Christopher Brum Email & Phone Number

San Diego, CA, US

San Diego, California, United States

Hi. I am a college faculty member in the Department of Special Education at SDSU. I teach across all levels, including undergraduate, credential, masters, and doctoral. My research looks at the intersection of communication and literacy for complex learners with extensive support needs, sensory impairments, and other areas of significant need.

San Diego, CA

Site Coach and Literacy Coordinator, Center on Secondary Education for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (CSESA)Program Evaluator, Facilitating Education and Empowerment of Adolescents with Autism for a Smooth Transition (FEAST)

Department Of Special Education

Department Of Special Education

Elkins Park, PA

• Consortium of students from 25 universities undergoing doctorates in blindness, deafness or deafblindness
• Participating in weekly enrichment sessions and attending biannual conferences focused on research, leadership and collaboration

Chestnut Hill, MA

Field supervisor for the master's level students in the severe disabilities and deafblind programs in the Lynch School of Education.

• Consulting and supporting severe special education teachers with curriculum development, instruction, assessment and classroom management

Boston, MA

• Leading a substantially separate class of students with severe/multiple disabilities
• Conducting appropriate assessments to develop individualized student programming, determine I.E.P. goals and objectives and to guide instruction
• Identifying and implementing necessary student supports such as augmentative communication, material/environment adaptations and modifications & teaching strategies
• Developing MCAS alternate assessment portfolios for each student in the required areas… Show more
• Developing MCAS alternate assessment portfolios for each student in the required areas
• Collaborating with multidisciplinary team members to deliver appropriate interventions to students Show less

Newton, MA

Field Supervisor for the full practicum students in the graduate special education program specializing in moderate disabilities.

Kennedy Day School

• Leading a class of medically fragile students with severe special needs
• Meeting students' functional & social/behavioral needs in an integrated manner
• Developing, managing, and implementing educational components of each student’s I.E.P.
• Working directly and cooperatively with other staff to coordinate all aspects of educational, social/emotional, behavioral, and pre-vocational programs for each student

Employment Supports Program

• Created strategies for adults with developmental disabilities and other barriers to enable them to obtain competitive employment within the community
• Identified and develop individual service plans, monitor and assess client performance, facilitate team meetings, as well as coordinate support services

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Curriculum And Instruction - Severe Disabilities And Deafblindness

Master Of Education (M.Ed.), Severe Disabilities And Deafblindness

Passed Master's Comprehensive Exams with distinction.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Psychology

Activities and Societies: Tau Epsilon Phi Fraternity Minor in Biology and coursework in Physical Therapy