She received her Ph.D. from the University of Oregon in Developmental Disabilities in 1983. Since 1986, Dr. Bruder has been at the University of CT School of Medicine where she is a professor in Public Health Sciences, Pediatrics and Educational Psychology. Dr Bruder has been project director/PI on over 100 competitively awarded federal and state funded demonstration, training, outreach, research, and technical assistance projects and centers. These projects have focused on the development and application of interventions for infants, children, youth, and adults with disabilities, and their families using implementation science to ensure sustainability of practices. She currently directs the University of Connecticut A.J. Pappanikou Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and Service, the Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Other Disabilities (CT LEND), and other technical assistance and personnel preparation projects.   Dr Bruder is the editor of Infants and Young Children: An Interdisciplinary Journal in Early Childhood Intervention, and she chairs the International Society on Early Intervention (ISEI), and the Association of University Centers on Disabilities Early Childhood Special Interest Group.