Clifford E. Brubaker
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'''Clifford E. Brubaker''' has served as [[Professor]] and [[Dean (education)|Dean]] of the [[University of Pittsburgh School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences|School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences]] at the [[University of Pittsburgh]] since 1991. He is professor of [[rehabilitation science]], [[neurological surgery]] and [[regenerative medicine]] at the University of Pittsburgh. Brubaker is also [[Adjunct Professor]] at the [[Xian Jiaotong University]], [[Xian]], [[Peoples Republic of China]]. He currently serves as [[academic advisor]] to the Department of Rehabilitation Science of the [[Hong Kong Polytechnic University]].
Brubaker received his [[PhD]] degree in 1968 in [[Exercise Physiology]] from the [[University of Oregon]]. His scholarly work has been concentrated in [[biomechanics]] and [[rehabilitation engineering]] at the [[University of Oregon]], [[University of Virginia]] and University of Pittsburg. He has served as Director or Co-director of 3 [[rehabilitation engineering research center]]s at UVA and Pitt from 1987 to 2004.
Brubaker is a founding member, Fellow and former President of the [[Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America]] (RESNA), a founding Fellow of the [[American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering]] (AIMBE) and was inducted in the inaugural class of Fellows of the [[Biomedical Engineering Society]] (BMES).
== Awards and Fellowships ==
*Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA) Distinguished Service Award - June, 1988.
*PVA Distinguished Lecturer, Seattle Veterans Administration Medical Center, March, 1989.
*[[Sigma Xi]]. (full member) 1989.
*RESNA Distinguished Service Award, June, 1990.
*Elected Fellow (founding), American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering, February, 1992.
*Elected Fellow, RESNA, 1992.
*Elected President-elect of RESNA, June, 1992. (President 1995, 1996)
*[[Isabelle and Leonard H. Goldensen Technology Award]], 1995 ([[United Cerebral Palsy Research and Education Foundation]]).
*[[Robin Gray Fellowship]], [[University of Western Australia]], September, 1996.
*[[Lifetime Achievement Award]], The [[Pittsburgh Business Times]] 2002 [[Health Care Hero Award]], March, 2002
*Riland Memorial Lecture, American Osteopathic College of Occupational & Preventive Medicine, April, 2003
*The [[Joe Award]] ([[Pittsburgh Employment Conference]]), August, 2003
== 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.
==External links==
*[http://www.shrs.pitt.edu/about/faculty/brubakerc.html Webpage at SHRS]
*[http://newsbureau.upmc.com/Bios/BioBrubaker.htm Biography at UPMC]
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