Meet Aidan Settman
Aidan Settman is a Kentucky-licensed private investigator (license #295451) experienced in major-case, complex fraud, and litigation support. Before entering investigative work, he worked as a public health researcher. He found that his interests and strengths were better aligned with investigative work.
Today, Aidan helps attorneys and special investigation units make sense of messy information, identify red flags, and develop evidence-based findings to inform legal decisions. His work often involves witness interviewing, scene investigation, and timeline/event reconstruction.
Aidan is currently completing his doctoral thesis in criminology at the University of Kent.
contact@aidansettman.com
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Meet Aidan Settman
Aidan Settman is a Kentucky-licensed private investigator (license #295451) experienced in major-case, complex fraud, and litigation support. Before entering investigative work, he worked as a public health researcher. He found that his interests and strengths were better aligned with investigative work.
Today, Aidan helps attorneys and special investigation units make sense of messy information, identify red flags, and develop evidence-based findings to inform legal decisions. His work often involves witness interviewing, scene investigation, and timeline/event reconstruction.
Aidan is currently completing his doctoral thesis in criminology at the University of Kent.
contact@aidansettman.com
In the News
A UNCA researcher raised concerns about research misconduct. Then he lost his job.
UNC-Asheville whistleblower suit alleges improper COVID research, grant use
UNC-Asheville whistleblower complaint explored
Questions surround journal used by UNC Asheville center to justify health grant
How an NC academic publisher ended up under FTC sanction
UNC System official published federally funded paper in scrutinized journal
UNC Asheville names new director of health center amid whistleblower suit
Investigating UNC System Academic Journals