She worked at the U.S. Army’s Defense Forensic Science Center, formerly known as the U.S. Army Criminal Investigative Laboratory, before taking her current position at UCF as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry.
Other major achievements for Bridge include: holding a Faculty Researcher position at the National Center for Forensic Science (NCFS), teaching Introduction to Forensic Science to nearly 200 undergraduate students and instructing three graduate level courses on the Forensic Analysis of Ignitable Liquids, Forensic Analysis of Explosives and Quality Assurance in Forensic Scientists.
Dr. Bridge was also voted Professor of the Year in the Howard Chemistry Department in her first year and was selected as one of EBONY magazine’s 30 Under 30 Leaders. She developed and managed the only Human Research Protection Program in the entire Department of Defense that can review and manage prisoner research.