Dr. Brulle was particularly interested in policy development in teacher education. He was elected to the national Board of Directors of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) and was active at the state level. His research interests focused on interventions for students with special needs and on teacher education issues. He has also completed a Fulbright Award in the Slovak Republic where he taught classes in special education and collaborated with a group working to close the country's segregated institutions. In 2008, he was recognized with a Senior Scholarship Achievement Award from Wheaton College.
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