Dr Rosalind Wolstenholme BSc, PhD
Senior Lecturer In Analytical Science
Summary
Rosalind obtained her PhD in 2005 in analytical forensic science and began teaching forensic science in 2004. She has been at Sheffield Hallam since 2008 teaching forensic science on undergraduate and postgraduate modules.
Teaching
The main focus of her research is chemical analysis of fingermarks. In collaboration with Prof Simona Francese, the BMRC Fingerprint Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Group was established in 2008. The group have applied new techniques to fingermark analysis, in order to get chemical information on top of an image of the fingermark ridges. This can provide the Police with intelligence information about the donor, e.g. diet, contact with drugs, gender. Recent work has shown that the method is compatible with current operational practice.
Publications
Journal articles
Wolstenholme, R., Jickells, S., & Forbes, S. (2020). Preface. Analytical Techniques in Forensic Science, xix.
Francese, S., Bradshaw, R., Ferguson, L.S., Wolstenholme, R., Clench, M.R., & Bleay, S. (2013). . The Analyst, 138 (15), 4215.
Bradshaw, R., Bleay, S., Wolstenholme, R., Clench, M., & Francese, S. (2013). . Forensic Science International, 232 (1-3), 111-124.
Bradshaw, R., Wolstenholme, R., Ferguson, L.S., Sammon, C., Mader, K., Claude, E., ... Francese, S. (2013). . The Analyst, 138 (9), 2546.
Ferguson, L.S., Creasey, S., Wolstenholme, R., Clench, M.R., & Francese, S. (2013). . Journal of Mass Spectrometry, 48 (6), 677-684.
Bradshaw, R., Rao, W., Wolstenholme, R., Clench, M.R., Bleay, S., & Francese, S. (2012). . Forensic Science International, 222 (1), 318-326.
Ferguson, L.S., Wulfert, F., Wolstenholme, R., Fonville, J.M., Clench, M., Carolan, V.A., & Francese, S. (2012). . The Analyst, 137 (20), 4686-4692.
Bailey, M.J., Bright, N.J., Croxton, R.S., Francese, S., Ferguson, L.S., Hinder, S., ... Bleay, S. (2012). Chemical characterization of latent fingerprints by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization, time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry, mega electron volt secondary mass spectrometry, gas chromatography/mass spectrometry, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and attenuated total reflection Fourier transform infrared spectroscopic imaging: an intercomparison. Analytical chemistry, 84 (20), 8514-8523.
Bradshaw, R., Wolstenholme, R., Blackledge, R.D., Clench, M.R., Ferguson, L.S., & Francese, S. (2011). . Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, 25 (3), 415-422.
Ferguson, L., Bradshaw, R., Wolstenholme, R., Clench, M., & Francese, S. (2011). . Analytical Chemistry, 83 (14), 5585-5591.
Wolstenholme, R., Bradshaw, R., Clench, M.R., & Francese, S. (2009). . Rapid communications in mass spectrometry, 23 (19), 3031-3039.
Conference papers
Tisinger, L., Diz, E.L., Wolstenholme, R., Ferguson, L., Champion, P.M., & Ziegler, L.D. (2010). Fingerprints..[ellipsis (horizontal)] Fingerprinted by SERS!!! AIP Conference Proceedings, 212.
Edwards, H.G.M., Wolstenholme, R., Wilkinson, D.S., Brooke, C., & Pepper, M. (2007). . Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry, 387 (6), 2255-2262.
Book chapters
Jickells, S., Wolstenholme, R., & Forbes, S. (2021). Introduction to Forensic Science. (pp. 1-33). Wiley:
Wolstenholme, R., & Forbes, S. (2021). Presumptive Testing. (pp. 51-69). Wiley:
Wolstenholme, R. (2021). Ultraviolet–Visible and Fluorescence Spectroscopy. (pp. 115-143). Wiley:
Wulfert, F., & Wolstenholme, R. (2021). Analytical Methodology and Experimental Design. (pp. 35-49). Wiley:
Wolstenholme, R. (2021). The Electromagnetic Spectrum. (pp. 109-114). Wiley:
Wolstenholme, R. (2021). Raman Spectroscopy. (pp. 161-183). Wiley:
Books
Wolstenholme, R., Jickells, S., & Forbes, S. (Eds.). (2021). Analytical Techniques in Forensic Science. Wiley.
Patents
Reed, H., Francese, S., Wheat, J., & Wolstenholme, R. (2014). . WO2014016563 (A1).
Other activities
Rosalind is a member of the Forensic Science Society and the Royal Society of Chemistry. She is currently working with the Forensic Science Society to gain accreditation for the forensic courses in the bioscience department.