B.S. Degree: Northwestern State University; Natchitoches, Louisiana, 1971
M.Ed. Degree: Northwestern State University; Natchitoches, Louisiana, 1972
Ph.D. Degree: Texas A&M University; College Station, Texas, 1976

Phi Epsilon Kappa
American Society of Engineering Education
Society of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers
Sigma Xi

Breast Cancer Detection
Holographic Interferometry
Human Ergonomics
Whole-body Stereophotogrammetry
Wound Assessment

Hong, H., Sheffer, D.B., Loughry, C.W., "Detection of breast tumors using holographic interferometry", Journal of Biomedical Optics, Submitted, May 1998.

Giakos, G.C., Pillai, B., Chowdhury, S., Vedantham, S., Dasgupta, A., Sheffer, D.B., Kollipara, S., Passalaqua, A., Endorf, R.J., "Cd1-xZnxTe Detectors for Digital X-Ray Chest Imaging", Journal of X-Ray Science and Technology, Accepted for publication.

Giakos, G.C., Pillai, B., Chowdhury, S., Vedantham, S., Dasgupta, A., Sheffer, D.,B., Davros, W.J., "Contrast Study of CdZnTe Detectors for Digital Mammography", Journal of X-Ray Science and Technology, Accepted for publication.

Giakos, G.C., Vedantham, S., Pillai, B., Chowdhury, Sheffer, D.B., Dasgupta, A., "Signal Dependence on Irratiation Geometry of Cd1-xZnxTe Detectors for Digital X-Ray Imaging", Journal of X-Ray Science and Technology, Accepted for publication.

Bowlin, G.L., Rittgers, S.E., Schmidt, S.P., Alexander, T., Sheffer, D.B., Milsted, A., "Evaluationa of Endothelial Cells Electrostatically Transplanted onto 4 mm I.D. e-PTFE Vascular Protheses", Annals of Biomedical Engineering, In revision.

May, R., Sheffer, D.B., "Growth changes in the position of the upper face", American Journal of Physical Anthropology, In revision, January 1998.

May, R., Sheffer, D.B., "Growth changes in internal and external measurements of cranial base flexion", American Journal of Physical Anthropology, In revision, January 1998.

Woisetschläger, J., Sheffer, D.B., Loughry, C.W., Somasundaram, K., Chawla, S.K., Wesolowski, P.J., "Phase shifting holographic interferometry for breast cancer detection", Applied Optics, Vol 33., 22:5011-5015, August 1994.

Loughry, C.W., Sheffer, D.B., Price, T.E., Einsporn, R., Morek, W.M., "Use of biostereometric analysis as a prescreen for breast cancer", Investigative Radiology, Vol. 26, 6:528-533, 1991.

Taylor, B.C., Sheffer, D.B., "The measurement of cardiac output", Biomedical Instrumentation & Technology, Vol. 24, 3:188-197, May-June 1990. (Received most outstanding paper published during 1990 in Biomedical Instrumentation & technology in the area of management and technology)

Bartfai, R.G., Sheffer, D.B., Ward, S., Morek, W.M.: Analysis of cranio-facial structures using close range photogram-metry. Presented at the American Society of Photogram-metry and Remote Sensing Congress, Denver, March 1990.

Sheffer, D.B., Bartfai, R.G., Ward, S.C., Morek, W.M.: Shape analysis of the mastoid process in primate crania. Presented at Biostereometrics Technology and Applications, SPIE OE/Boston '90, November 1990.

Woisetschläger, J., Sheffer, D.B., Loughry, C.W., Mikati, H.M., Somasundaram, K.: Breast cancer detection by holographic interferometry. Presented at Optical Applied Science and Engineering: Interferometry Applications. SPIE San Diego, California, July 1992.

Sheffer, D.B., Baumann, J.U., Meier, G., Schär, A.R.: Photogrammetry in medical gait analysis. Presented at XVII Congress, ISPRS, Washington, D.C., August 1992.

Baumann, J.U., Sheffer, D.B., Meier, G., Schaer, A.: Inertial effects on 3D forces and moments at the hip and knee during level walking. Presented at the West Coast - East Coast Gait Analysis Conference, Rochester, Minnesota, 1993.

May, R.L., Ward, S.C., Sheffer, D.B.: Variation in the floor of the anterior cranial fossa of apes, humans and early hominids. Presented at American Association of Physical Anthropologists, Oakland, CA, April 1995.

May, R.L., Sheffer, D.B.: Growth changes in internal and external measurements of cranial base flexion. Presented at the American Association of Physical Anthropologists, Durham, NC, April 1996.

Sheffer, D.B., Hong, H., Loughry, C.W.: Holographic Interferometry for early detection of breast cancer. Presented at the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society conference, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, November 1996.

Hong, H., Sheffer, D.B., Loughry, C.W., Holographic interferometry for detection of breast lesions. Presented at Electronic Imaging ?97, San Jose, CA, February 9, 1997.

Hong, H., Sheffer, D.B., Loughry, C.W., Localization of breast tumors using holographic interferometry. Presented at medical Imaging 1997, Newport Beach, CA, February 25, 1997.

Baumann, J.U., Sheffer, D.B., Schaer, A.R., Meier-Hoffman, G.: Patient specific body segment volumetric analysis. Presented at the gait Analysis Instructional Course, Basel, Nov. 10-12, 1997.