Jodi Russell is a practicing evidential medium and paranormal investigator with Paranormal Phenomena Research & Investigation (PPRI), where she also serves as Director of Communications and Digital Marketing. She has been actively involved in the paranormal field for several years, combining intuitive mediumship with structured investigation and ethical responsibility. Jodi is known for her grounded, respectful approach to spirit communication, emphasizing validation, discernment, and personal responsibility. Her work focuses on understanding how mediumship intersects with environment, emotion, and human experience, rather than sensationalism. She approaches mediumship as a skill that requires development, boundaries, and ongoing self-awareness. As part of the PPRI investigative team, Jodi has participated in numerous private and public investigations, including historically significant locations and residential cases. She frequently works alongside investigators using technical equipment, contributing intuitive impressions that are later compared with environmental data and witness testimony. In addition to her investigative work, Jodi is a regular public speaker and media guest, appearing on radio programs and live events to discuss mediumship, paranormal investigation, and the importance of ethical practice in the field. She is particularly passionate about education - helping people understand their own experiences while reducing fear, stigma, and misinformation surrounding mediumship and paranormal phenomena. At the Halifax Paranormal Symposium, Jodi brings a calm, thoughtful, and approachable perspective to mediumship - encouraging open discussion, critical thinking, and respectful exploration of the unseen.

Psychometry is one form of extrasensory perception (ESP), where a psychic reads the history and energy of objects. Also known as "object reading", this practice can be used to gain psychic insight about antiques, heirlooms, haunted objects and more. During this workshop, attendees with learn the steps that psychics take to perform psychometry, as well as participate in having items read live.