



Time Magazine cited her Body Language course at Florida State University as a top college course in the nation. It was so popular that over 150 students registered every semester and people in the community sat in on her lectures.



Other references you might find interesting:



Micro Expressions and Lying Researchers & Writers:



Dr. David Matsumoto - Researcher of emotions, facial expressions, nonverbal behavior and micro expressions. See his website and blog featuring micro expression videos, info, resources & training.



Dr. Paul Ekman - Pioneer in the study of emotions and their relation to facial expressions. Developed FACS. Also see: Ekman's Website , Books by Paul Ekman on Amazon.com. Also see the Wizards Project.



The Eyes for Lies Blog & Website - Website of a "Truth Wizard".



Statement Analysis / Linguistic Forensics:



Also known as Discourse Analysis, a very interesting field applied linguistics.



Mark McClish - Statement Analysis expert offers training and related software.



Verbal Analysis vs Body Language - Mark McClish explains the importance of linguistic cues and the roll of non-verbal gestures in interrogative investigations.



Forensic Linguistics - Entry on Wikipedia.



Lie Detection Criticisms and Controversy:



Skeptics Dictionary on Polygraphs , NLP & might as well read Psychology while your at it



Acronyms to Know



NLP - Neuro-Linguistic Programming



VSA - Voice Stress Analysis



FACS - Facial Action Coding System

Patti Wood, quoted in the OP, was a university instructor in communication for eleven years. Her B.A., Master's degree and doctoral course work are in Interpersonal and Organizational Communication.Time Magazine cited her Body Language course at Florida State University as a top college course in the nation. It was so popular that over 150 students registered every semester and people in the community sat in on her lectures.Other references you might find interesting:Micro Expressions and Lying Researchers & Writers:Dr. David Matsumoto - Researcher of emotions, facial expressions, nonverbal behavior and micro expressions. See his website and blog featuring micro expression videos, info, resources & training.Dr. Paul Ekman - Pioneer in the study of emotions and their relation to facial expressions. Developed FACS. Also see: Ekman's Website , Books by Paul Ekman on Amazon.com. Also see the Wizards Project.The Eyes for Lies Blog & Website - Website of a "Truth Wizard".Statement Analysis / Linguistic Forensics:Also known as Discourse Analysis, a very interesting field applied linguistics.Mark McClish - Statement Analysis expert offers training and related software.Verbal Analysis vs Body Language - Mark McClish explains the importance of linguistic cues and the roll of non-verbal gestures in interrogative investigations.Forensic Linguistics - Entry on Wikipedia.Lie Detection Criticisms and Controversy:Skeptics Dictionary on Polygraphs , NLP & might as well read Psychology while your at itAcronyms to KnowNLP - Neuro-Linguistic ProgrammingVSA - Voice Stress AnalysisFACS - Facial Action Coding System