BA, Physics, University of Rochester
MS, Physical Therapy, Duke University
PhD, Exercise Science, University of Iowa
Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Motor Control Physiology at VA Palo Alto Health Care System and Stanford University

Course Coordinator for Introduction to Evidence Based Practice
Course Coordinator for Synthesis Project
Neuromuscular Control of Locomotion
Electrotherapy

Basic mechanisms underlying locomotor disability post-stroke; quantitative assessment of locomotor impairment; novel interventions for locomotor recovery; robotic technology for improving balance and mobility post-stroke

Locomotor recovery post-stroke

APTA (Sections on Research, Neurology, and Education) since 1981
Society for Neuroscience since 1987
Neural Control of Movement Society since 1996
International Gait and Posture Research Society since 1991
Article reviewer for Physical Therapy, Experimental Brain Research, Journal of Neurophysiology, Journal of Orthopedic and Sports Physical Therapy, Journal of Applied Physiology, Neurology Report, Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development, Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation, IEEE Transactions Neural Engineering and Rehabilitation.

Kautz, S.A. and Brown, D.A.  Relationships between timing of muscle excitation and impaired motor performance during cyclical lower extremity movement in post-stroke hemiplegia. Brain, 121, 515-526, 1998.
 
Brown, D.A. and Kautz, S.A.  Increased workload enhances force output during pedaling exercise in persons with poststroke hemiplegia. Stroke, 29, 598-606, 1998.

Brown, D.A., Kautz, S.A. Speed-dependent reductions of force output in people with poststroke hemiparesis. Physical Therapy 79:919-30, 1999.

Kautz, S.A, Brown, D.A., Van der Loos, H.F.M. Zajac, F.E.  Mutability of bifunctional thigh muscle activity in pedaling from contralateral leg force generation.  J Neurophysiol  88: 1308–1317, 2002.
 
Brown, D.A., Katchuk, H.  Limb Position Sense Accuracy is Phase and Movement-Dependent during a Locomotor Task.  Neurology Report  27:61-6, 2003.
 
Rogers, L.M., Brown, D.A., Gruben, K.G.  Foot force direction control during leg pushes against fixed and moving pedals in persons post-stroke.  Gait and Posture. 19:58-68, 2004

Jaffe, D., Brown, D.A., Buckley, E., Pierson-Carey, C., Lew, H.L.  Stepping over obstacles to improve walking in individuals with poststroke hemiplegia..  J. Rehab. Res. Develop. 41:283-292, 2004
 
Schindler-Ivens, S., Brown, D.A., Brooke, J.D. Direction-Dependent Phasing of Locomotor Muscle Activity is Altered Post-Stroke.  J Neurophysiol. 92:2207-16, 2004
 
Brown, D.A., Nagpal, S., Chi, S.  Limb-loaded cycling program for locomotor intervention post-stroke.  Physical Therapy 85:159-68, 2005

2001-02: Searle Junior Teaching Fellow Award  
2002: Margaret L. Moore Outstanding New Faculty – APTA
2004: Founder, Chicago PT, LLC (www.chicagopt.com) - a startup company to design, develop, and build new robotic devices that collaborate with clinicians to restore movement and function
2005: Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate Mentor

Patents
US Patent No. 6,652,425 Cyclocentric ergometer
US Patent No. 6,551,219 Cyclic ergometer
US Patent No. 6,692,449 Methods and system for assessing limb position sense during movement
10/879,604 (pending)   Walking and balance exercise device