Jeffery K. Tomberlin is a Professor, Texas A&M AgriLife Research Fellow, and Presidential Impact Fellow in the Department of Entomology at Texas A&M University. He is the principal investigator of the Forensic Laboratory for Investigative Entomological Sciences (F.L.I.E.S.) Facility at Texas A&M University. He received his B.S. degree in Biology from the University of Georgia, his M.S. degree in Entomology from Clemson University, and his Ph.D. in Entomology from the University of Georgia.