Selected Publications

J.H. Watterson and T.C. VandenBoer: Effects of tissue type and the dose-death interval on the detection of acute ketamine exposure in bone and marrow with solid-phase extraction and ELISA with LC/MS/MS Confirmation. Journal of Analytical Toxicology, in press.

T.C. VandenBoer, S.A. Grummett and J.H. Watterson: Utility of immunoassay in drug screening in skeletal tissues: Sampling considerations in detection of ketamine exposure in femoral bone and bone marrow following acute administration using ELISA. Journal of Forensic Sciences, in press.

J. Watterson, A. Peaire and J. Hinman: Elevated morphine concentrations determined during infant death investigations: Artifacts of withdrawal of care. Journal of Forensic Sciences, in press.

H. Rachelle Wallage and J.H. Watterson: Formic acid and methanol concentrations in death investigations. Journal of Analytical Toxicology, 32:241-247, 2008.

J. Watterson, V. Blackmore and D. Bagby: Considerations in analysis of forensic samples following extended exposure to the environment. The Forensic Examiner, Winter 2006.

J. Watterson: Challenges in forensic toxicology of skeletonised human remains. Analyst, 131:961-965, 2006.

P.A.E. Piunno, J.H. Watterson, C.C. Kotoris, and U.J. Krull: Alteration of selectivity of hybridization of immobilized oligonucleotide probes by co-immobilization of charged oligomers of ethylene glycol. Analytica Chimica Acta, 534(1):53-61, 2005.

J.H. Watterson, S. Raha, C.C. Kotoris, C.C. Wust, F. Gharabaghi, S.C. Jantzi, N.K. Haynes, N.H. Gendron, U.J. Krull, A.E. Mackenzie and P.A.E. Piunno: Rapid detection of single nucleotide polymorphisms associated with spinal muscular atrophy by use of a reusable fiber-optic biosensor. Nucleic Acids Research, 32:e18, 2004.


Lectures and Presentations

Effects of Tissue Type and Dose-Death Interval on the Detection of Acute Diazepam Exposure in Bone and Marrow by Solid-Phase Extraction, ELISA, and Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry. American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Young Scientists’ Forum (Poster Presentation), February 2008.

Development of Immunochemical Analysis of Ketamine in Bone Tissue Following Acute Administration. American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Young Scientists’ Forum
(Poster Presentation), February 2007.

Drug Facilitated Sexual Assault. Laurentian University Association of Forensic Scientists - Invited Speaker; Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners - Toronto, Canada; Ontario Provincial Police Academy - Orillia, Canada, 2005-2006.

Instruction on Theory & Operation of the Intoxilyzer® 5000C. Various Ontario Police Services - Brampton & Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, 2005.

Forensic Toxicology - Overview & Instrumentation. University of Toronto at Mississauga, “Introduction to Forensic Science” - Undergraduate Course FSC 289, January 2005

Forensic Toxicology - Drugs of Abuse. Ontario Police College, Aylmer, Ontario, Canada, December 2004.

Immunochemical Techniques in Forensic Toxicology. University of Toronto Analytical Chemistry Seminar Series - Invited Speaker, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, March 2004.