Don Thorpe, DC, MS

Research Clinician/Post Doctoral Associate, Integrative Health and Wellbeing Research Program
Don Thorpe smiling at the camera in a blazer

Contact

Office Phone
Office Address

Mayo C504
United States

Mailing Address

MMC 505
420 Delaware Street SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
United States

Education

Doctor of Chiropractic, Parker University, 2010

MS Cognitive Science, University of Minnesota, 2022

BS Biology, University of North Texas, 2007

BS Anatomy and Physiology, Parker University, 2010

BS Health and Wellness, Parker University, 2010

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Bio

Don Thorpe is a Research Clinician/Postdoctoral Associate in the Integrative Health and Wellbeing Research Program. He is also a fellow in the Integrative Health Research Fellowship Program. He is interested in investigating the mind-body connection and psychosocial aspects of complementary and integrative health approaches for musculoskeletal pain conditions, and how they can be optimized in telehealth settings. Dr. Thorpe has participated In multiple federally-funded clinical trials, performing a wide range of activities. This includes screening, intervention delivery and design, data collection and management, and building relationships with community members. In addition to his research interests, Dr. Thorpe teaches courses in integrative health and mindfulness, and is pursuing his PhD in Cognitive Science at the University of Minnesota. In his spare time, he enjoys traveling, hiking, science fiction, and visual storytelling (sketching, comics, etc… )

Research

Research Summary/Interests

  • Complementary and Integrative Health 
  • Mind-body connection
  • Mindfulness
  • Therapeutic Alliance
  • Trauma-Informed Care
  • Psychosocial factors of pain management
  • Health Equity
  • Telehealth/Health technology

Research Funding Grants

  • Partners for Pain & Wellbeing Equity: A Randomized Trial of Community Supported Complementary and Integrative Health Self Management for Back Pain (1R61AT012309-01 Evans/Leininger) -- National Institutes of Health Center for Complementary & Integrative Health
  • Spinal Manipulation and Patient Self-Management to Prevent Back Pain Chronicity -- PACBACK (4UG3AT008769, Bronfort) -- National Institutes of Health Center for Complementary & Integrative Health

Publications

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/don.thorpe.1/bibliography/public/