Dr. Brubaker, Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center Co-Director, has worked in the areas of Biomechanics, Rehabilitation Engineering, and Assistive Technology for nearly 30 years. He is currently Dean and Professor within the School of Health and Rehabilitation Science at the University of Pittsburgh. A Professor within the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Professor in Neurological Surgery, within the School of Medicine also at the University of Pittsburgh and a Professor in the Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University. Dr. Brubaker received his Ph.D. in Exercise Physiology from the University of Oregon.
Prior to his arrival at the University in 1991, Dr. Brubaker was a Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Human Services at the University of Virginia, where he also served as Director of the Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Wheelchair Mobility. He has been featured in several publications for his work regarding the biomechanics of wheelchair performance and seating for persons with disabilities. He has been awarded four U.S. patents for inventions relating to mobility and seating. Dr. Brubaker is a past president of the Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA) and is a fellow of both RESNA and The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE). He became Dean of the School of Health Related Professions at the University of Pittsburgh in July of 1991. Under his leadership, the school name was changed to the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences to reflect a new focus. Most notable among changes reflecting this redirection of the school was the founding of the Department of Rehabilitation Science and Technology and initiation of a new Ph.D. program in Rehabilitation Science.
Dr. Brubaker has engaged in national and international activities and serves on several boards and advisory committees of international universities. Most recently, he served as Chair of the Steering Committee for Long Range Planning for the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research of the United States Department of Education. He also served on the Institute of Medicine Committee to Assess Rehabilitation Science and Engineering. The report of this committee was recently published by the National Academy Press under the title, Enabling America.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Clifford E. Brubaker, Ph.D.Phone: (412) 383-6535
Email: cliffb@pitt.edu