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Dr. Kathryn Seigfried-Spellar is a Professor in the cyberforensics program in the School of Applied and Creative Computing. She has exceptional international prominence and is a renowned expert in the psychosocial and technological factors associated with cybercriminal behavior, specifically on the criminological characteristics and grooming strategies of online child sex offenders. She is a member of the Tippecanoe High Tech Crime Unit and has Special Deputy status for the Tippecanoe County Prosecutor’s Office. Dr. Seigfried-Spellar was a 2022-2023 U.S. Fulbright Scholar awardee for her research at the University of Valencia, Spain: “Analyzing Criminological Differences and Online Grooming Strategies of Child Sex Offenders in Spain.” She is also a recipient of the International Fellows Award for Summer 2024 at the University of Adelaide, Australia to collaborate with faculty from the Adelaide Cybercrime Laboratory and Australian law enforcement. Dr. Seigfried-Spellar is a Fellow and the Chair of the Digital and Multimedia Sciences section of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, member of the American Psychological Association, and member of the International Association of Law Enforcement Intelligence Analysts.