Jeff Thompson is a nonverbal communication specialist and is currently conducting research on nonverbal communication towards a PhD at Griffith University Law School. Jeff is also a New York City Police Department (NYPD) detective as well as an internationally certified mediator. Read more on Jeff’s research at www.NonverbalPhD.com and his mediation work at www.EnjoyMediation.com. Additionally, you can follow him on twitter: @NonverbalPhD.
NYC/Brisbane, USA/Australia
A cultural anthropologist ,with an MA(Distinction) in Visual Culture , John joins Truth from the semiotic specialist agency Space Doctors. He has trawled amongst others the world of pet food, home DIY and fabric conditioners with a semiotic lens. Formerly a sound engineer to the irreproachable Van Morrison and co-designer of ‘Treepee’ , a multi-functional children's toy. John is a member of the newly formed global network of semioticians, Semiotic Thinking Group.
London, UK
Maria spent over 10 years in advertising and research agencies (including ACNielsen, Publicis, BBDO), where she worked mainly as Media Research Director. She completed a dissertation on visual semiotics in 2004 and after that started working as a freelance semiotician with several international companies. She enjoyed the methodology so much that in 2009 she decided to make it her main field of specialization and founded semiotic and cultural research agency LocalTalk. Maria holds Masters (Hons) degree in Sociology and PhD in Social Psychology from State University of Management, Moscow.
Moscow, Russia