[{"id":134,"date":"2023-12-15T22:27:28","date_gmt":"2023-12-15T22:27:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/?page_id=134"},"modified":"2024-01-23T15:54:46","modified_gmt":"2024-01-23T15:54:46","slug":"lftr-vision-and-mission-statements","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/lftr-vision-and-mission-statements\/","title":{"rendered":"Vision, Mission, and Honors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:#fcb900\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">VISION<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>LFTR will be a beacon for transformative information that will empower communities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We will science today for a safer tomorrow.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:#fcb900\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">MISSION<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To build courageous scientific leaders by cultivating an environment of integrity and care, teaching and learning fundamentals to develop innovative strategies and techniques, and empowering our communities to make evidence-based decisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:#fcb900\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">AWARDS &amp; HONORS<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Peace&#8217;s Recognitions<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Virginia Public Service Award<\/strong> for Outstanding Public Leadership in Cannabis Law Reform, Virginia NORML, 2023<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Teaching and Mentoring Award<\/strong>, Society of Forensic Toxicologists, 2021<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Hodges-Kay Service Award<\/strong>, Medical College of Virginia Alumni Association, VCU, 2018<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>International Vision Fellow<\/strong>, Institute of Environmental Science Research, New Zealand, 2018<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:#fcb900\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">STUDENT RECOGNITIONS<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Alaina Holt, Experimental Design and Impact to Toxicology Award for <em>The Impact of Vaping Ethanol-Containing E-cigarette Liquids on Roadside Impairment Investigations<\/em>.  Society of Forensic Toxicologists and Journal of Analytical Toxicology, 2023<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alaina Holt, June K. Jones Award, Excellence in Student Research, American Academy of Forensic Sciences, 2023<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Emani Smith, Sunshine-Wong Award for Significant Contributions to the Fields of Toxicology and Therapeutic Drug Monitoring, Midwestern Association of Toxicology and Therapeutic Drug Monitoring, 2023<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Laerissa Reveil, Young Scientist Award for Research Contributions in Forensic Toxicology, <em>The aerosolization efficiency of cocaine in a eutectic mixture with nicotine in electronic cigarettes. <\/em>Society of Forensic Toxicologists, 2022<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tyson Baird, Educational Research Award, <em>Opioid-like adverse effects of tianeptine in male rats and mice<\/em>. Society of Forensic Toxicologists, 2022<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bailey Jones, Educational Research Award, <em>Developing a unified method for the analysis of five ethanol metabolites: EtG, EtS, GTOL, 5-HTOL, and 5-HIAA using UPLC-MS\/MS.<\/em> Society of Forensic Toxicologists, 2022<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Erica Sales, Educational Research Award, <em>Analysis of ethanol aerosolized in an e-cigarette by HS GC-FID and an assessment of particle size distribution<\/em>. Society of Forensic Toxicologists, 2021<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Courtney Atkins, David Baldacci Student Experiential Learning Award, VCU, 2021<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ashley Gesseck Harris, Educational Research Award, <em>Analyzing drugs in neonates using oral fluid and urine to develop a prediction model for neonatal abstinence syndrome and assess the implications in forensic toxicology. <\/em>Society of Forensic Toxicologists, 2020<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Haley Mulder, June K. Jones Award, Excellence in Student Research, American Academy of Forensic Sciences, 2020<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Haley Mulder, Educational Research Award, <em>Evaluating the Dragon in E-Cigarettes: An Analysis of the Aerosol from an E-Liquid Adulterated with Methadone.<\/em> Society of Forensic Toxicologists, 2018<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Karen Butler, Leo Dal Cortivo Award for Best Platform Presentation, <em>The Presumptive Analysis of Electronic Cigarette Aerosol Using Solid-Phase Micro-extraction (SPME) for Analysis by GCMS and AccuTOF DART-MS<\/em>. Society of Forensic Toxicologists, 2015<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VISION LFTR will be a beacon for transformative information that will empower communities. We will science today for a safer tomorrow.&nbsp; MISSION To build courageous scientific leaders by cultivating an environment of integrity and care, teaching and learning fundamentals to develop innovative strategies and techniques, and empowering our communities to make evidence-based decisions. AWARDS &amp; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1120,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-134","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/134","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1120"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=134"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/134\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=134"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":60,"date":"2020-07-23T18:21:26","date_gmt":"2020-07-23T18:21:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/?page_id=60"},"modified":"2023-12-18T17:56:31","modified_gmt":"2023-12-18T17:56:31","slug":"current-research-team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/current-research-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Current Research Team"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>THE TEAM<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\" style=\"grid-template-columns:21% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"139\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2023\/12\/Picture4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-131 size-full\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong>Alaina K. Holt, Ph.D.