After nearly four decades at the University of Queensland, Michael Emmison retired in 2012 from his position as Reader in the School of Social Science. He is currently an Honorary Reader and Research Fellow and is still active in a number of areas of research, particularly visual social inquiry and language and social interaction. His most recent book is "Researching The Visual, 2nd edition", co-authored with Philip Smith and Margery Mayall, published by SAGE in 2012.