He has been an adjunct professor at Ohio Dominican, Antioch University and Otterbein College and supervisor at Capital University. He received a B.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies from Goshen College (IN); an M.A. in Peace Studies from the Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary (IN); and an M.Ed. and Ph. D. in Educational Theory and Practice from The Ohio State University. Dr. Brilhart is a member of numerous professional organizations including the American Educational Research Association, the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, the National Society for Experiential Education and the Ohio Association of Teacher Educators. He resides in Columbus.