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Cornell University

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5.04/23/2026

Encourages students to think creatively.

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About Susanne

Susanne Bruyère, Ph.D., CRC, is Professor of Disability Studies in the School of Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell University, where she also serves as Academic Director of the K. Lisa Yang and Hock E. Tan Institute on Employment and Disability, a position she has held since 1990. She earned her doctoral degree in Rehabilitation Counseling Psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Earlier in her career, Bruyère served on the faculty at Seattle University and began her professional journey working as a psychiatric attendant. As principal investigator and project director, she has led dozens of federally sponsored research, dissemination, and technical assistance efforts on employment and disability policy and workplace practices, securing over $60 million in grant funding from U.S. Departments of Labor, Education, and Health and Human Services. Bruyère is a past president of the American Psychological Association's Division of Rehabilitation Psychology (Division 22), the American Rehabilitation Counseling Association, and the National Council on Rehabilitation Education. She is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (Divisions 14 and 22) and the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, and has held leadership roles including past chair of GLADNET and current board member of CARF.