Laura Thorp

Department of Physical Therapy

Laura Thorp, MPT, PhD, is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy. She currently teaches human gross anatomy and neuroanatomy to first-year students in the Doctor of Physical Therapy program and conducts yearly clinical anatomy continuing education courses for clinicians and anatomy educators. Her primary research interests are curricular innovation and formative assessment in anatomy education. She was a participant in Scholars for Teaching Excellence Faculty Fellowship (STEFF) (Applied Instruction in Health Professions Education) in the fall of 2022 and STEFF (Applied Curriculum Development and Evaluation) in the spring of 2023.  During her tenure at UIC she has received the Department of Physical Therapy Susan K Campbell Award for Academic Teaching Excellence and the AHS Excalibur Award for Teaching Excellence.  She was also the recipient of Teaching Recognition Program (TRP) award in 2019-2020.

Thorp is a 2024-25 Action Research Scholar.

Laura Thorp

Laura Thorp