Joseph Scott Morgan is the Distinguished Scholar of Applied Forensics at Jacksonville State University, where he holds the faculty rank of Associate Professor of Forensic Investigations. Morgan is a leading expert on the U.S. coroner system, as well as medicolegal education. 

Joseph is the host of the wildly popular podcast Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan, one of the first podcasts hosted by a forensic scientist. Morgan has been appearing on KT Studios' podcasts The Piketon Massacre, Crazy in Love, Death Island, and The Dougherty Gang. Joseph is a regular contributor to Fox News, CNN, NBC News, Court TV, The Law and Crime Network, and News Nation. In 2013, Joseph Scott Morgan was named "Georgia Author of the Year" for his memoir Blood Beneath My Feet: The Journey of a Southern Death Investigator.