Cait Porterfield received a Bachelor of Science degree with Honors in Biochemistry from the University of Oklahoma and a Master of Science degree in Forensic Science with an emphasis in forensic molecular biology from the University of Central Oklahoma. Her thesis research focused on the genetic, microscopic, and chemical evaluation of processed human hair extensions for their probative value in forensic casework. Cait is currently a doctoral candidate in the Educational Psychology department at the University of Oklahoma with research focused on issues confronting women in STEM.  Cait Porterfield is also a faculty member at the Forensic Science Institute at the University of Central Oklahoma.  Her courses focus on the forensic analysis of fingerprints and the identification of biological samples through serological techniques.  Cait also teaches an Innocence Project Course in conjunction with the OCU School of Law where she works with forensic science graduate students and law students on cases of wrongful conviction.  Cait’s current research interests include biometric measures in forensic science, conceptual change in science, and the woman-scientist identity interference. She serves as the Student Academy of Forensic Sciences Faculty Advisor, the Forensic Science Living-Learning Community coordinator, and serves on the forensic science curriculum council and planning and evaluation committee.