Dr. Covington is associate professor and Director of Assessment and Evaluation for Duke University's Doctor of Physical Therapy Program and Director of Duke DPT’s Faculty Development Residency program which is accredited by the American Board of Physical Therapy Residencies and Fellowships. He received his bachelor of sciences degree from Wake Forest University in Health and Exercise Science.  In 2004 he graduated from Duke University’s Doctor of Physical Therapy Program.  He completed his PhD studies at North Carolina State University in 2015 focusing on Educational Research and Policy Analysis in Adult Education.

Dr. Covington has extensive experience in clinical and didactic curriculum and program development with a concentrated interest in integrated collaborative learning models.  His research interests focus on professional development in the clinical learning partnership between instructors and students and on best practices of educational assessment and evaluation in the health professions.  He has held several offices in the North Carolina Physical Therapy Association including President from 2016-2019. He has served 12 terms as a delegate to the American Physical Therapy Association’s national House of Delegates.  He is an elected member of the American Physical Therapy Association’s Board of Directors and is the Vice Speaker of the APTA’s House of Delegates. Additionally, Dr. Covington is a board-certified neurologic specialist, emeritus.