Cynthia Lewallen

Cynthia Lewallen is a research forensic scientist with RTI’s Lab Quality Assurance Program, where she serves as the task leader for the urine performance testing portion of the National Laboratory Certification Program. Ms. Lewallen also works with the Department of Health and Human Services accreditation program for forensic toxicology laboratories that conduct drug testing for federally regulated job applicants and employees. She developed and implemented a quality management system and led the PT production team to accreditation to ISO Guide 34 as a reference material producer in 2015. She continues to serve as the Quality Manager for the accreditation and has led the team to expansion of the accreditation to ISO 17034 and ISO 17043.

Before coming to RTI, Ms. Lewallen worked as a forensic toxicologist in a crime laboratory/medical examiner's office. In this role she conducted blood alcohol analyses, as well as toxicology testing, for both human performance impairment and postmortem cases. She was responsible for analyzing evidence, interpreting results, and testifying in court cases across the state of Georgia.