<\/strong> holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry (2013) and Forensic Science (2017), as well as a Doctor of Philosophy in Integrative Life Sciences (2023) from Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU). She has worked as a student researcher in the VCU Laboratory for Forensic Toxicology Research (LFTR) in both her undergraduate and graduate studies, where she has gained hands-on experience with instrumentation and method development, and helped establish a quality assurance program. Her instrumentation experience includes working with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS), liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS\/MS), headspace-gas chromatography-dual flame ionization detection (HS-GC-FID), and direct analysis in real time-time of flight-mass spectrometry (DART-ToF-MS). Her research has led to the development of 13 methods, 10 peer-reviewed publications, 15 conference presentations, and 3 invited presentations across several professional organizations and 3 countries. Alaina is an active member of the Society of Forensic Toxicologists, the International Association of Forensic Toxicologists, the International Association of Chemical Testing, and the American Academy of Forensic Sciences. Alaina was the recipient of the 2023 American Academy of Forensic Sciences June K. Jones Scholarship and the 2023 Society of Forensic Toxicologists Experimental Design and Impact on Toxicology Award. Her graduate research focused on the effects of vaping ethanol on ethanol impairment investigations, biomarker concentrations, and pharmacokinetics. In addition to the ethanol clinical studies, Alaina assists in the analysis of products purchased due to questionable labeling claims, or submitted by individuals reporting severe adverse reactions following use, with a special focus on the unregulated cannabis industry.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\" style=\"grid-template-columns:20% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"383\" height=\"555\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2023\/12\/Justin-headshot.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-138 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2023\/12\/Justin-headshot.jpg 383w, https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2023\/12\/Justin-headshot-207x300.jpg 207w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 383px) 100vw, 383px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong>Justin Poklis, B.S., D-ABFT<\/strong>, is a board certified forensic toxicologist. He has worked as a forensic toxicologist at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in North Carolina, as a research scientist for the Aerosol Research Group at Virginia Commonwealth University, a toxicologist for the Toxicology Laboratory in VCU Health Laboratories, and as a scientist for SAMHSA certified drug testing laboratory, Scientific Testing Laboratories (now part of Abbott). Currently, Mr. Poklis is the manager of the Mass Spectrometry Laboratory for the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology at VCU. He has contributed to more than 125 <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/?term=justin+poklis&amp;sort=pubdate\" target=\"_blank\">peer-reviewed publications<\/a> and more than 150 abstracts to scientific meetings. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\" style=\"grid-template-columns:20% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"496\" height=\"662\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2023\/12\/Picture1-Veeser.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-141 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2023\/12\/Picture1-Veeser.jpg 496w, https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2023\/12\/Picture1-Veeser-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 496px) 100vw, 496px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong>Abby Veeser, M.S. <\/strong>is from Sheboygan, Wisconsin. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin La Crosse with a bachelor\u2019s degree in biomedical science and chemistry. She graduated from the University of New Haven with a Master\u2019s degree in Forensic Science with an emphasis in toxicology and drug analysis in 2023. She has presented her research at the Northeastern Association of Forensic Scientists and the American Academy of Forensic Sciences. I am working on the clinical research project collecting samples of urine, blood, and oral fluids after vaping ethanol to be analyzed by LC-MS\/MS for ethanol biomarkers. I am also analyzing e-liquid samples within diffusers from a variety of distributors for chemical constituents. In the future, I hope to be able to receive my doctorate degree in biochemistry or pharmacological toxicology.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>STUDENT RESEARCHERS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Meredith Buckmire<\/strong> is from Pittsboro, North Carolina. She is pursuing a B.S. in Forensic Science with a concentration in Forensic Chemistry, as well as a minor in Spanish, at Virginia Commonwealth University. Her current project focuses on the analysis of e-liquids from vapes that have been confiscated at public middle and high schools in Virginia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jessemia &#8220;Jesse&#8221; Meekins <\/strong>is from Binghamton, New York. She is currently studying Chemistry and Forensic Science in the College of Humanities and Sciences at Virginia Commonwealth University. She is also pursuing her master\u2019s degree in forensic science on the toxicology and drug track in the accelerated bachelor\u2019s to master\u2019s program at VCU. Her current project is to evaluate the impact of the development of a eutectic mixture with two pharmacologically active ingredients in an e-liquid on the aerosolization efficiency with an e-cigarette. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\" style=\"grid-template-columns:28% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2023\/12\/Picture1-1-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-129 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2023\/12\/Picture1-1-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2023\/12\/Picture1-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2023\/12\/Picture1-1-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2023\/12\/Picture1-1.jpg 1053w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong>Ashleigh Outhous<\/strong> is from Mechanicsville, VA. She graduated with a B.S. in chemistry and minors in biology and criminal justice from James Madison University in Harrisonburg, VA. She is currently working towards her Master\u2019s degree in Forensic Science with a concentration in Drug analysis and toxicology. Her research focuses on developing and validating a unified method to separate a host of phytocannabinoids and lab created cannabinoids in e-liquids and food products on three columns (Shim-Pack Volex C18, Shim-Pack Volex SP-C18, and Halo 90 A LPH-C18).