Dr. Garrett Huck

Biography

Garrett Huck is a member of the teaching faculty for the Rehabilitation Psychology Special Education department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and he serves as the undergraduate program director. He is a certified rehabilitation counselor and a licensed professional counselor with 15 years of clinical experience. His work primarily focuses on individuals with severe persistent mental illness and includes a diverse array of experiences in vocational rehabilitation and neuropsychology. Prior to his current position, he was a tenured associate professor in rehabilitation human services at the Hazleton branch of Penn State University for eight years. Throughout his academic career, Huck has developed extensive expertise as both an undergraduate and graduate educator. His research contributions include the publication of 25 peer-reviewed manuscripts addressing topics such as quality of life outcomes for people with alopecia areata, health promotion for individuals with severe mental illnesses, and effective practices in undergraduate rehabilitation education. In 2023, Huck was honored as the President of the Pennsylvania Rehabilitation Association and is an active member of the National Rehabilitation Association. He also received the Faculty Advisor of the Year award from Penn State University and was recognized as the Faculty Researcher of the Year at Penn State Hazleton. Huck is a proud graduate of the University of Wisconsin system, having earned his undergraduate degree in Psychology from UW-Whitewater, and completed both his master's and doctoral degrees in Rehabilitation Psychology at UW-Madison.

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