Dr. Schrader is a 2001 fellow of the Center for Research in Forensics. He is a 1992 graduate of the University of Texas Health Sciences Center @ San Antonio Dental School and a 1986 graduate of Texas Tech University were he also lettered as an athletic trainer from 1982-1984 while completing his undergraduate studies. Dr. Schrader is a general practitioner who practices in Brady, Tx, the geographic center of Texas.
He is a forensic dental consultant to the Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office in San Antonio, TX, and the Lubbock County Medical Examiner's Office in Lubbock, TX. He serves as a Clinical Adjunct Clinical Instructor at the University of Texas Health Sciences Center @ San Antonio Dental School. Dr. Schrader serves as a Faculty Member of the Southwest Symposium on Forensic Dentistry and with the Center for Education and Research in Forensics. He serves as a part time federal employee with the National Disaster Management System/Disaster Mortuary Operation Response Team – Region VI. He served in the mass fatality incidents following the World Trade Center and Hurricane Katrina disasters.
Dr. Schrader is a Fellow in the American Academy of Forensic Sciences Odontology Section and a member of the American Society of Forensic Odontology. He also serves the American Society of Forensic Odontology as the organizations’ Executive Director, a capacity he has served in since Feb. 2007.