Professor, Rehabilitation Medicine, Director of Research, P&O Division
University of Washington
Brian J. Hafner, PhD is a Professor in the University of Washington (UW) Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Adjunct Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Director of Research for the UW Division of Prosthetics & Orthotics, and a principal investigator at the University of Washington Center on Outcomes Research in Rehabilitation (UWCORR). Dr. Hafner’s primary research interests include development of tools to improve measurement of health outcomes in people with lower limb loss/difference, evaluation of advanced prosthetic technologies, and assessment of functioning, health, and quality-of-life in persons with limb loss/difference. He has served as principal investigator on projects funded by the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), U.S. Department of Defense (DOD), Orthotics & Prosthetics Education and Research Foundation (OPERF), American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists (AAOP), and private industry. Dr. Hafner has authored or co-authored more than 130 peer-reviewed scientific publications and nearly 300 presentations at local, national, and international scientific meetings.
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Monday, May 18, 2026
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM PT