Practitioner since 2008. Academic. Investigator of strange devices and unusual cases. Passionate about making digital forensics kinder.
Held in deliberate balance — each role shaping the others, evidence first throughout.
Prof. Morris has spent over 18 years working in digital investigation and has chosen to stay operational. She enjoys difficult cases, unusual devices, and situations where there is no neat answer and no perfect tool.
Her work sits deliberately between practice and academia — shaping the questions she researches, how students are taught, and how leadership is exercised. Evidence comes first, clarity of reasoning second, and honesty about limitations always.
Prof. Morris is passionate about mental health-aware forensic practice. This work can be emotionally heavy and cognitively intense. Sustainable teams produce better evidence, better decisions, and better outcomes.
Outside the lab: adventures in the Red Sea, camels, TARDIS sightings, and a surprisingly competitive relationship with competitive baking.
Topics that drive the casework, the research, the teaching — and most likely the supervision conversation.
Practitioner-led work that has to stand up in court — and stay current as technology changes.
The things nobody else knows what to do with. Bespoke filesystems, IoT, vehicles, the long tail.
How evidence is captured, how robust it is, and how to defend the methods used to obtain it.
The emotional reality of forensic work. Sustainable teams. Better evidence. Better decisions.
Cyberly — a fictional investigative world used to teach real forensic thinking without operational risk.
What it takes for a digital finding to be trustworthy, defensible, and clearly communicated to non-experts.
Visible, vocal advocacy. Mentoring. Outreach. The field is stronger when more people are in it.
Thirteen pieces of formal recognition — including operational case commendations, teaching awards, advocacy shortlists, and at least one for baking.