Distinguished
2025
ALUMNA OF THE YEAR HEIDI SIEVERS, PH. D., MSFS, CBPA, CCSA
The annual Distinguished Alumni of the Year Award honors a Pasco-Hernando State College graduate for exceptional professional achievements and service to the College, students and community. The 2025 award was presented to Heidi Sievers, Ph. D., during the annual Distinguished Alumni and Student Life and Leadership Recognition Ceremony.
Sievers is a 2012 graduate of PHSC. Following graduation, she continued on to obtain a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice, a Master of Science in Forensics and a Ph. D. in Criminal Justice. She is currently completing her second Ph. D. in Education.
Sievers is an International Association for Identification Certified Bloodstain Pattern Analyst, one of 75 worldwide, and a Certified Crime Scene Analyst. She is also a former forensic investigator and human remains detection canine handler with the Pasco Sheriff’ s Office.
Currently, Sievers is an undergraduate and graduate professor of forensic science and criminal justice at five universities throughout the United States. She is the owner of Sievers Forensics, where she provides forensic and bloodstain pattern analysis consultation and training to law enforcement, military and legal entities throughout the United States and internationally. She is also a forensic expert correspondent for various television and news outlets.
Heidi Sievers, Ph. D.
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