Colleen Fitzpatrick, PhD, is the author of two best-selling books in genealogy.

Forensic Genealogy has been widely recognized for its innovative forensic science approach to genealogical research. She has been featured on NPR's Talk of the Nation with Neil Conan radio program (July 2005), and her work in analyzing old photos was featured in The Wall Street Journal in October 2007. Colleen has written cover articles for Games Magazine (November 2007), Internet Genealogy (June 2006, July 2007), Family Tree Magazine (April 2006) and Family Chronicle (October 2005). Colleen also writes a regular column for Ancestry magazine. 

Colleen’s second book DNA & Genealogy was co-authored with Andrew Yeiser.  DNA & Genealogy was commissioned by Family Tree DNA for its Second Conference on  Genetic Genealogy in November 2005, and has been called by readers as “the ideal handbook for anyone starting out in genealogy using the DNA tools available” and “the book to get for someone starting or running a surname project.”

Colleen is presently consulting with the U.S. Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory in identifying the remains of unknown servicemen. Colleen was elected a fellow of the Society of Photointrumentation Engineers (SPIE) and is the Chairman of the Forensic Science Workshop at the annual SPIE Defense Security Symposium in Orlando. During her career as an expert in the optical sciences, Colleen has many years’ experience working for NASA and the National Science Foundation.  But in Forensic Genealogy and DNA & Genealogy, Colleen shows that you don't have to be a rocket scientist to get the most from your genealogical materials.

Colleen Fitzpatrick, Ph.D..  302 Cleveland Avenue, Huntington Beach, CA  92648-2410
714.625.8921 (phone)  CFitzp@aol.com