Professional Communication

Biography:

Dr. Susan Cody is an Associate Professor in the Department of Professional Communication. She first taught in the Department in 1982 and was Chair of the Department from 2002-2007.  She has also held the positions of Continuing Education Coordinator for ProCom and SRC (Scholarly, Research, Creative Activities) Associate for the Faculty of Communication & Design.

She holds an M.A. and PhD in English Literature from the University of Toronto (dissertation: "Henry James and James Joyce: A Study in Modern Fictional Techniques") and an Honours BA, summa cum laude from York University.

Research interests include health communication, organizational communication and text analysis. She co-authored Reporting Technical Information, 1st and 2nd Canadian editions (with Boyd and Sarris, respectively), adaptations of 600-page technical communication texts, Allyn & Bacon publishers, 1999, 1996.