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\" style=\"grid-template-columns:28% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"357\" height=\"238\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2023\/12\/Picture2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-130 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2023\/12\/Picture2.jpg 357w, https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2023\/12\/Picture2-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 357px) 100vw, 357px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong>Lillie Thomas<\/strong> is from Charleston, South Carolina. She graduated with a B.A. in chemistry and a minor in psychology from Clemson University in Clemson, SC. She is currently working towards her Master&#8217;s degree in Forensic Science with a concentration in Drug Analysis and Toxicology. Her research is focused on developing a method to detect and quantitate ethanol and its biomarkers in blood, urine, and oral fluid on the LC-MS\/MS.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE TEAM Alaina K. Holt, Ph.D. holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry (2013) and Forensic Science (2017), as well as a Doctor of Philosophy in Integrative Life Sciences (2023) from Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU). She has worked as a student researcher in the VCU Laboratory for Forensic Toxicology Research (LFTR) in both her [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1120,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-60","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/60","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1120"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=60"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/60\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":30,"date":"2020-07-22T18:05:05","date_gmt":"2020-07-22T18:05:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/?page_id=30"},"modified":"2022-09-23T18:42:22","modified_gmt":"2022-09-23T18:42:22","slug":"publications","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/publications\/","title":{"rendered":"Publications"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">E-cigarette and E-liquid Characterization<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Reveil L, Halquist M, Poklis JL, Peace MR. <em>A determination of the aerosolization efficiency of drugs of abuse in a eutectic mixture with nicotine in electronic cigarettes.<\/em> Drug Testing and Analysis, July 18, 2022. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/dta.3343\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/dta.3343<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Holt AK, Poklis, JL, Peace MR. <em>The History, Evolution, and Practice of Cannabis and E-cigarette Industries Highlight Necessary Public Health and Public Safety Considerations.<\/em> Accepted with Revisions. Journal of Safety Research<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Holt AK, Poklis JL, Peace MR. <em>\u03948-THC, THC-O Acetates and CBD-di-O Acetate: Emerging Synthetic Cannabinoids Found in Commercially Sold Plant Material and Gummy Edibles.<\/em> Journal of Analytical Toxicology, 2022, bkac036, <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/jat\/bkac036\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/jat\/bkac036<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Holt, AK, Poklis JL, Peace MR. <em>A Retrospective Analysis of the Chemical Constituents in Regulated and Unregulated E-cigarette Liquids.<\/em> Frontiers in Chemistry, October 2021.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/fchem.2021.752342\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/fchem.2021.752342<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Holt AK, Poklis JL, Cobb CO, Peace MR. <em>The Identification of Gamma-butyrolactone in JUUL Liquids.<\/em> Journal of Analytical Toxicology. 45(8) 892-900, October 2021. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/jat\/bkab067\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/jat\/bkab067<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mulder HA, Stewart JB, Blue I, Krakowiak R, Patterson J, Karin K, \u00a0Royals J, \u00a0Dupont A, , Forsythe K, Poklis JL, Poklis A, Butler S, Turner JBM, Peace MR. <em>Characterization of E-cigarette coil temperature and toxic metal analysis by Infrared Temperature Sensing and Scanning Electron Microscopy- Energy Dispersive X-Ray.\u00a0<\/em><strong> Inhalation Toxicology<\/strong> 2020;32 (13-14)447-455. <a href=\"10.1080\/08958378.2020.1840678\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DOI: 10.1080\/08958378.2020.1840678<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Peace MR, Smith ME, Poklis JL. <em>The Analysis of Commercially Available Natural Products Recommended for use in Electronic Cigarettes. <\/em>Rapid <strong>Communications in Mass Spectrometry<\/strong>. 2020;34(11):e8771. doi:10.1002\/rcm.8771<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Krakowiak RI, Poklis JL, Poklis A, Peace MR. <em>The Analysis of E-liquids Containing Methamphetamine Using High Resolution Mass Spectrometry and Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry.<\/em> <strong>Journal of Analytical Toxicology<\/strong>, 2019, Oct 43(8):592-599. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/jat\/bkz067\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/jat\/bkz067<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mulder HA, Patterson J, Poklis JL, Peace MR. <em>The Effect of Electronic Cigarette User Modifications and E-liquid Adulteration on the Particle Size Profile of an Aerosolized Product. <\/em><strong>Nature: Scientific Reports<\/strong>, Epub: (2019) 9:10221. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41598-019-46387-2\">doi.org\/10.1038\/s41598-019-46387-2<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Poklis JL, Mulder HA, Peace MR. <em>The Unexpected Identification of the Synthetic Cannabinoid 5F-ADB and Dextromethorphan in Commercial Cannabidiol E-liquids. <\/em><strong>Forensic Science International. <\/strong>Epub: 2018, Nov 1 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0379073818307047?via%3Dihub\">DOI:&nbsp;10.1016\/j.forsciint.2018.10.019<\/a> . Article <a href=\"https:\/\/plu.mx\/plum\/a\/?doi=10.1016%2Fj.forsciint.2018.10.019&amp;theme=plum-sciencedirect-theme&amp;hideUsage=true&amp;display-tab=summary-content\">Metrics<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Peace MR, Mulder HA, Baird TR, Butler KE, Friedrich A, Stone JW, Turner JBM, Poklis JL, Poklis A. <em>Evaluation of Nicotine and the Components of e-Liquids Generated from e-Cigarette Aerosols.<\/em> <strong>Journal of Analytical Toxicology,<\/strong> 2018, Oct 1;42 (8):537-543. