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[[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]
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