It’s not every instructor who grades you on your understanding of blood spatters.
But Sarah Bailey is not every instructor.
First off, she’s a Metropolitan State University of Denver alumna, which makes her special. But beyond that, she’s a veteran crime-scene investigator with more than a decade’s experience with the Aurora Police Department.
Now, she’s passing on her knowledge to current MSU Denver Criminalistics students. “I’m really fortunate to be back,” she said recently. “I wanted to give back to the program that shaped my career.”
When Bailey was a Chemistry major at MSU Denver, she took several Criminalistics classes and had “great mentors” who helped her get an internship at APD.
Bailey now is shaping careers for students such as Biology major ElizabethVelazquez-Jacquez and Timothy Ball, a Criminal Justice and Criminology major. Both are pursuing a minor in Criminalistics, with an eye toward crime-scene-investigation work.
