Christopher Brum, Ph.D.
Liberal Studies Program Coordinator & Associate Professor
Department of Special Education and Teacher Education
SDSU
Primary Email: [email protected]
Phone/Fax
Primary Phone: 619-594-6665
Building/Location
North Education - 97
Mail Code: 1170
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Bio
Dr. Chris Brum began his career as a special education teacher for Boston Public Schools and eventually received his doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction with focus on Special Education from Boston College. He was selected for a doctoral fellowship with the National Leadership Consortium on Sensory Disabilities (NLCSD). NLCSD, an Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) funded personnel preparation program, sponsored thirty scholars from across the nation in the areas of deafness, blindness and deafblindness for doctoral studies and an on-going enrichment program. Dr. Brum’s areas of interest include deafblindness, low-incidence disabilities, autism, literacy instruction and communication development. Dr. Brum is currently investigating the intersection between communication and literacy development for complex learners, as well as working to identify practical strategies to support teachers to engage learners with complex needs in authentic and meaningful literacy instruction. Additionally, he serves as the Program Coordinator for Liberal Studies program.
Education
- Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA
Ph.D. Curriculum & Instruction, Special Education/Deafblindness
Sep. 2010 - Aug. 2016 - M.Ed. Severe Disabilities/
Deafblindness
Passed Master’s Comprehensive Examination with Distinction
Apr. 2007 - Dec. 2008 - Northeastern University, Boston, MA
B.S. Psychology
Minor in Biology and coursework in Physical Therapy
Sep. 2001 – Apr. 2005