Barry K. Logan, Ph.D., DABFT

National Director, Forensic Services

Dr. Barry K. Logan is a leading international authority on forensic toxicology with specific interests in alcohol and drug impaired driving, and postmortem toxicology. He served for 19 years as State Toxicologist for the state of Washington, overseeing the State's forensic alcohol and drug testing programs. In 2008 he joined NMS Labs in Willow Grove, PA as Director of Toxicological and Forensic Services.

Dr. Logan is Board Certified by the American Board of Forensic Toxicologists (ABFT), and has over 80 publications in the peer-reviewed literature including treatises on the effects of methamphetamine, cocaine, marijuana, alcohol, hallucinogens and depressant drugs on drivers, and postmortem redistribution of drugs. He has testified in civil and criminal cases in over 200 trials in ten states and in federal court. His current research areas include analysis and toxicology of designer drugs and synthetic cannabinoid analogs.

Dr. Logan was the recipient of TIAFT's 2003 mid- career achievement award for excellence in forensic toxicology, is the recipient of the 2010 American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) Rolla N. Harger Award, and the 2011, National Safety Council’s Robert F Borkenstein Award.

Since 2001, Dr Logan has served as Director of Indiana University's Center for Studies of Law in Action, where he has hosted experts in alcohol and drug impairment from around the world as members of the faculty. In 2010 he also became Executive Director of the Center for Forensic Science Research and Education, at the Fredric Rieders Family Renaissance Foundation in Willow Grove, PA. He has faculty appointments at the University of Washington, Indiana University, and Arcadia University.
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