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/jat\/bky056\">DOI:10.1093\/jat\/bky056<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Poklis JL, Wolf, CE, Peace MR. <em>Ethanol Concentration in 56 Refillable Electronic Cigarettes Liquid Formulations Determined by Headspace Gas Chromatography with Flame Ionization Detector (HS-GC-FID). <\/em><strong>Drug Testing and Analysis <\/strong>2017 Oct;9(10):1637-1640&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/dta.2193\">DOI:&nbsp; 10.1002\/dta.2193<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Poklis JL, Mulder HA, Halquist MS, Wolf CE, Poklis A, Peace MR.&nbsp; <em>The Blue Lotus Flower (Nymphea Caerulea) Resin Used in a New Type of Electronic Cigarette, the Re-buildable Dripping Atomizer. <\/em><strong>Journal of Psychotropic Drugs <\/strong>2017 Jul-Aug;49(3);175-181. &nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/full\/10.1080\/02791072.2017.1290304\">DOI: 10.1080\/02791072.2017.1290304<\/a>. Article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1080\/02791072.2017.1290304?journalCode=ujpd20#metrics-content\">Metrics<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Peace MR, Krakowiak RI, Wolf CE, Poklis A, Poklis JL.&nbsp;<em> Identification of MDMB-FUBINACA in Commercially Available E-liquid Formulations for Use in Electronic Cigarettes.&nbsp; <\/em><strong>Forensic Science International<\/strong> 2017 Feb;271:92-97, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0379073816305631?via%3Dihub\">DOI: 10.1016\/j.forsciint.2016.12.031<\/a>. Article <a href=\"https:\/\/plu.mx\/plum\/a\/?doi=10.1016%2Fj.forsciint.2016.12.031&amp;theme=plum-sciencedirect-theme&amp;hideUsage=true&amp;display-tab=summary-content\">Metrics<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Peace MR, Butler KE, Wolf CE, Poklis JL, Poklis A. <em>Evaluation of Two Commercially Available Cannabidiol Formulations for use in Electronic Cigarettes,<\/em> <strong>Frontiers in Pharmacology<\/strong>, 2016 Aug 29;7:279. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.frontiersin.org\/articles\/10.3389\/fphar.2016.00279\/full\">DOI: 10.3389\/fphar.2016.00279<\/a>. Article <a href=\"http:\/\/loop-impact.frontiersin.org\/impact\/article\/210223#totalviews\/views\">Metrics<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Peace MR, Stone J, Poklis JL, Turner JBM, Poklis A. <em>Analysis of a Commercial Marijuana e-Cigarette Formulation.<\/em><strong><em> <\/em>Journal of Analytical Toxicology,<\/strong> 2016 June 40(3);374-378. &nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/academic.oup.com\/jat\/article\/40\/5\/374\/1750488\">DOI: 10.1093\/jat\/bkw021<\/a>. Article <a href=\"https:\/\/oxfordjournals.altmetric.com\/details\/6568516\">Metrics<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Peace MR, Baird T, Poklis JL, Wolf CE, Smith N, Turner JBM, Poklis A. <em>Concentration of Nicotine and Glycols in 27 E-Cigarette Formulations.<\/em><strong> Journal of Analytical Toxicology, <\/strong>2016 July 40(6);403-407. <a href=\"https:\/\/academic.oup.com\/jat\/article\/40\/6\/403\/2237800\">DOI: 10.1093\/jat\/bkw037<\/a>. Article <a href=\"https:\/\/oxfordjournals.altmetric.com\/details\/7342508\">Metrics<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome &#8211; Developing Prediction Tools<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Gesseck AM, Poklis JL, Nanco CR, Hendricks-Munoz KD, Wolf CE, Peace MR. <em>The Analysis of Tramadol in Matched Infant Oral Fluid, Urine, and Mother\u2019s Breast Milk.<\/em> Journal of Analytical Toxicology 17;45(8):840-846, September 2021. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/jat\/bkab055\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/jat\/bkab055<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gessek AM, Poklis JL, Wolf CE, Xu J, Bashir A, Hendricks-Munoz KD, Peace MR. Detection of Fentanyl in the Oral Fluid of Infants. J of Analytical Toxicology, 2020, June. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/jat\/bkaa069\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/jat\/bkaa069<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Cool Toxicology Things<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Karin K, Poklis JL, Peace MR. <em>Evaluation of Rapid Extraction Techniques for Pharmacologically Active Ingredients in Chinese Herbal Anticonvulsant Medicines by Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry.<\/em> Analytical Methods, Issue 7, 2021. Advanced article. <a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.rsc.org\/en\/content\/articlelanding\/2021\/AY\/D0AY02015J#!divAbstract\">DOI: 10.1039\/D0AY02015J<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Zughaibi T, Furton KG, Holness H, Peace MR. <em>Measuring Odor Transport of Narcotic Substances using DART-AccuTOF.<\/em>Forensic Sciences 2(1), 262-271. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/forensicsci2010020\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/forensicsci2010020<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Poklis JL, Mohs A Wolf CE, Poklis A, Peace MR.Identification of Drugs in Parenteral Pharmaceutical Preparations from a Quality Assurance and Potential Diversion Program by Direct Analysis in Real-Time AccuTOF<sup>TM<\/sup>-Mass Spectrometry (DART-MS). Journal of Analytical Toxicology, 2016 Sept;40(8);606-618 . <a href=\"https:\/\/academic.oup.com\/jat\/article\/40\/8\/608\/2450718\">DOI: 10.1093\/jat\/bkw065<\/a>.Article <a href=\"https:\/\/oxfordjournals.altmetric.com\/details\/10150516\">Metrics<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Novel Psychoactive Substances (NPS)<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Baird TR, Akbarali HI, Dewey WL, Elder H, Kang M, Marsh SA, Peace MR, Poklis JL, Santos EJ, Negus SS. Opioid-Like Adverse Effects of Tianeptine in Male Rats and Mice. Psychopharmacology. 2022 Feb 24. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s00213-022-06093-w\" target=\"_blank\">DOI: 10.1007\/s00213-022-06093-w<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Baird TR, Davies R, Glennon R, Peace MR, Negus S. <em>A Strategy to Prioritize Emerging Drugs of Abuse for Analysis: Abuse Liability Testing Using Intracranial Self Stimulation (ICSS) in Rats and Validation with a-Pyrrolidinohexanophenone (a-PHP).<\/em> Emerging Trends in Drugs, Addiction, and Health. Vol 1, 2021, 100004.https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.etdah.2021.100004<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Poklis JL, Raso SA, Alford K, Poklis A, Peace MR. A Direct Analysis in Real Time AccuTOF<sup>TM<\/sup> Mass Spectrometry (DART-MS) Method for the Analysis of 25I-NBOMe and Other Dimethoxyphenyl-N-[(2-methoxyphenyl) methyl]ethanamine) Derivatives.&nbsp; Journal of Analytical Toxicology 2015 October;39(8):617-23. <a href=\"https:\/\/academic.oup.com\/jat\/article\/39\/8\/617\/915405\">DOI: 10.1093\/jat\/bkv073<\/a>. Article <a href=\"https:\/\/oxfordjournals.altmetric.com\/details\/4523072\">Metrics<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Urine Drug Testing<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Peace MR, Tarnai LD.