Jeff Thompson is a research psychologist and scientist, and retired NYPD police detective and hostage negotiator with more than 20 years of experience.
Joining us from New York City, Jeff shares his journey into narrative-based medicine, and the ways in which narrative tools can help us remain calm in high pressure situations and moments of crisis. Jeff also shares his approach to “stories as science” as well as other aspects of his work such as The Awe Project, his book warr;or21, and his current work with NASA.
Referenced in this episode: Psychology Today Beyond Words Blog
About Our Guest:
Jeff Thompson engages in work and research to better humankind here on Earth and beyond. He recently completed his second doctorate at Edinburgh Napier University in Narrative Psychology where his research supported hostage negotiators, NASA healthcare professionals, and others. Jeff is also a researcher at the New York State Psychiatric Institute at Columbia University Medical Center and the College of Leadership and Public Service at Lipscomb University.
He retired from the New York City Police Department (NYPD) in 2022 after serving more than 20 years in the rank of detective having served in roles as a hostage negotiator and their first-ever mental health and wellness coordinator helping to oversee the well-being of 50,000 people, both uniformed and civilian.
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