Dr. Jasmine Drake is an Assistant Professor and laboratory coordinator of the Forensic Science Learning Laboratory at Texas Southern University in Houston. Upon completion of her postdoctoral fellowship, Dr. Drake worked as a forensic chemist for the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) South Central Laboratory in Dallas, TX, where her primary responsibilities included controlled substance identification and qualitative and quantitative analysis of evidence. She has also assisted with clandestine laboratory operations, intelligence/undercover operations involving diversion and trafficking of controlled substances, and testified in court when called upon.