Suzette Garay, PhD

A variety of experiences affected Dr. Suzette Garay’s educational and career choices. The fields of Psychology and Education seemed like natural choices to her as she made her way through numerous degrees. She holds a BA, MA, PSY.S and a Ph.D., and her major areas of study are Psychology, Sign Language, and Special Education- Learning Disabilities.

Dr. Garay is currently an Educational Psychologist, and recently retired teaching Psychology and Sign Language courses at Waukesha County Technical College. She also works with several private-sector programs related to sign language, mentoring, diversity and special education. She has taught distance education courses and workshops in ASL linguistics, special education, and disability issues throughout the Midwest and at the national level. Dr. Garay is also a national certified Sign Language Instructor and state certified master consultant and trainer who enjoys working with families and very young children.