Director
Ms. Amanda (Mandi) LA Mohr serves as a Director at the CFSRE. In this role, she manages and oversees a diverse portfolio of federally and privately funded research projects and contracts, specializing in forensic toxicology and chemistry. Ms. Mohr is also an adjunct professor in both Arcadia University’s Master of Science in Forensic Science (MSFS) program as well as in Thomas Jefferson University’s Master of Science in Forensic Toxicology (MSFT) program.
Ms. Mohr is a graduate of The University of Montana graduating in 2010 with honors with dual degrees in Human Biological Sciences and Sociology with an emphasis in Criminology. She then obtained a Master of Science in Forensic Science from Arcadia University in 2012. In 2018, Ms. Mohr became a diplomat in Forensic Toxicology of the American Board of Forensic Toxicology (D-ABFT). Ms. Mohr has authored or co-authored over 40 peer-reviewed publications and has presented her work nationally and internationally. Ms. Mohr’s current research interests include oral fluid drug testing, drug-impaired driving, and novel psychoactive substances (NPS).
In recognition of the advancements she has made to the field of forensic toxicology, Ms. Mohr was awarded the Forensic Sciences Foundation Student Scholarship Award by the American Academy of Forensic Sciences in 2013, UCT’s Excellence in SPE Award in 2016, and most recently the 2019 Irving Sunshine Award for Outstanding Research by a Young Investigator by the Toxicology Section of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences.
Ms. Mohr is an active member within the forensic science community and member of several professional organizations including the Society of Forensic Toxicologists (SOFT), the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS – Toxicology Section), and the National Safety Council’s Alcohol, Drugs and Impairment Division (NSC-ADID). She is a past Chair of the Toxicology Section of the AAFS and currently serves on the Executive Committee of the NSC-ADID. Ms. Mohr also serves as Chair of the SOFT/AAFS Oral Fluid committee.
Highlighted Publications:
- D'Orazio, A.L., Mohr, A.L.A., Chan-Hosokawa, A., Harper, C., Huestis, M.A., Kerrigan, S., Limoges, J.F., Miles, A.K., Scarneo, C.E., Scott, K.S., Logan, B.K. Recommendations for Toxicological Investigation of Drug-Impaired Driving and Motor Vehicle Fatalities – 2025 Update. Journal of Analytical Toxicology. (2025), In Press.
- Cieri, C., Mohr, A.L.A., Fogarty, M.F., Chan-Hosokawa, A., and Logan, B.K. 4-Year Evaluation of Drug Impaired Driving Drug Concentrations. Journal of Analytical Toxicology. (2024), Volume 48, Issue 9, 641-652.
- Mohr, L.A., Logan, B.K., Fogarty, M.F., Krotulski, A.J., Papsun, D.M., Kacinko, S.L., et. al. Reports of Adverse Events Associated with Use of Novel Psychoactive Substances, 2017-2020: A Review. Journal of Analytical Toxicology (2022), Volume 46, Issue 6, e116-e185.
- Krotulski, A.J., Garibay, N., Walther, D., Walton, S.E., Mohr, L.A., Logan, B.K. and Baumann, M.H. Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of the Synthetic Cannabinoid, 5F-MDMB-PICA, in Male Rats. Neurophamacology (2021), Volume 1, (199:108800). https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0028390821003555
- Norman, C., Halter, S., Haschimi B., Acreman, D., Smith, J., Krotulski, A.J., Mohr, L.A. et al. A Transnational Perspective on the Evolution of the Synthetic Cannabinoid Receptor Agonists Market: Comparing Prison and General Populations. Drug Testing and Analysis (2021), Volume 13, Issue 4, 841-852. https://analyticalsciencejournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/dta.3002
- Fogarty, M.F., Mohr, A.L.A., Papsun, D.M., Logan, B.K. Analysis of the Illicit Opioid U-48800 and Related Compounds by LC-MS/MS and Case Series of Fatalities Involving U-48800. Journal of Analytical Toxicology (2020), epub ahead of print.
https://academic.oup.com/jat/advance-article/doi/10.1093/jat/bkaa180/6006236?login=false
- Mohr, L.A., Fogarty, M.F., Krotulski, A.J. and Logan, B.K. Evaluating Trends in Novel Psychoactive Substances Using a Sentinel Population of Electronic Dance Music Festival Attendees. Journal of Analytical Toxicology (2020), Volume 45, Issue 4, 490-497.
https://academic.oup.com/jat/article-abstract/45/5/490/5899164?redirectedFrom=fulltext&login=false