&nbsp; Performance Evaluation of Three On-Site Adulterant Detection Devices which Qualitatively Assess the Integrity of Urine Specimens Collected for Drugs-of-Abuse Testing.&nbsp; <em>J. Anal. Toxicol. <\/em>2002 Oct;<strong>26:<\/strong> 464-470<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Peace MR, Tarnai LD, Poklis JL, Poklis A. An Evaluation of the OnTrak Testcup<sup>\u00e2<\/sup>&#8211;<em>er<\/em>&nbsp; On-Site Drug Testing Device to Qualitatively Determine the Presence of Drugs of Abuse in Urine Specimens.&nbsp; <em>J. Anal. Toxicol. <\/em>2002 Oct;26: 500-503<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Peace MR, Tarnai LD, Poklis A.&nbsp; Performance Evaluation of 4 On-Site Drug Testing Devices for Detection of Drug of Abuse in Urine. <em>&nbsp;J. Anal. Toxicol. <\/em>2000 Oct<em>;<\/em>24: 589-594<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>E-cigarette and E-liquid Characterization Reveil L, Halquist M, Poklis JL, Peace MR. A determination of the aerosolization efficiency of drugs of abuse in a eutectic mixture with nicotine in electronic cigarettes. Drug Testing and Analysis, July 18, 2022. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/dta.3343 Holt AK, Poklis, JL, Peace MR. The History, Evolution, and Practice of Cannabis and E-cigarette Industries [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1120,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-30","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/30","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1120"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/30\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":22,"date":"2020-07-20T22:10:11","date_gmt":"2020-07-20T22:10:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/?page_id=22"},"modified":"2020-07-22T18:28:30","modified_gmt":"2020-07-22T18:28:30","slug":"lftr-alumni","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/lftr-alumni\/","title":{"rendered":"LFTR Alumni"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Under Development<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Under Development<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1120,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-22","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1120"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":20,"date":"2020-07-20T22:08:37","date_gmt":"2020-07-20T22:08:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/?page_id=20"},"modified":"2020-07-24T14:08:45","modified_gmt":"2020-07-24T14:08:45","slug":"newsworthy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/newsworthy\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsworthy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>ToxPod.<\/strong> May 2020 <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/thetoxpod.buzzsprout.com\/227318\/3598510-vaping-with-michelle-peace\" target=\"_blank\">Vaping with Michelle Peace<\/a>   [<em>The Toxpod is a production of&nbsp;<\/em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.agd.sa.gov.au\/justice-system\/forensic-science-sa\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Forensic Science SA<\/em><\/a><em>&nbsp;and the South Australian Attorney General&#8217;s Department.&nbsp;<\/em>Its hosts are Tim Scott and Peter Stockham. ]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Consumer Reports.<\/strong> January 2020. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.consumerreports.org\/cbd\/is-it-safe-to-vape-cbd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Is It Safe to Vape CBD?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discover Magazine.<\/strong> December 2019. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discovermagazine.com\/health\/is-cbd-a-cure-all\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Is CBD a Cure-All?<\/a>  [#6 science news story of 2019]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mens&#8217; Health.<\/strong> December 2019. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.menshealth.com\/health\/a30296541\/biggest-lies-in-wellness-vaping-standing-desk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Vaping Cannabis<\/a> [Part of the a series <em>The 9 Biggest Lies in Wellness<\/em>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>CNN. <\/strong>October 2019. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2019\/09\/27\/health\/weed-5-cbd-craze-gupta\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Weed 5<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>AARP. <\/strong>September 2019. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aarp.org\/health\/drugs-supplements\/info-2019\/cbd-oil-beyond-the-hype.html\">What is CBD and Does It Work?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Associated Press.<\/strong> September 2019. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/7b452f4af90b4620ab0ff0eb2cca62cc\" target=\"_blank\">Some CBD vapes contain street drug instead of the real thing<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>New York Times.<\/strong> July 2019. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/08\/13\/business\/media\/cbd-marijuana-fda.html\">Ads Pitching CBD as a Cure-All are Everywhere<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Newsy.<\/strong> July 2019. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsy.com\/stories\/cbd-related-poisonings-reach-highest-levels-yet\/?fbclid=IwAR1uxYRFNhrVp2f64gnDNkoVvWKyS1hCAOLdadFjNQ5MN4TwTaz3tI3F1n0\">CBD Poisonings Reach Highest Level Yet, Here\u2019s Why<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Health and Cannabinoid News Sites<\/strong>. June 2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/cbdnewssite.com\/news\/synthetic-cannabinoids-invade-cbd-industry\/\">Synthetic Cannabinoids Invade CBD Industry<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.healio.com\/family-medicine\/addiction\/news\/online\/%7Be9d84f33-084c-41db-83a1-663211e08aac%7D\/fda-hears-testimony-regarding-cannabidiol\">FDA Receives Substantial Response to Information Request on CBD<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>New York Times.<\/strong> May 2019. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/05\/31\/health\/cannabis-fda-regulate.html?fbclid=IwAR1l0dM1M5lPFo6uRdpkn0m5P54vgpcTHEoUKvhVxF33h0FuAfCh25kiSqQ\">Cannabis Companies Push FDA to Ease Rules on CBD Products<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Consumer Reports<\/strong>. April 2019. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.consumerreports.org\/cbd\/cbd-may-be-legal-but-is-it-safe\/\" target=\"_blank\">CBD May Be Legal, But Is It Safe?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>PittCon.<\/strong> March 2019. