Robert Wellmon

Robert Wellmon, PT, DPT, PhD was a Distinguished Professor in the Institute for Physical Therapy Education and is board certified by the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties in Neurology (NCS). He is also a Distinguished Scholar and Fellow of the National Academies of Practice (FNAP). He had been a full-time faculty member at Widener University since 1997 and was the recipient of the 2009 Lindback Foundation Award for Distinguished Teaching, an honor bestowed annually to a member of Widener’s faculty. His teaching responsibilities in the entry-level professional program included coursework in multisystem physical examination skills, rehabilitation interventions, evidence-based practice, and an advanced elective in neurorehabilitation.

Dr. Wellmon’s professional interests and areas of research involve the examination of factors affecting functional task performance in older adults and patients recovering from stroke and traumatic brain injury, exploring the psychometric properties of outcome measures used in clinical physical therapy practice, and interprofessional education and collaboration.

At Widener University, he has collaborated for the past 26 years with colleagues from Social Work, Education, Nursing, Human Sexuality Studies, Occupational Therapy, and Clinical Psychology to develop and implement multiple interprofessional learning experiences both within the College of Health and Human Services and across the larger University.