Bruise Visibility

Setting standards of excellence for forensic nursing policy and practice

November 7, 2024

Associate Professor in the School of Nursing Katherine Scafide appointed to the inaugural American Academy of Forensic Sciences Standards Board Forensic Nursing Consensus Body.
NBC 4 Washington (video): Mason featured for recent $5M grant for bruise detection research. Katherine Scafide, Janusz Wojtusiak, and David Lattanzi interviewed.

March 20, 2024

GMU gets $5M for creation of AI-fueled anti-domestic violence app
Health Imaging: Katherine Scafide and David Lattanzi quoted in story about Mason receiving funds to expand bruising research.

March 8, 2024

University developing AI-enhanced imaging system to aid domestic violence victims
WTOP News: Katherine Scafide, David Lattanzi, Janusz Wojtusiak, and Melissa Perry quoted in article about Mason receiving funding to continue bruising research.

March 6, 2024

How AI can help detect domestic violence victims in the future
Inside NoVa (audio option): In article about Mason receiving funds to continue bruising research, Melissa Perry and Katherine Scafide quoted, and researchers David Lattanzi and Janusz Wojtusiak mentioned.

March 6, 2024

George Mason lands gift to further research into detecting bruises, injuries.
Insider: Dr. Katherine Scafide is interviewed about her research on technology that better illuminates injuries on dark skin tones

April 24, 2023

Bruises are harder to see on darker skin, posing a problem for some assault victims. A scientist is helping them get justice
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Research by Dr. Katherine Scafide is cited in an article technology illuminating injuries on dark skin tones

March 7, 2023

Bruises can be hard to see on dark skin tones. How technology is illuminating injuries.
CNN: Dr. Katherine Scafide is featured in an article on how her research helps nurses and police depict bruises on darker skin tones

February 22, 2023

Using an alternate light source could help nurses and police detect bruises on darker skin, research says
NPR (Morning Edition): Dr. Katherine Scafide is featured in a segment on how her research helps nurses and police depict bruises on darker skin tones

February 21, 2023

New research could help nurses, police detect bruises on people with dark skin
Patients Come First Podcast (Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association): Dr. Katherine Scafide is interviewed about her research that led to light sources better able to detect bruising on people with darker skin

January 23, 2023

Patients Come First Podcast - Katherine Scafide

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