Dr. Robert Brulle

Associate Professor of Sociology and Environmental Science,
Department of Culture and Communications

Background: Ph.D. -  Sociology, George Washington  University (1995)
                        M.S. - Environmental Science, University of Michigan (1983) 
                        M.A. -  Sociology, New School (1982)
                        B.S. - Marine Engineering , U.S. Coast Guard Academy (1974. )
Prior to coming to Drexel,  Dr. Brulle served for 20 years as a commissioned officer in the U.S. Coast  Guard. 

Research Interests:

Current or Pending Research Grants:
 
National Science Foundation Grant EAR -00018884, Co-Principal Investigator. 2000-2004. $713,500. An acre an hour: Documenting the effects of urban sprawl on a model watershed in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania . (P.I.: C. Welty; other Co-PIs: A. L. Packman and R. J. Brulle). (current)
 
Nonprofit Sector Research Fund, The Aspen Institute, Washington DC, October 2003: Co-Principle Investigator, $96,006 ? Eighteen Month Research Grant - ?Foundation Funding For Environmental Advocacy'' Co-PI: J. Craig Jenkins, Dept. of Sociology, Ohio State University: (current)
 
Community Health of Philadelphia : An Analysis of the Social and Environmental Impacts on Community Health in the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area. Principal Investigator: Robert J. Brulle, Dept. of Culture and Communication, Drexel. Co-Principal Investigator: Diane Sicotte. Total Budget: $2,001,799. Submitted to National Institutes of Environmental Health Science 2/1/04 . (pending)

Courses Taught

American Experience of Wilderness (Honors)
Environment and Society
Environmental Issues
Environmental Justice Seminar
Environmental Movements in the U.S.
Introduction to Environmental Policy
Methods of Environmental Policy Research
Practicum in Environmental Policy Analysis
Social Change and Environmental Movements
Social Movements
Theory & Practice of Environmental Policy Analysis
Yosemite National Park Great Works Course