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
Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA) Distinguished Service Award - June, 1988.[3]
PVA Distinguished Lecturer, Seattle Veterans Administration Medical Center, March, 1989.
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.