Ms Hellen Frost

I am the Course Director for the undergraduate Forensic Investigation courses and teach forensic chemistry and biology. My specialist areas are analytical chemistry, toxicology and fire investigation.

I am the Foundation Year lead for forensic investigation and due to my background in secondary education am able to bridge the gap between school/college level science and that needed at degree level. I have a BSc (Hons) Analytical Chemistry and Toxicology, BSc (Hons) Forensic Investigation, PGCE Secondary Science and am currently completing my PhD in Criminal Justice.

I am a Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry, a Fellow of the HEA and Associate of the CSFS.

I have previously worked as a science teacher in secondary education since completing my PGCE at Christ Church in 1997. Prior to teaching I completed my BSc in Analytical Chemistry and Toxicology at the University of Hull.

I currently lead the Forenisic Investigation foundation year, teaching and supporting student in forensic investigation and sciences. I have also led other forensic science/chemistry based modules for Levels 4, 5 and 6.

My current modules include: Foundations of Forensic Investigation, Foundations of Forensic Science, Biological Identification Techniques, Chemical Identification Techniques.

I am also a supervisor for Level 6 students completing their Individual Study. I have previously taught a variety of forensic biology and chemistry modules on the Forensic Investigation Course.

My research area is fire investigation and mapping. I lead on the Foundation Year and also teach forensic chemistry and biology.

I am currently researching the use of Spatio-Temporal mapping of electrical fire incidents to target effective fire prevention education.

I am working in conjunction with the Research team at Kent Fire & Rescue to analyse electrical fire data from the Incident Recording System using GIS (geographical information systems) mapping techniques.

The purpose of my research is to identify which electrical appliances most commonly cause fires and investigate the spatial, temporal and spatio-temporal dynamics in electrical fire incidents. This information can then be used to effectively target fire prevention education at specific appliances and demographics within the region.

I am a Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry and an Associate Member of the Chartered College of Teaching.