Peyton Sykes, PT, DPT, EdD
Assistant Professor, PT Programs
Campus
Austin, TX
College
College of Rehabilitative Sciences
Specialties
Acute Care
Orthopedics
Education
Doctor of Education in Learning Theory and Organizational Change, Baylor University
Doctor of Physical Therapy, University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences
Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology, Stephen F. Austin State University
Research Interests
Orthopedics
Pain Science
Learning Theory
Dr. Peyton Sykes graduated from Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, TX, with a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology in 2009. In 2014, he earned his Doctor of Physical Therapy at the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences in Austin, TX. In 2022, he completed his Doctor of Education with an emphasis in Learning Theory and Organizational Change at Baylor University.
He has worked primarily in the Austin community as an outpatient orthopedic clinician, although he spent 2017-2018 gaining experience in various acute care hospitals as a travel physical therapist. He completed an orthopedic residency through Evidence in Motion in 2016, and in 2018, he became a board-certified Orthopedic Clinical Specialist (OCS).
He became a full-time instructor for the Flex DPT Program in 2018. His passions for learning include exploring the physical therapy student learning experience, curriculum design and implementation, and the science of pain.