Chris Brum

Christopher Brum, Ph.D.

Liberal Studies Program Coordinator & Associate Professor

Special Education and Teacher Education

San Diego

Phone
619-594-6665
Location
NE-97
Mail Code
1170
CV

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

Publications

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