Summer Odom
· Associate ProfessorTexas A&M University · Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communications
Active 2011–2024
About
Summer Odom is an Associate Professor in the Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communications at Texas A&M University. She holds a B.S. in Food Science & Technology from Texas A&M University, an M.S. in Agricultural Education from Texas A&M University, and a Ph.D. in Educational Human Resource Development from Texas A&M University. Her academic background and current faculty position reflect her expertise in agricultural leadership, education, and communications. She is involved in teaching, research, and extension activities within the department, contributing to the development of leadership and educational programs in the agricultural sector.
Research topics
- Political Science
- Computer Science
- Pedagogy
- Medicine
- Sociology
- Psychology
- Medical education
- Library science
- Public relations
- Management
- Art history
- Art
- World Wide Web
Selected publications
Journal of Leadership Education · 2021 · 12 citations
- Political Science
- Computer Science
- Psychology
The purpose of this study was to examine how undergraduate peer mentors at Texas A&M University perceive their development of leadership behaviors through their peer mentor experience. Participants were first- generation college students serving as mentors to first-generation college students at Texas A&M University. A qualitative approach was used to examine reflections from the peer mentors about their personal best leadership experiences as a peer mentor and their self-reported highest scored practice on the Student Leadership Practices Inventory (SLPI). This study is rooted in Kouzes and Posner’s (1987, 2002) Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership model. There were 33 peer mentors who participated in this study. Mentor reflections showed evidence of behaviors demonstrating all five of the exemplary leadership practices through serving as a peer mentor.
Journal of Leadership Education · 2021 · 5 citations
- Political Science
- Medical education
- Psychology
Although leadership education typically is not explicitly incorporated into student affairs preparatory programs, student affairs practitioners are expected to facilitate the leadership development of their students. Thus, through two simultaneous Delphi panels, Group A: Student Affairs Practitioners (n=17) and Group B: Student Affairs Preparatory Program Faculty (n=20), this study explored the places or experiences where student affairs practitioners should learn and practice the professional competencies needed to be a student affairs leadership educator. Both expert panels agreed the graduate assistantship was the most important place to learn and practice how to be a leadership educator. Yet these findings demonstrate a gap between research and practice within student affairs preparatory programs. Four recommendations are provided to strengthen the professional preparation of student affairs practitioners as leadership educators.
Journal of Leadership Studies · 2020 · 13 citations
Senior authorCorresponding- Sociology
- Political Science
- Management
Frequent coauthors
- 25 shared
Lori L. Moore
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- 25 shared
M’Randa R. Sandlin
- 18 shared
Allison L. Dunn
- 18 shared
Jaron L. Jones
- 18 shared
Anthony C. Andenoro
William Woods University
- 9 shared
Gary E. Briers
- 9 shared
Krista J. Bailey
- 8 shared
Sarah P. Ho
Education
B.S., Food Science & Technology
Texas A&M University
M.S., Agricultural Education
Texas A&M University
Ph.D., Educational Human Resource Development
Texas A&M University
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