Kevin Kellogg

Lecturer

Contact Information:

Spring 2025 office hours: TBA

About Kevin Kellogg

Kevin Kellogg is currently the assigned DNA Cold Case Criminalist for the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Crime Lab. He has been with the lab since 2010. As a DNA Cold Case Criminalist for Santa Clara, Kevin prioritizes his work in reviewing cold cases and determining which cases will benefit from re-examination with current technologies. Prior to working with Santa Clara, Kevin was employed as a criminalist with the CA Department of Justice and with the San Francisco Police Department Crime Lab. He has a BS in Cellular and Developmental Biology from UC Santa Barbara and a MS in Cellular and Molecular Biology from CSU Sacramento.

Research Interests

Advancements in DNA typing analysis

Professional Presentations:

Gupta, S.; Barlow, B.; Chamberlain, M.; Kellogg, K., DNA Familial Matching: Panel Discussion, Appellate Judicial Attorney Institute (AJAI), March 2019, Redwood City, CA

Kellogg, K., Addressing Genetic Genealogy Requests at the Santa Clara Crime Lab, California Association of Criminalist Seminar, May 2019

Kellogg, K., Addressing Genetic Genealogy Requests at the Santa Clara Crime Lab, Promega Technology Tour, November 2019

Fitzpatrick, C., Kellogg, K., Holt, C., Forensic Genetic Genealogy (FGG): Practical Aspects of Implementation for Law Enforcement and Criminalist, 2021 American Academy of Forensic Sciences Virtual Meeting

Kelogg, K., Utilizing Investigative Genetic Genealogy at the Santa Clara Crime Lab (2021)

-Promega Tech Tour: Seattle, Sacramento

-SWGDAM (Investigative Genetic Genealogy Committee)

-Annual CODIS Conference (Technical Leader Summit)

-Verogen Forensic Webinar Series (Using Forensic Genetic Genealogy – A Practical Guide for Law Enforcement

Kellogg, K., The Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Cold Case Unit, Bode 21st Annual Forensic DNA Conference - 2022

Kellogg, K., Solving Cases Using FIGG

- CACLD Conference (2022)

- Santa Clara County Crime Scene Training (9/2023)

Kellogg, K.; Baker, R,; Hutchison, M., Barloewen, B.; Cold Case Investigation Techniques in Decades

Old Murders, 2023 Thermo Fisher HIDS Conference