Eileen Page has acquired specialized knowledge in the many and varied aspects of handwriting. Previously, her 18 years as an elementary educator provided her the opportunities to introduce the printing process to the younger children and also to observe the older students as she helped them to transition from manuscript to cursive writing.

Additional observations made while teaching included identifying areas such as: unique style characteristics that represent ownership; similarities and differences in the letter formations; factors potentially affecting one’s ability and ultimately, one’s legibility; pressure patterns and line quality; directional issues and baseline placement; and consistencies and/or inconsistencies in spacing and letter proportions.

During this time, Eileen also conducted informal research projects which were published in an instructional text, “A Humanistic Approach to Penmanship.” This text, in addition to her published master’s thesis, “Exploring Graphokinesics Critically and Creatively” were used in a 3-credit graduate course that she created and taught at satellite sites for Framingham State University.

When Eileen left teaching to pursue a fulltime career as a handwriting analyst, all of her prior handwriting experience served as a valuable foundation. Her knowledge base expanded and diversified when she enrolled in a six-year residence program in the forensic field of handwriting offered by the World Association of Document Examiners. (WADE) Eileen stays current by regularly attending and presenting at online classes and conferences, writing articles for the Journals and Newsletters of the various handwriting organizations and by serving as an officer on their boards. She has worked on hundreds of potentially fraudulent cases as well as anonymous notes. Her CV provides a complete list of her education, training and accomplishments in the field that qualifies her to testify in court as a handwriting expert.