Faculty Profile
LaRhonda Odom, PH.D.
Full –Time Instructor
Department of Political Science and Public Affairs
Social Science Building 139
912.358.3212
Education
Ph.D., Urban and Regional Planning, Jackson State University, 2009
Master of Regional Planning, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, MA, 2000
Master of Regional Planning, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, MA, 2000
Master of Science in Secondary Education, Alcorn State University, MS, 1995
Bachelor of Arts, Alcorn State University, Lorman, MS, 1991
Academic Appointments
Full –Time Instructor, Savannah State University
American Government, Introduction to Urban Affairs, Research Methods, & African American Politics, 2010-2012
Teaching Assistant, Jackson State University, Introduction to Urban Affairs (UA 200-02), 2004-2006
Teaching Assistant, Florida State University, Introduction to Planning and Urban Development (URP 3000), Spring 2001
Teaching Assistant, Florida State University, Fall 2000, Introduction to Planning and Urban Development (URP 3000)
Instructor, Florida State University, Collective Decision Making (URP 4022), Summer 2000
Research Assistant, Florida State University (Prof. Charles Connerly) 1999-2000
Research Assistant, Urban Places Project, UMASS (Prof. Ann Forsyth) Spring 1998
Instructor, Alcorn State University Modern Social Problems (SY 417), Ethics (SS 397), The Family (SY 408), Sociology of Poverty (SY 349), Fall 1995
Current Responsibilities
Faculty, Savannah State University
Selected Publications
Workforce investment: Ideas from other states. Mississippi Economic Review and Outlook, December 1999: 36-38
Katrina-Related Studies and Reports on the Web. Mississippi Economic Review and Outlook, June 2006:36-39, (http://www.ihl.state.ms.us/urc/downloads/review/outlook_dec06.pdf)
Selected Conference Presentations
(Paper Presentations at Professional Conferences)
“Black Women in Planning: The Experiences that Influence the Decision to Enter the Planning Profession.” Paper presented at the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning annual conference, Kansas City, MO. (October 2005)
"Black Church/Black College Community Development:
Adding to the Scholarly Literature." Paper presented at the Association of
Collegiate Schools of Planning annual conference, Baltimore, MD.
(November 2002)
"Traditional Economic Development and Community Development: Theory Analysis and Applications to Community Development Planning Practice." Paper presented at the Community Development Society annual conference, Cleveland, MS. (July 2002)
Membership in Professional Organization
Board Member, Serve the People, Inc/Served as Executive Director in
Education and Research Standing Committee Planning in the
Black Community Division, American Planning Association
Residence Life Search Committee, University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Student Representative, Mississippi Chapter, Community Development Society (Member)
Services to the Community
Temporary Deputy Director, FANM/Haitian Women of Miami, Miami, FL.
Volunteer, Take Back the Land (Featured in Michael Moore’s film,
Capitalism: A Love Story)
Co-Chairperson, South Florida Chapter of the National Coalition of
Blacks for Reparations in America (N’COBRA)