M. Juno, M.Sc.

(Professor Juno is holding a plastic model of a modern forensic skull.)

Senior Lecturer,
JS & FS Major Advisor,

Forensic Studies Minor Coordinator

M.Sc., University of Strathclyde; Glasgow, Scotland

Contact Information

Email: mary.juno@sjsu.edu
Phone: 408-924-2956
Office: HB 127

Fall 2024 Office Hours

Mondays & Tuesdays 1130-1300, and Thursdays 0800-0900 on Zoom (no appointment needed): https://sjsu.zoom.us/j/93007422140

Study Forensic Science in Scotland!

In 2023 & 2024, Juno took 24 students to Glasgow, Scotland for a 2-week forensic science course at the University of Strathclyde. The program is open to SJSU, SFSU, and CSU-EB students, and is worth 3 units of upper division credit (FS 160). Join us for the next adventure in June 2025! Applications are due January 30 but don't delay!

Click here for the Informational Powerpoint.

Click here to view a recording of the Nov 15 Informational Meeting 

For more information on this fantastic opportunity, visit the program page at SJSU Study Abroad & Away. 

Advising Topics, Questions, and Answers

• Forensic Science students:
  • Mass Advising for Forensic Science Majors (Powerpoint)
  • Mass Advising for Forensic Science Majors (Presentation with Audio)

• How do I find my advisor?
  • Students are assigned to a major advisor by the first letter of their last name. Your advisor is likely to change from semester to semester so be sure to revisit the advisor breakout. 

• Senior Seminar
  • To enroll in senior seminar, you must be entering the final semester of your senior year. You must have also applied for graduation. 
  • Fill out the add code request form.
  • Meet with your major advisor to do a graduation check.
  • FS students should take FS 169. JS students should take JS 189. 

• Internships (JS 181)
  
  • Don't wait until your last semester to try to find an internship, as there may be unforseen delays or obstacles that prevent you from securing an internship (and thus from graduating on time!).
  • You can complete your internship requirement after completing 100W, so you should start looking for one in your junior year.
  • Internship opportunities, required paperwork, and answers to common questions about the internship requirement can be found here. 
  • Request an add code for JS 181 Internship here.

• Themis
  • Themis is the JS Dept's student-run journal that publishes original student papers every year. 
  • How to enroll in JS 182 Themis as an editor (scroll to bottom of page).
  • How to submit a paper to Themis.
• Apply to Graduate
  • You should apply to graduate as soon as you are eligible!

About Professor Juno

Juno earned an M.Sc. in Forensic Science from the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland, a BA in Biological Anthropology from San Francisco State University, and an AS in Forensic Technology from Grossmont College. Juno worked crime scenes with the Oakland Police Department for several years and began teaching criminal justice and forensic science courses at SJSU in 2006. Juno also teaches at San Francisco State University and City College of San Francisco.

Areas of Interest

• Raising Minimum Education Requirements for CSIs
• Forensic Genetic Genealogy
• Crime Scene Investigation
• Fingerprints
• Crime Scene Photography
• Forensic Anthropology