Peggy R. Odom-Reed

Biography

Peggy Odom-Reed is a senior lecturer in the marketing and management communication area at the Cornell Peter and Stephanie Nolan School of Hotel Administration and teaches courses in management communication. She has developed and sustained a creative academic-industry partnership with hospitality business leaders to deliver a Business Ethics Board Project that aligns with the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) and its guiding principles of ethics and integrity, agility, and community and connectedness. Peggy has experience in creating an eCornell course to support executive education: LSM 704 – Persuasive Writing.

Peggy has contributed nearly 17 years of service (July 2025) at Cornell University. Prior to earning her doctorate degree in Organizational Communication at Cornell University, Peggy gained corporate experience as the Senior Staffing Representative at 3M Company. With her strategic knowledge in Human Resources, Peggy is certified as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR), since 2017 to present. She has offered leadership and communication coaching at Cornell University.

Odom-Reed's educational background is interdisciplinary, integrating psychology and organizational communication theories. She earned a MS and PhD in organizational communication at Cornell University and a BA in psychology at the University of West Florida. She has taught courses in leadership communication, organizational communication, and management communication. Her research is focused on communication (social) networks, leadership, teams, and distributive collaborative work.

Selected Publications

• Susskind, Alex; Odom-Reed, Peggy; Viccari, Anthony. "Team Leaders and Team Members in Interorganizational Networks: An Examination of Structural Holes and Performance"Communication Research. 38.5 (2011): 613-633
• Susskind, Alex; Odom-Reed, Peggy. "Team Member's Centrality, Cohesion, Conflict, and Performance in Multi-University Geographically Distributed Project Teams"Communication Research. 46.2 (2019): 151-178
• Odom-Reed, Peggy. "Models of Excellence in Business Presentations: Creating Innovative Hospitality, Health, and Design Solutions"CIHF Collection. (forthcoming).

Recent Courses

• HADM 3650 - Persuasive Business Communication for Hospitality Leaders

Academic Degrees

• PhD College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell University, 2007
• MS College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell University, 1997
• BA University of West Florida, 1993

In the News

• July 10, 2023 Real Ethical Dilemmas Offer Leadership Practice
• March 08, 2019 Celebrating International Women's Day: Faculty reflect on their careers and share their best advice
• July 20, 2016 Long-distance collaboration: Some Keys to More Productive Teams