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Andrew Quagliata

Andrew Quagliata

  • Senior Lecturer

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Faculty Area

Faculty Expertise

  • Management Communication
  • Interpersonal Communication
  • Hospitality

Contact

Cornell Peter and Stephanie Nolan School of Hotel Administration

607.255.5332

aq43@cornell.edu

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Biography

Andrew Quagliata is an award-winning communication professor with over 20 years of experience. He is a senior lecturer in management communication at the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business, where he teaches courses in persuasive communication, interpersonal communication, entrepreneurial communication, real estate communication, and business writing.

Andrew regularly engages with industry by speaking and delivering executive education workshops on topics related to interpersonal communication, presentation skills, workplace writing, relationship building, storytelling, slide deck strategy, and influence.

Andrew Quagliata is the author of the forthcoming book Build Better Slide Decks: Create Sharper Slides, Stronger Stories, and Standout Presentations and the author of the following eCornell courses: Building Compelling Slide Decks and Reports, Developing Self-Advocacy Skills, Generative AI for Written Communication, and Preparing for Effective Presentations Using AI.

He is the faculty sponsor of the Pillsbury Institute for Hospitality Entrepreneurship Annual Pitch Deck Competition. He also chairs the Teaching Committee for the Association for Business Communication and received the association’s Rising Star Award in 2019.

Andrew holds a PhD in organizational communication from the University at Buffalo. Prior to his arrival at Cornell, he held professional positions in finance and higher education.

Selected Publications

Awards and Honors

  • Ted Teng ’79 Dean’s Teaching Excellence Award (2023) Cornell Peter and Stephanie Nolan School of Hotel Administration
  • Merrill Presidential Scholar Program Faculty Award (2021) Cornell University
  • Faculty Teaching Award: Junior Core (2020) Cornell Peter and Stephanie Nolan School of Hotel Administration
  • Rising Star Award (2019) Association for Business Communication
  • Faculty Teaching Recognition Award - Freshman Core (2016 - 2017) School of Hotel Administration, Cornell SC Johnson College of Business

Recent Courses

  • REAL 6640 - Management Communication
  • HADM 3650 - Persuasive Business Communication for Hospitality Leaders

Academic Degrees

  • PhD University at Buffalo (SUNY), 2012
  • MBA Rochester Institute of Technology, 2003
  • BS Rochester Institute of Technology, 2001

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