Background
Umiker-Sebeok, Jean was born on October 1, 1946 in Norfolk, Virginia, United States. Daughter of William Oliver and Nora Anne Umiker.
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Umiker-Sebeok, Jean was born on October 1, 1946 in Norfolk, Virginia, United States. Daughter of William Oliver and Nora Anne Umiker.
Student, The Sorbonne, Paris, 1967. Bachelor in French Language and Culture magna cum laude, Lake Erie College, 1968. Doctor of Philosophy in Social and Cultural Anthropology, Indiana University, 1976.
Research associate Research Center Language and Semiotic Studies,, Indiana U., Bloomington, 1971-1981; associate director, Indiana U., Bloomington, since 1985; associate research scholar, Indiana U., Bloomington, since 1987; research associate, Indiana U., Indianapolis, 1981-1983; research collaborator, Smithsonian Institute, Washington, 1983-1984. Visiting instructor to assistant professor to associate professor various universities, 1975-1985. Consultant various marketing research organizations and legal firms, since 1985.
Fellow American Anthropological Association, International Association Semiotic Studies, Association Consumer Research, Semiotic Society of America (executive board). Member Association Consumer Research (executive council).
Married Thomas Albert Sebeok, October 30, 1972. Children: Jessica Anne, Erica Lynn.