Profiles

James DeFrancesco

About

Dr. James V. DeFrancesco is the Director of the Forensic Science Program and a Senior Lecturer of Forensic Science at Loyola University Chicago.  He is a certified on-site assessor for FEPAC.  In his professional career, he was a senior forensic chemist with the US Drug Enforcement Administration (18 years) and a senior staff chemist working in product development with Mobil Oil Research and Development Corporation (2 years). Other positions include technical director, supervisor, and a consultant in the areas of pharmaceutical analysis, plastics production, and laboratory safety. He also taught chemistry and forensic science at Northwestern University, DePaul University, and National Lewis University.

Courses Taught

FRSC 343 (Physical Organic Chemistry for Forensic Science)

FRSC 360 & FRSC 360L (Forensic Drug Chemistry & Drug Chemistry Lab)

FRSC 361 & FRSC 361L (Forensic Toxicology & Forensic Toxicology Lab)

FRSC 390 (Forensic Science Research)

Selected Publications

Tao, L.; M Paul Chiarelli; Pavlova, S.; Kolokythas, A.; Schwartz, J.; DeFrancesco, J.; Salameh, B.; Green, S. J.; Adami, G. Enrichment of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Metabolizing Microorganisms on the Oral Mucosa of Tobacco Users. PeerJ 2024, 12, e16626–e16626. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16626. 

DeFrancesco, JV.  Quantifying Phosphatidylethanol from Blood Samples. US 11085939 B2 2021. 

DeFrancesco, JV.  Extraction and Analysis of Eugenol from Cloves. The Journal of Forensic Science Education. 2021, 3 (1).