The Analytical Zen Podcast

Biography and Research: See Orcid.org/0000-0001-8344-6582 (presenting 100+ academic works)Dr. Geraldine M. Dowling SFHEA has over 20 years of experience in forensic and analytical toxicology, food safety, drug residue testing, method validation and ISO 17025 laboratory accreditation. She also has more than 10 years in academia as a university educator.  She was past elected member of Academic Council at Atlantic Technological University and member of the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Working Group.  Her research spans forensic and clinical toxicology, with a focus on forensic medicine, clinical practice, drug testing, harm reduction and laboratory accreditation. Dr. Dowling is an internationally recognized researcher and Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA), awarded for excellence in teaching, research, and leadership. She is the creator and host of The Analytical Zen Podcast, designed to make complex scientific concepts accessible to students and the public (available on platforms like Spotify, Apple Podcasts).    She serves as Vice Chair (formerly Treasurer) of the United Kingdom and Ireland Association of Forensic Toxicologists, representing forensic practitioners across England, Ireland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Scotland and the Channel Islands. She is also the elected regional representative for Ireland with the International Association of Forensic Toxicologists, a member of the Society of Forensic Toxicologists (USA), and an elected member of the London Toxicology Group Committee. Dr. Dowling has trained professional staff and students in ISO 17025-accredited national government laboratories in Ireland, including The State Laboratory, Teagasc, and the Marine Institute. She is a Principal Investigator, supervising postgraduate students (PhD/MSc), with research interests in analytical chemistry, forensic science, clinical/medical toxicology, metabolomics, medicine, food safety and education. Dr. Dowling contributed her expertise to the Irish Government's "Emerging Drug Trends and Drug Checking Working Group", which aims to introduce safer, harm-reduction strategies for drug use. She is a contributing author, reviewer and editor for international journals, including Drug Testing and Analysis, Journal of Analytical Toxicology and Forensic Science Review. She has written, edited, and co-authored four books. Dr. Dowling is Editor-in-Chief of the IACFT Journal and the Science Undergraduate Research Experience Journal. She is nominated  as a Honorary Professor at Kingston University, holds a Visiting Senior Lecturer appointment at King’s College London, UK and holds a Honorary Senior Lecturer appointment at Barts and The London School of Medicine & Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, UK. She previously served as an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Trinity College Dublin and as a past Visiting Professor at the National University of La Plata, Argentina. Dr. Dowling’s work has had a lasting impact, with Ireland’s Marine Institute using her methods in aquaculture monitoring since 2006 and the U.S. FDA adopting her research for drug monitoring since 2011.  www.linkedin.com/in/geraldine-dowling-msc-pgdip-phd-sfhea-2b66b835