THE AUTHOR

James Frizzell is currently a practicing dentist in Niagara Falls, Canada. Born in Toronto with Northern Ireland immigrated parents, he attended Malvern Collegiate Institute, and then later University of Toronto (BSc CHEM and DDS).

In 2019, James entered the world of forensics, attending McGill University for Dental Forensics under Professor Robert Dorion. One of the highlights was being trained “hands-on” by the Surete Du Quebec forensic’s team for forensic photography. Training also included the Montreal Morgue identification through dental records. This started his passion for the forensics field and beyond!

James Frizzell served in the Canadian Armed Forces from 1984 to 1992 as an Air Force dentist in Cold Lake Alberta with F18 fighters based there. Captain Frizzell observed some domestic violence in some families in the local civilian population. This tremendously influenced him in the future.

Seminars taken by James include: Human Trafficking Train The Trainer (Oct. 2023 Harvard Medical School Teaching Hospital), ASIST Applied suicide Intervention Skills Training (Aug. 2018 Humber College Toronto), Clandestine Grave Recovery (Nov 2019 University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine, Division of Forensics), Advanced Course on Strangulation Prevention (March 2024 Allianceforhope.com Training Institute on Strangulation Prevention), and Introduction to the Muslim Population with Regards to Domestic Violence (Nov. 2023 Allianceforhope.com).