                      
      “The Authorities Speak Out on Proportions” by Kay Micklitz, CDE and
       Barbara Downer, CDE
       Journal of the National Association of Document Examiners
       Volume 27, Number 1, Fall 2004

       “Forensically Speaking”
       Journal of the National Association of Document Examiners
       Volume 28, Number 1, Winter 2005

     The Authorities Speak Out on Tracing” by Kay Micklitz, CDE and
      Barbara Downer, CDE
      Journal of the National Association of Document Examiners
      Volume 28, Number1, Winter 2005

     “The Authorities Speak Out on Intersecting Lines”
     By Barbara Downer, CDE and Kay Micklitz, CDE
     Journal of the National Association of Document Examiners
     Volume 29 – 2007-2008

     “Using LAB Color Mode in Adobe Photoshop to Differentiate Between Black Ballpoint Pen Inks”
     By Barbara Downer, CDE and Kay Micklitz, CDE
     Journal of Forensic Document Examination (AFDE)
     Volume 20 – 2010

Workshops/Conferences:
     Attends annual workshops of various document examination associations
     for continuing education in the latest methods, techniques and equipment.
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Proficiency Testing:
     Successfully completed proficiency testing in Handwriting Identification through the
     Collaborative Testing Services, Sterling, VA. Tests are in cooperation with the Questioned
     Document Section of The American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS)