Wesley Allen Thornton

Wesley Thornton, PT, DPT, PhD, NCS, is a faculty member in the University of Colorado Physical Therapy program, and a post-doctoral research fellow at Craig Hospital. His research interests are in neurological disorders with a focus on spinal cord injury and functional recovery. Wesley graduated with honors from Regis University’s DPT program in 2014. He has been a recipient of the APTA’s Minority Scholarship Award, as well as the Foundation for Physical Therapy Research’s Promotion of Doctoral Studies I and II scholarships. He has been board certified as a clinical specialist in Neurologic Physical Therapy for over 9 years and has presented multiple lectures both locally and nationally on recovery prognosis post-SCI, as well as the optimization of rehabilitation for patients with spinal cord and/or traumatic brain injuries throughout the continuum of care. Wesley is a member of the Academy of Spinal Cord Injury Professionals, the American Physical Therapy Association, and sat on the A