Samantha Marin is a certified wildlife forensic scientist at the Tick Research Lab of Pennsylvania. She handles the wildlife projects that come into the lab which includes, setting up protocols, testing samples, and analyzing data. Additionally, she contributes to the tick testing process, from tick identification, through testing. Samantha graduated from East Stroudsburg University in 2018 with a bachelor’s degree in Environmental Sciences and a minor in chemistry. In 2021, she was certified by The Society for Wildlife Forensic Science. She has been employed at the Dr. Jane Huffman Wildlife Genetics Institute Since 2019. She has years of research experience performing tick testing and is knowledgeable in wildlife population genetics.