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Russell J. Lewis, Ph.D., F-ABFT

Alcohol, Drugs & Impairment Division Vice Chair
Russell J. Lewis, Ph.D., F-ABFT

Russell J. Lewis, Ph.D., F-ABFT

Alcohol, Drugs & Impairment Division Vice Chair

Dr. Lewis is the forensic sciences supervisor at the Federal Aviation Administration’s Forensic Sciences Laboratory at the Civil Aerospace Medical Institute in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He oversees the toxicological analyses of civil aircraft accident fatalities and select National Transportation Safety Board surface accidents, acts as the certifying toxicologist, and provides expert testimony for casework and final case reports. Dr. Lewis also serves as an adjunct clinical assistant professor for Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences School of Forensic Sciences. Dr. Lewis’ current research activities include investigating postmortem ethanol formation and developing new methods for the analysis of drugs in postmortem specimens. Dr. Lewis has authored/co-authored over 85 scientific journal articles, book chapters and government reports. Dr. Lewis received a bachelor of science in chemistry and mathematics (dual major) from Black Hills State University in South Dakota, and a master’s in chemistry, a specialization in neuroscience and a Ph.D. in analytical chemistry from University of Oklahoma.

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