AAFS Fellow Jennifer Limoges Named 2025 Distinguished Fellow

We are pleased to announce Jennifer F. Limoges, MS, will receive the designation of Distinguished Fellow at the Annual Business Meeting in Baltimore, MD.

Ms. Limoges is the Associate Director/Toxicology at the New York State Police Forensic Investigation Center. She received her BS in Chemistry from Clarkson University and her MS in Forensic Science from the University of New Haven. She began working for the New York State Police as a forensic scientist in 1994.

Ms. Limoges' primary area of expertise is impaired driving toxicology. She helped launch New York State's evidential oral fluid drug testing program in 2023. She co-authored the 2013 Journal of Analytical Toxicology publication, "Recommendations for Toxicological Investigation of Drug Impaired Driving and Motor Vehicle Fatalities," as well as the 2017 and 2021 updates. She also co-authored the National Traffic Law Center's "Drug Toxicology for Prosecutors" monograph. She regularly provides training to toxicologists, law enforcement officers, attorneys, judges, and other traffic safety stakeholders at the local and national level.

Ms. Limoges is also very passionate about forensic science standards. She worked to establish the Academy Standards Board (ASB) and currently serves as the Chair. She is a member of the ASB Toxicology Consensus Body and is a past member of the Organization of Scientific Area Committees (OSAC) Toxicology Subcommittee and Scientific Working Group for Forensic Toxicology (SWGTOX). She regularly assists toxicology laboratories to reach conformance and educates stakeholders on the benefits of standards for quality testing, improved data collection, and equitable justice.

Ms. Limoges is an active member of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) and Society of Forensic Toxicologists (SOFT). She regularly contributes to the significant work done by the joint SOFT/AAFS Drugs & Driving and SOFT/AAFS Oral Fluid Committees. She is a Past President of SOFT, a Past President of the Northeastern Association of Forensic Scientists (NEAFS), a member of the International Association of Chemical Testing (IACT), and is certified by the American Board of Criminalistics (ABC-GKE).  Ms. Limoges is part of the National Safety Council's Alcohol, Drugs, and Impairment Division (NSC ADID) and has been on their Executive Committee since 2008. She received the NSC ADID's prestigious Robert F. Borkenstein Award in 2023 for her outstanding contributions to the field of alcohol and drug-related traffic safety.

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