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David A. Brown, PT, PhD, FAPTA, FASAHP

Sr VP and Dean
University of Texas Medical Branch
GALVESTON, Texas, United States

David A. Brown, PT, PhD, FAPTA, FASAHP is Senior Vice President and Dean, School of Health Professions (SHP). He is also a Professor (tenure) in the Department of Nutrition, Metabolism and Rehabilitation Sciences and Department of Physical Therapy. He received his Bachelor of Arts in Physics and Astronomy from University of Rochester (NY), a master’s degree in Physical Therapy from Duke University, and his Doctor of Philosophy in Exercise Science from the University of Iowa.

Dr. Brown has conducted research at UTMB, Emory University, University of Iowa, Stanford University, Northwestern University and the University of Alabama at Birmingham, in the study of the neural control and biomechanics of locomotion. He has examined motor-control issues associated with ambulation after stroke to propose theories surrounding a better understanding of how the damaged nervous system, post-stroke, reorganizes to create functional locomotor behavior.

Over the course of his career, Dr. Brown has collaborated with engineering professionals to develop products, secure patents and investigate the clinical feasibility of these products, in an approach that can serve as a model for all rehabilitation scientists with an interest in translational research. Patented devices developed by Dr. Brown include the limb-loaded cycle ergometer, KineAssist® Walking and Balance System, Splicer, and ResistX.

He has consistently received funding from a variety of federal agencies, private foundations and commercial entities, including the National Institutes of Health, American Heart Association, and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services/National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research.

Dr. Brown has received numerous honors throughout his career. He is a past recipient of the American Physical Therapy Association's (APTA) Marian Williams Award for Research in Physical Therapy and the APTA Margaret L. Moore Award for Outstanding New Academic Faculty Member. He is also a Catherine Worthingham Fellow of the American Physical Therapy Association.

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