Clifford E. Brubaker

Clifford E. Brubaker is Dean of the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh. Brubaker is also a Professor at that institution and an Adjunct Professor at both Xian Jiaotong University and Carnegie Mellon University.

Education and career

Clifford E. Brubaker was born on December 23, 1938 in Muncie, Indiana.[1] Brubaker received his Ph.D. degree in Exercise Physiology from the University of Oregon in 1968. Subsequently, in 1971,[2] he became a Professor at the University of Virginia, eventually directing its Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Wheelchair Mobility. In July 1991, he became Dean of the University of Pittsburgh's School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, where he founded the Department of Rehabilitation Science and Technology. In 1997, he led the school to develop the first multidisciplinary doctoral program in rehabilitation sciences in the United States.[2] In 2002, Brubaker received a Lifetime Achievement "Health Care Hero Award".[2]

Awards and fellowships

Selected publications
  • DM Brienza and CE Brubaker, (1999) "A Steering Linkage for Short Wheelbase Vehicles," Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development, 36(1)
  • Brienza, DM, RA Cooper, CE Brubaker, (1996) "Wheelchairs and Seating," Current Opinion in Orthopedics, 7 (VI)
  • Brienza, DM, TE Karg, CE Brubaker (1996) "Seat Cushion Design for Elderly Wheelchair Users Based on Minimization of Soft Tissue deformation using stiffness and pressure measurements" IEEE Trans on Rehab. Eng 4(4):320-328.
  • Brienza, DM, KC Chung, CE Brubaker, J Wang, TE Karg, CT Lin, (1996) "A System for the Analysis of Seat Support Surfaces Using Surface Shape Control and Simultaneous Measurement of Applied Pressures," IEEE Trans on Rehab Eng 4(2):103-113.
  • Cooper, RA, DM Brienza, CE Brubaker (1994) "Wheelchairs and Seating," Current Opinion in Orthopedics, 4;VI:101-107.

Notes
  1. "Clifford E. Brubaker". RESNA. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
  2. "Lifetime Achievement Award -- Health Care Hero". Pittsburgh Business Times. March 15, 2002. Archived from the original on October 25, 2012. Retrieved August 31, 2010.
  3. "Distinguished Service Award". RESNA. Archived from the original on November 10, 2018. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
  4. "Clifford E. Brubaker". AIMBE. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
  5. "BMES List of Fellows". BMES. Retrieved November 9, 2018.

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