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David has bachelor degrees in Physics (1992-1994) and Biomedical Engineering (1996-2000), with First Class Honours, and a PhD (2010-2018, in Rehabilitation Engineering) from Flinders University. He has extensive experience as a Rehabilitation Engineer in the field of disability, rehabilitation engineering and assistive technologies, and is currently a Senior Lecturer and academic staff member within the College of Science and Engineering and a researcher within the Medical Device Research Institute (MDRI) at Flinders University.
David's professional honours to date include being awarded a Churchill Fellowship in the field of rehabilitation engineering and Universal Design (2003); Engineers Australia's Young Professional Engineer of the Year (2004); Engineers Australia's Top 100 Most Influential Engineers (2005); and a Fulbright Professional Scholarship in the field of paediatric rehabilitation engineering (2008).
David has experience working in rehabilitation engineering research and industry institutions in Australia, England, Canada and the United States, holds a patent for his PhD work, and has twice won first prize in the College of Biomedical Engineers' Better Technology Awards for novel assistive technologies. He is an invited TEDx speaker, has delivered numerous invited and keynote presentations, and he has represented Australia at the Global Research, Innovation, and Education in Assistive Technology Summit at the WHO in Geneva.
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PhD, Can a Novel ‘Serious Gaming’ Technology Improve Upper Limb Sensation and Function in Children with Cerebral Palsy? A Population-based Cohort Study and Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial, Flinders University
20 Jun 2010 → 4 Jun 2018
Award Date: 18 Dec 2018
Bachelor of Engineering (Honours), Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Engineering (Biomedical)(Hons), Flinders University
1 Mar 1996 → 30 Nov 2000
Award Date: 9 Apr 2001
Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Science (Physics), Flinders University
1 Mar 1992 → 30 Nov 1994
Award Date: 10 Apr 1995
Adjunct Senior Lecturer, University of South Australia
4 Mar 2019 → …
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
Meseret Teferra (Speaker), David Hobbs (Speaker), Robyn Clark (Speaker) & Karen Reynolds (Keynote speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
Meseret Teferra (Speaker), David Hobbs (Speaker), Robyn Clark (Speaker) & Karen Reynolds (Keynote speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation