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Geoffrey Stewart Morrison, BSc MTS MA PhD FCSFS SFHEA

Professorial Research Fellow

Accepting PhD Students

PhD projects

Forensic Data Science, Forensic Inference and Statistics, Forensic Speech Science

Personal profile

Contact Details

  • telephone: +44 121 204 3901

Biography

  • Prof Morrison joined Aston University in 2017.

  • He is Director of the Forensic Data Science Laboratory, which is part of the Aston Institute for Foresnic Linguistics.
     

Research Interests

  • Forensic inference and statistics
  • Forensic data science
  • Forensic speech science

 

Qualifications

  • PhD - University of Alberta

 

Employment

Prof Morrison’s past appointments include:

  • Simons Foundation Visiting Fellow, Probability and Statistics in Forensic Science Programme, Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Science
  • Scientific Counsel, Office of Legal Affairs, INTERPOL
  • Director of the Forensic Voice Comparison Laboratory, School of Electrical Engineering & Telecommunications, University of New South Wales

 

Funding Applications and Awards

  • UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), Research England, Expanding Excellence in England Fund (E3) - GBP 6M - 2019–2024
  • Aston Achievement Award for Outstanding Research Impact, 2019

 

Research Projects/Collaborations

  • Prof Morrison has collaborated on research and development projects with law enforcement agencies and academic researchers in Asia, Australasia, Europe, North America, and South America.

 

Membership of Professional Bodies

  • Fellow of the Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences
  • Member, British Standards Institution (BSI) Forensic Science Committee [Chair, 2019–2025]
  • Member, International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Forensic Science Committee

 

Professional/editorial offices

  • Prof Morrison has been a Subject Editor and Guest Editor for the peer-reviewed journals Speech Communication and Science & Justice.

 

Consulting

  • Prof Morrison has forensic casework experience in Australia, Canada, Denmark, England & Wales, Northern Ireland, Sweden, and the United States (federal and state).

 

Media Contributions

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  1. SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
    SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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