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news-medical.net\/news\/20190205\/Are-Electronic-Cigarettes-Facilitating-Illicit-Drug-Use.aspx\">Medical Life Sciences News<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Scientific American.<\/strong> December 2018. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/testing-for-caffeine-could-help-foil-fake-urine-scam\/?fbclid=IwAR0lT6mAzPbKt5o5XrE4jL68djn46hw21iM_cuTCSZU3Uer3t0KkNHYC9NE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Testing for Caffeine Could Help Foil Fake Urine Scam<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Consumer Reports.<\/strong> November 2018. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.consumerreports.org\/cbd\/dangerous-chemicals-found-in-popular-cbd-products-diamond-cbd-5f-adb\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dangerous Chemicals Are Found in Popular CBD Products.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Vice.<\/strong> November 2018. CBD <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en_us\/article\/j5zdd8\/cbd-vape-liquid-contains-dangerous-ingredients\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Vape Liquid Contains Dangerous Ingredients<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ToxPod. May 2020 Vaping with Michelle Peace [The Toxpod is a production of&nbsp;Forensic Science SA&nbsp;and the South Australian Attorney General&#8217;s Department.&nbsp;Its hosts are Tim Scott and Peter Stockham. ] Consumer Reports. January 2020. Is It Safe to Vape CBD? Discover Magazine. December 2019. Is CBD a Cure-All? [#6 science news story of 2019] Mens&#8217; Health. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1120,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-20","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1120"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":18,"date":"2020-07-20T22:07:59","date_gmt":"2020-07-20T22:07:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/?page_id=18"},"modified":"2023-12-15T20:49:32","modified_gmt":"2023-12-15T20:49:32","slug":"research-team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/research-team\/","title":{"rendered":"LFTR Team Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"633\" height=\"937\" data-id=\"44\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2020\/07\/w-quote.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2020\/07\/w-quote.png 633w, https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2020\/07\/w-quote-203x300.png 203w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 633px) 100vw, 633px\" \/><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">2016 LFTR. (L to R) Michelle Peace, Jesse Patterson (standing), Laura McNew (blue jacket), Joey Stone (back with glasses), Katilyn Brooks, Shelle Butler (center back), Pete Blue, Jimmy Stewart, Karen Butler (goggles, center), Haley Mulder (sunglasses), Alex Dupont (stool), Rose Krakowiak Wood (laying down)<br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"699\" data-id=\"49\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2020\/07\/Little-MAD-1-1024x699.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2020\/07\/Little-MAD-1-1024x699.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2020\/07\/Little-MAD-1-300x205.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2020\/07\/Little-MAD-1-768x525.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2020\/07\/Little-MAD-1-1536x1049.png 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2020\/07\/Little-MAD-1.png 1631w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">2017 LFTR. (L to R) Justin Poklis, Rose Krakowiak Wood, Michelle Peace (center, black dress), Jimmy Stewart, Haley Mulder (on Jimmy&#8217;s back), Jonathan Tomko, Jasmynne Royals, Jesse Patterson (above Jasmynne), Walden Chen, Mika Smith (in front of Walden), Zach Bechtel, Joseph Turner, Julia Grymkowski (front on stool)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2020\/07\/7E5A1813-small-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2020\/07\/7E5A1813-small-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2020\/07\/7E5A1813-small-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2020\/07\/7E5A1813-small-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2020\/07\/7E5A1813-small-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2020\/07\/7E5A1813-small.jpg 1680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">2018 LFTR (LtoR) Celeste Lambert, Grace Connolly, Jazmine Povlick, Kimberly Karin, Haley Mulder, Michelle Peace, Julia Grymkowski, Zach Bechtel, Jonathan Tomko, Mika Smith<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2020\/07\/Peace-Lab-2019-16-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-57\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2020\/07\/Peace-Lab-2019-16-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2020\/07\/Peace-Lab-2019-16-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2020\/07\/Peace-Lab-2019-16-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2020\/07\/Peace-Lab-2019-16-1536x1229.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2020\/07\/Peace-Lab-2019-16-2048x1639.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">2019 LFTR. (LtoR) Shelle Butler, Michelle Peace, Tyson Baird, Justin Poklis, Sam Miller, Jazmine Povlick, Erica Sales, Kimberly Karin, Aesha Patel, Grace Connolly<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"5961\" height=\"3353\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2023\/04\/Smaller-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-123\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">2022 (L to R) Alaina Holt, Kimberly Karin, Ashley Harris, Tyson Baird, Allison McBride, Michelle Peace, Emani Smith, Berkley Muncy, Kevin Lester, Jesse Meekins, Courtney Atkins<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Here are a few more favorite photos from all the shoots! <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Huge thanks to Dr. Shane Woolf who takes beautiful pictures as his side hustle!<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"756\" data-id=\"71\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2020\/07\/Peace_Lab2015-16-2-1-1024x756.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-71\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2020\/07\/Peace_Lab2015-16-2-1-1024x756.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2020\/07\/Peace_Lab2015-16-2-1-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2020\/07\/Peace_Lab2015-16-2-1-768x567.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2020\/07\/Peace_Lab2015-16-2-1-1536x1134.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2020\/07\/Peace_Lab2015-16-2-1-2048x1513.