Dr. Clifton Thornton is a pediatric oncology nurse practitioner and a scientist within the Center for Pediatric Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice. His clinical and research expertise is in understanding and managing toxicities from chemotherapy and radiation therapy with a focus on dose-limiting toxicities. His research findings drive patient care that mitigates toxicity development to allow for continued, optimal delivery of cancer-directed care that facilitates successful treatment and improves quality of life both during and after treatment. He also focuses on work that translates to cancer survivorship, allowing patients to function to their highest potential after a cancer diagnosis.

AAS, Ferris State University (Applied Science Studies), 2007

BS, Ferris State University (Nuclear Medicine Technology, Biology), 2011

BSN, Johns Hopkins University (Nursing), 2013

MSN, Johns Hopkins University (Pediatric Nurse Practitioner), 2014

PhD, Johns Hopkins University (Pediatric Oncology Nursing), 2022

Nurse Scientist

Pediatric Oncology Nurse Practitioner

Council for Exceptional Children (member), 2021-Present

International Psycho-Oncology Society (member, Survivorship Group), 2021-Present

American Association of Nurse Practitioners (member), 2020-

Children's Oncology Group (Young Investigator, Cancer Control & Supportive Care Committee, Nursing Research Committee), 2016-

Association of Pediatric Hematology & Oncology Nursing (Evidence-Based Practice Committee, Research Committee), 2015-

Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing (Member), 2012-

Isabel Hampton Robb Teaching Fellow - Johns Hopkins University (2021)

Research Article of the Year - International Academy of Nursing Editors (2021)

Clinical and Translational Science Award - National Institutes of Health Center for Advancing Translational Science (2021)

Baltimore’s Top Nurses, Excellence in Nursing Award for Oncology & Pediatrics - Baltimore Magazine (2021)

Rita Reis Wieczorek Maternal/Infant & Pediatric Nursing Doctoral Scholarship & Grant - Nurses Educational Funds (2021)

Oncology Nursing Society Doctoral Education Scholarship - Oncology Nursing Society (2021)

Linda Strangio Editor’s Award, Article of the Year - Association for Radiologic and Imaging Nursing (2016)

Nurse Corps Full Ride Graduate Scholarship - United States Health Resource and Services Administration (2012)

University Rising Star - Ferris State University (2008)

Dr. Clifton P. Thornton - Google Scholar Bibliography

Kennedy Krieger Institute - Cancer Survivorship and Schooling Research Projects