Faculty and Staff
Oliver Wendt
Assistant Professor, Research Lab on Augmentative and Alternative Communication in Autism Spectrum Disorder and Developmental Disability
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Location: HS II Room: 101X
E-mail: oliver.wendt@ucf.edu
Phone: 407-823-4772
Tracy Wharton, Ph.D., MEd, MSc, MSW, LCSW
Associate Professor, Public Affairs-Social Work Program Liaison
Social Work
Location: HS I Room: 247
E-mail: Tracy.Wharton@ucf.edu
Phone: 407-823-2819
Research Interests:
- Healthcare access and quality of care for older adults with chronic conditions
- Healthcare access and equity for vulnerable or marginalized populations
- Workforce development for interprofessional healthcare settings
- Program evaluation
- Dementia caregiver wellbeing
- Immigration and mental health
- Military family issues
James Whitworth, Ph.D., LCSW
Associate Professor
Social Work
Location: HS I Room: 254
E-mail: james.whitworth@ucf.edu
Phone: 407-823-6136
Research Interests:
- Military members and veteran with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- Assessment and treatment of trauma responses
- Military social work education programs
- Alternative treatments for PTSD
- Service Dogs for PTSD
- Equine Therapy for PTSD
Jacqueline Withers, MSW, LCSW
Associate Instructor, Director of Field Education
Social Work
Location: HS I Room: 228
E-mail: jacquie.withers@ucf.edu
Phone: 407-823-5716
Research Interests:
- Medical Social Work
- oncology
- hospice
Jennifer D. Wolf, CITM
Associate Director of Development
Dean's Office
Location: HS I Room: 337
E-mail: Jennifer.Wolf@ucf.edu
L. Timothy Worrell, BS, MPH, RRT
Instructor
Health Sciences
Location: HS II Room: 212
E-mail: l.timothyworrell@ucf.edu
Phone: 407-823-5236
Research Interests:
- History of cardiology
- Hemodynamic monitoring of the critically ill patient
- Invasive cardiovascular diagnostic techniques
- Non-invasive cardiovascular diagnostic techniques
Eileen Wray, MEd
Autism Disorders Specialist
Center for Autism and Related Disabilities
Location: Research Pavilion Room: 365
E-mail: eileen.wray@ucf.edu
Phone: 407-823-6027
Asli Cennet Yalim, Ph.D., MSW
Assistant Professor
Social Work
Location: HS I Room: 240
E-mail: asli.yalim@ucf.edu
Phone: 407-823-4660
Research Interests:
- Refugee mental health and psychosocial wellbeing
- Syrian refugees
- Forced migration in the Middle East
- Use of mental health services among refugee and immigrant populations
- Community-based participatory research
- Culturally competent practice
- Resilience and empowerment
- Refugee Women
Richard Zraick, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, CHSE
ASHA Fellow, Professor
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Location: HS II Room: 109
E-mail: richard.zraick@ucf.edu
Phone: 407-823-4795
Research Interests:
- Clinical skills training
- Healthcare Simulation
- Voice disorders
- Health literacy
- Adult neurogenic speech-language disorders