McLeod, Poppy L
Associate Professor
Professor McLeod is as Associate Professor in the Department of Communication at Cornell University. She earned her Master’s and Ph.D. degrees in Social Psychology from Harvard University, and her B.S. in Psychology from Syracuse University.
Prior to joining the Communication faculty at Cornell, Professor McLeod taught in the Business Schools of Case Western Reserve University, University of Iowa and University of Michigan.
research
research and scholarship focus
Professor McLeod`s research focuses on communication and decision-making in small groups with particular emphasis on computer-mediated group work and inter-organizational teams. Her work has been published in Small Group Research, the Academy of Management Journal, Journal of Applied Psychology, Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, Human-Computer Interaction, Information Systems Research, Organizational Dynamics, and other journals as well as in several book chapters. She has been Associate Editor of Management Information Systems Quarterly and of Small Group Research.
research areas
- communication | collaborative research area (CALS)
- community development | collaborative research area (CALS)
- human computer interaction | collaborative research area (CALS)
- information science | collaborative research area (CALS)
- psychology | collaborative research area (CALS)
- youth | collaborative research area (CALS)
submitted impact statement
- Small group dynamics applied to the problem of coordination between social service agencies | 2006 Impact statement
- Small group dynamics applied to the problem of coordination between social service agencies | 2005 Impact statement
affiliations
faculty appointment in
- Communication (COMM) | Cornell department
- Johnson School Communication | academic concentration
member of graduate field
- Communication | graduate field
teaching
teaching focus
Professor McLeod?s teaching focuses on group and organizational communication, organizational behavior, leadership development and research methods.
teaches
- COMM 4970 - Individual Study in Communication (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- COMM 4980 - Communication Teaching Experience (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- COMM 4990 - Independent Research (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- COMM 4991 - Independent Honors Research in Social Science (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- COMM 6840 - Theory and Research in Group Communication and Decision Making (W 01:25:PM-04:25:PM) | fall 2009 class
- COMM 7970 - Graduate Independent Study (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- COMM 7980 - Communication Teaching Laboratory (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- COMM 7990 - Graduate Research (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- COMM 8900 - Master's-Level Thesis Research (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- COMM 9900 - Doctoral-Level Dissertation Research (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- NMI 5050 - Leadership Skills Program (F 08:30:AM-12:30:PM) | fall 2009 class
- NMI 5050 - Leadership Skills Program (S 08:30:AM-12:30:PM) | fall 2009 class
- COMM 2760 - Cases in Communication and Social Influence (TR 10:10:AM-11:25:AM) | spring 2009 class
- COMM 3100 - Communication and Decision Making in Groups (TR 02:55:PM-04:10:PM) | spring 2009 class
- COMM 4970 - Individual Study in Communication (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
- COMM 4980 - Communication Teaching Experience (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
- COMM 4990 - Independent Research (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
- COMM 7970 - Graduate Independent Study (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
- COMM 7980 - Communication Teaching Laboratory (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
- COMM 7990 - Graduate Research (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
- COMM 8900 - Master's-Level Thesis Research (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
- COMM 9900 - Doctoral-Level Dissertation Research (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
- COMM 4990 - Independent Research (TBA -) | fall 2008 class
background
educational background
- Ph.D., Harvard University, 1985
- M.A., Harvard University, 1984
- B.S., Syracuse University, 1979
professional background
- 2005-present Associate Professor, Communication, Cornell University
- 2004 Visiting Professor, Communication, Cornell University
- 1997-2005 Associate Professor, Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve University
- 1992-1997 Associate Professor, Business Administration, University of Iowa
- 1985-1992 Assistant Professor, Business Administration, University of Michigan
- 1993-2000 (summer) Visiting Professor, Helsinki School of Economics and Business Administration
- 1990 (summer) Visiting Professor, Universitá Luigi Bocconi, Milan, Italy
awards and distinctions
- Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve University
- 1997 – 2000: KeyCorp Diversity Research Fellowship
- College of Business Administration, University of Iowa
- 1996: Old Gold Summer Fellowship
Keywords: computer-mediated communication, group communication, group decision-making, group psychology, organizational communication