PHSC awarded Heidi Sievers, Ph.D., MSFS, CBPA, CCSA. with the 2025 Distinguished Alumni award at the 36th Annual Distinguished Alumni & Student Life and Leadership Awards Recognition Ceremony.
Heidi Sievers is a 2012 graduate of PHSC. Following graduation, she continued on to obtain a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice, a Master of Science in Forensics and a Ph.D. in Criminal Justice.
Sievers is an International Association for Identification Certified Bloodstain Pattern Analyst, one of 75 worldwide, as well as a Certified Crime Scene Analyst. Sievers is a former forensic investigator and human remains detection canine handler with the Pasco County Sheriff's Office.
Currently, she is working on completing her second Ph.D. in Education while working as an undergraduate and graduate professor of forensic science and criminal justice at five universities throughout the United States. She is the owner of Sievers Forensics where she provides forensic and bloodstain pattern analysis consultation and training to law enforcement, military, and legal entities throughout the United States and internationally. Sievers is also a forensic expert correspondent for various television and news outlets.