She has also served as director of UNCW’s Upperman African American Cultural Center. Brunson’s teaching revolves around courses in Communication Theory, Interracial Communication, Interpersonal Communication, and the department’s Discipline Capstone. In addition to her work appearing in such outlets as Communication Education and The Journal of Leadership Studies, she is co-editor of two volumes: Letters From the Future: Linking Students and Teaching With the Diversity of Everyday Life, and Interracial Communication: Contexts, Communities, and Choices.