Academic Director and Professor of Disability Studies
Cornell University/ILR School/Yang-Tan Institute on Employment and Disability
Ithaca, New York, United States
Susanne M. Bruyère, Ph.D., CRC, is currently Professor of Disability Studies and the Academic Director of the K. Lisa Yang and Hock E. Tan Institute on Employment and Disability at the Cornell University IRL School, a premier research, training, and technical assistance resource focusing on disability inclusion in employment, education, and community, with an annual budget of approximately $10 million and 70 academic and administrative personnel. In her role, Dr. Bruyère serves as Institute administrative and strategic lead, and as also personally serves as the director/co-director of numerous federally-sponsored research, dissemination, and technical assistance efforts focused on employment and disability policy and effective workplace practices for people with disabilities. She is the author/co-author of over 180 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters on workplace disability inclusion and related topics, and five books, the most recent which is titled Neurodiversity in the Workplace: Interests, Issues, and Opportunities, published by Praeger Press.
Dr. Bruyère is focused on workplace inclusive policies and practices conducted in companies with proactive hiring initiatives for persons with autism. She is the author and instructor of several related Human Resource Studies courses offered at Cornell University ILR (Industrial and Labor Relations) School entitled Workplace Disability Inclusion: Innovations and Initiatives (ILR HR 4657 – Autism at Work), as well as eCornell coursework for practicing human resource professionals entitled “Autism at Work”. She has been a Guest Editor for a special issue of the Journal of Management and Organization (Australia), projected entitled “Advantages and Challenges of Neurodiversity Employment in Organizations” (fall, 2019).
Susanne is a past president of the Division of Rehabilitation Psychology (22) of the American Psychological Association, the American Rehabilitation Counseling Association (ARCA), and the National Council on Rehabilitation Education (NCRE). She holds a doctoral degree in Rehabilitation Counseling Psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is a Fellow in the American Psychological Association, a member of the National Academy of Social Insurance, and has held numerous leadership positions on the Executive Board Member of the Division of Rehabilitation Psychology (22) of the American Psychological Association, the Global Applied Disability Research and Information Network on Employment and Training (GLADNET), and the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) an international accreditation organization operating in the U.S., Canada, Europe, Asia and South America.
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