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Cory Christiansen, DPT, PhD

Professor
University of Colorado, United States

Dr. Christiansen is a professor in the Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at the University of Colorado and a rehabilitation researcher within the VA Eastern Colorado Healthcare System. He completed physical therapist training at Duke University (MS) and earned a PhD in Sport and Exercise Science at the University of Northern Colorado. He directs the Interdisciplinary Movement Science Lab on the Anschutz Medical Campus at the University of Colorado, and his research focuses on optimizing rehabilitation for older adults with movement dysfunction from a biopsychosocial perspective with particular emphasis on biomechanical interventions. He leads a primary line of research related to optimizing rehabilitation after lower-limb amputation. In addition to research, Dr. Christiansen has taught in the University of Colorado DPT Program for the past 16 years and has presented multiple educational sessions, primarily on the topics of amputation rehabilitation, gait analysis, and movement science.

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