Over the past decade, forensic science has made important strides in recognizing vicarious trauma, burnout, and occupational stress. This interactive half-day workshop moves the conversation forward by focusing on resilience as a trainable leadership and organizational capability, not an individual trait or wellness program. Building on the 2025 ISHI panel, participants will apply a simple framework—Resilience = Connection × Adaptability × Purpose—through hands-on exercises that mirror real laboratory pressures. Activities include a personal resilience baseline, practical stress-regulation techniques, and a facilitated tabletop simulation addressing disruption and leadership response. Participants leave with shared language, practiced tools, and a concrete 90-day resilience action plan.
DNA Forensic Scientists at all levels, bench, supervisor, manager, executive
Over the past decade, forensic science has made important strides in recognizing vicarious trauma, burnout, and occupational stress. This interactive half-day workshop moves the conversation forward by focusing on resilience as a trainable leadership and organizational capability, not an individual trait or wellness program. Building on the 2025 ISHI panel, participants will apply a simple framework—Resilience = Connection × Adaptability × Purpose—through hands-on exercises that mirror real laboratory pressures. Activities include a personal resilience baseline, practical stress-regulation techniques, and a facilitated tabletop simulation addressing disruption and leadership response. Participants leave with shared language, practiced tools, and a concrete 90-day resilience action plan.
DNA Forensic Scientists at all levels, bench, supervisor, manager, executive
Fee includes breakfast and materials.
Workshop currently at capacity. A waitlist is available to join on our registration page.
Director, Missouri State Highway Patrol Crime Laboratory System
Brian Hoey is the Director of the Missouri State Highway Patrol Crime Laboratory System. Brian has been with the MSHP Crime Lab for 29 years. Brian began his career as a DNA analyst and served as the Laboratory’s TL for 8 years. His current leadership focus is to coach the transition from bench Criminalist to supervision and management.
