Dr. Sheila Graham Smith

Dr. Sheila Graham Smith is a retired executive faculty member of Baylor University. Her professional work encompassed advocacy for students with special needs. Her Master’s degree is in Educational Psychology and her Doctorate is in Curriculum and Instruction. She was the Director of the Disability Support Office at Baylor University. Dr. Smith was also instrumental in founding the disability support program in Beirut, Lebanon called SKILD (Special Kids with Individual Learning Differences), a beacon educational program in the Middle East. She was born and raised in Beirut and considers herself bilingual and bicultural, arriving in the United States in the early 1970s. A mother of two and a grandmother of five, she lives in Waco, Texas. In addition to being an author, she is an avid organic gardener, blogger, and cook.