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"632\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2020\/07\/drk_fig-2-632x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-64\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2020\/07\/drk_fig-2-632x1024.jpg 632w, https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2020\/07\/drk_fig-2-185x300.jpg 185w, https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2020\/07\/drk_fig-2-768x1245.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2020\/07\/drk_fig-2-947x1536.jpg 947w, https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2020\/07\/drk_fig-2-1263x2048.jpg 1263w, https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2020\/07\/drk_fig-2-scaled.jpg 1579w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 632px) 100vw, 632px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"69\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2020\/07\/drk_fig-8-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-69\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2020\/07\/drk_fig-8-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2020\/07\/drk_fig-8-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2020\/07\/drk_fig-8-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2020\/07\/drk_fig-8-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2020\/07\/drk_fig-8-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2020\/07\/drk_fig-8-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-5 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"72\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2020\/07\/Peace_Lab2015-16-7-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-72\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2020\/07\/Peace_Lab2015-16-7-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2020\/07\/Peace_Lab2015-16-7-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2020\/07\/Peace_Lab2015-16-7-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2020\/07\/Peace_Lab2015-16-7-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2020\/07\/Peace_Lab2015-16-7-1-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-6 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"75\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2020\/07\/7E5A1837-small-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-75\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2020\/07\/7E5A1837-small-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2020\/07\/7E5A1837-small-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2020\/07\/7E5A1837-small-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2020\/07\/7E5A1837-small-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2020\/07\/7E5A1837-small-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2020\/07\/7E5A1837-small-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-7 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"76\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2020\/07\/7E5A1861-small-1-870x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-76\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2020\/07\/7E5A1861-small-1-870x1024.jpg 870w, https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2020\/07\/7E5A1861-small-1-255x300.jpg 255w, https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2020\/07\/7E5A1861-small-1-768x904.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2020\/07\/7E5A1861-small-1-1305x1536.jpg 1305w, https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2020\/07\/7E5A1861-small-1-1740x2048.jpg 1740w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-8 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"81\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2020\/07\/Peace-Lab-2019-1-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-81\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2020\/07\/Peace-Lab-2019-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2020\/07\/Peace-Lab-2019-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2020\/07\/Peace-Lab-2019-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2020\/07\/Peace-Lab-2019-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2020\/07\/Peace-Lab-2019-1-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2020\/07\/Peace-Lab-2019-1-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2020\/07\/7E5A1848-small-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-77\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2020\/07\/7E5A1848-small-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2020\/07\/7E5A1848-small-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2020\/07\/7E5A1848-small-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2020\/07\/7E5A1848-small-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2020\/07\/7E5A1848-small-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-9 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"686\" data-id=\"78\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2020\/07\/Picture1-1024x686.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-78\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2020\/07\/Picture1-1024x686.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2020\/07\/Picture1-300x201.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2020\/07\/Picture1-768x515.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2020\/07\/Picture1.png 1513w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2020\/07\/Peace-Lab-2019-5-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-79\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2020\/07\/Peace-Lab-2019-5-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2020\/07\/Peace-Lab-2019-5-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2020\/07\/Peace-Lab-2019-5-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2020\/07\/Peace-Lab-2019-5-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2020\/07\/Peace-Lab-2019-5-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2020\/07\/Peace-Lab-2019-5-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-10 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"83\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2020\/07\/Peace-Lab-2019-9-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-83\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2020\/07\/Peace-Lab-2019-9-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2020\/07\/Peace-Lab-2019-9-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2020\/07\/Peace-Lab-2019-9-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2020\/07\/Peace-Lab-2019-9-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2020\/07\/Peace-Lab-2019-9-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2020\/07\/Peace-Lab-2019-9-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"85\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2020\/07\/Peace-Lab-2019-8-1-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2020\/07\/Peace-Lab-2019-8-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2020\/07\/Peace-Lab-2019-8-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2020\/07\/Peace-Lab-2019-8-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2020\/07\/Peace-Lab-2019-8-1-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2020\/07\/Peace-Lab-2019-8-1-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2020\/07\/Peace-Lab-2019-8-1-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-11 