David M. Brienza 5035945 206656528 2008-04-19T08:46:22Z RogDel 6192846 Minor cleanup [[Image:PhotoBrienzaDavid.jpg|thumb|right|David M. Brienza]] '''David M. Brienza''' is a [[professor]] of [[rehabilitation science]] at [[University of Pittsburgh School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences]] with additional professorial appointments in bioengineering and electrical engineering. He holds a [[Bachelor of Science|B.S.]] from the [[University of Notre Dame]] in [[Electrical Engineering]] (1986) and a [[Master of Science|M.S.]] (1988) and [[Ph.D.]] (1991) in Electrical Engineering from the [[University of Virginia]]. From 1987 to 1991 he worked as a [[research assistant]] at the Rehabilitation Engineering Center at the University of Virginia, and in 1991 he joined the faculty of the [[University of Pittsburgh]]. Currently, he is the Director of the Seating and Soft Tissue Biomechanics Laboratory and continues to actively pursue research and development in the areas of [[wheelchair]] [[seat cushion]]s, pressure [[sore]] and [[ulcer]] prevention, [[soft tissue]] [[biomechanics]], [[telerehabilitation]] technology and wheelchair technology. == Selected publications == *Kim, JB and Brienza, DM; Development of a remote accessibility assessment system through three-dimensional reconstruction technology. Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development 2006; 43(2): 257–272. *Jan, YK and Brienza DM. Technology for Pressure Ulcer Prevention. Topics in Spinal Cord Injury. Spring 2006; 11(4): 30-41. *Jan YK, Brienza DM, and Geyer MJ. Analysis of week-to-week variability in skin blood flow measurements using wavelet transforms. Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging 2005; 25(5): 253-262. *Brienza DM, Geyer MJ, and Jan YK. A comparison of changes in rhythms of sacral skin blood flow in response to heating and indentation. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 2005 June; (86)6: 1245-1251. *Brienza, David M. PhD; Geyer, Mary Jo PhD, PT, CWS, CLT-LANA. Using Support Surfaces to Manage Tissue Integrity. Advances in Skin & Wound Care. 18(3):151-157, April 2005 *Geyer MJ, Jan YK, Brienza DM, and Boninger ML. Using wavelet analysis to characterize the thermoregulatory mechanisms of sacral skin blood flow. Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development 2004; 41(6):797-806. ==External links== * [http://www.shrs.pitt.edu/rst/about/faculty/brienza.html Webpage at UPSHRS] * [http://newsbureau.upmc.com/Bios/BioBrienza.htm Bio at UPMC] {{DEFAULTSORT:Brienza, David M.}} [[Category:American academics]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:American scientists]] {{US-engineer-stub}} {{US-med-bio-stub}}