Peck’s research is primarily in the areas of nonverbal communication and psychological ownership. She began her career with a focus on haptics and specifically, product touch. In the non-verbal domain, she also has projects on interpersonal touch as well as textual paralanguage (non-verbals in text). Most recently, she has been expanding her work on psychological ownership, with some projects delving into social marketing using nudges. Peck holds a Ph.D. in business administration from the University of Minnesota and B.S. from the University of Michigan. She taught high school math before earning her PhD and she is the recipient of six university teaching awards.