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"86\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2020\/07\/Peace-Lab-2019-19-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-86\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2020\/07\/Peace-Lab-2019-19-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2020\/07\/Peace-Lab-2019-19-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2020\/07\/Peace-Lab-2019-19-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2020\/07\/Peace-Lab-2019-19-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2020\/07\/Peace-Lab-2019-19-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\"><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Lipstick. <\/mark><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"6007\" height=\"3379\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/693\/2023\/04\/small-group.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-124\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">How YOU doin&#8217;?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here are a few more favorite photos from all the shoots! Huge thanks to Dr. Shane Woolf who takes beautiful pictures as his side hustle!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1120,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-18","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1120"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":2,"date":"2020-07-16T21:28:48","date_gmt":"2020-07-16T21:28:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2024-01-23T15:55:51","modified_gmt":"2024-01-23T15:55:51","slug":"sample-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/mrpeace\/sample-page\/","title":{"rendered":"From the Desk of Dr. Peace"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The Laboratory for Forensic Toxicology Research [LFTR] is dedicated to supporting and advancing the scientific foundation for forensic toxicology.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I am a Full Professor at Virginia Commonwealth University in the Department of Forensic Science. I have been funded by the National Institute of Justice since 2014 to study the efficacy of electronic cigarettes, particularly as they pertain to substance use and abuse. The work in LFTR has highlighted emerging issues of electronic cigarettes as a tool for vaping drugs other than nicotine and has characterized the merging of the cannabis and e-cigarette industries. The current project supported by NIJ are a clinical study to assess the impact of vaping on roadside impairment evaluations for suspected DUI and develop methods to analyze the emerging THC analogs and determine useful biomarkers.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are also supported by the Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youths to evaluate e-cigarettes that are confiscated in middle and high schools across the Commonwealth of Virginia. We believe it is critical to understand what children have access to and what chemicals they are inhaling, particularly understanding that many vape devices are counterfeits and illegal imported into the U.S.. We hope to impact policy and legislation at the state and federal levels with the data we collect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We have evaluated the adulteration of CBD products which have created a rash of poisonings nationwide of innocent people. I have testified to the FDA about how the lack of regulations for this industry has led to questionable quality assurance of products and jeopardized public safety and public health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We also collaborate on several other exciting research projects. One project began as a hope to develop a predictive tool to know whether or not a newborn baby will have withdrawal symptoms if they are born to women who have struggled with drug addiction.  Since then, we have determined that to work on this issue, we need to figure out a better collection device for neonates. This is promising work. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We believe in conducting research that translates into practice &#8211; our goal is to empower agencies, schools, and communities to make robust science-based decisions. Our work has informed addiction treatment specialists, school systems, educators, law enforcement, probation\/parole officers, medical examiners, forensic toxicologists, and crime labs as to the nature of e-cigarettes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I believe in nurturing students and trainees to think independently while they learn the fundamentals of working in a laboratory and the necessary information for them to make thoughtful, well-formed decisions. I believe in mentoring our future and developing courageous leaders. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Be sure to join the conversation and let me know if you have any tox-related questions you&#8217;d like me to address in a blog!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Be sure to follow the lab team on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/vcu_lftr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a> at vcu_lftr &#8211; and you can reach me by email: mrpeace@vcu.edu<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>GRANT AWARDS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Characterization and Abuse of Electronic Cigarettes: The Efficacy of \u201cPersonal Vaporizers<\/em>. National Institute of Justice: 2014-R2-CX-K010 <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Chasing the E-Cigarette Dragon: Characterizing the Evolution and Impact of Design and Content<\/em>. National Institute of Justice: 2016-DN-BX-0150<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> <em>Abuse of the Evolving Electronic Cigarette and the Impact of Vaping Ethanol in the Evaluation of Impairment<\/em>. National Institute of Justice: 2018-75-CX-0036 and 2019-MU-MU-0007<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Chemical Characterization of Confiscated E-Cigarette Products Across Virginia<\/em>. Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Analytical Challenges with Proliferating THC Analogues<\/em>. National Institute of Justice<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Laboratory for Forensic Toxicology Research [LFTR] is dedicated to supporting and advancing the scientific foundation for forensic toxicology. I am a Full Professor at Virginia Commonwealth University in the Department of Forensic Science. 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