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Social Work
BSW Student Receives Alpha Eta Student Research Presentation Award
Mary Farley, a senior majoring in social work, received the Alpha Eta Student Research Presentation Award for her study “Access Barriers to Long-term Healthcare for Female Sexual Assault Survivors.” Farley […]
Center for Autism and Related Disabilities
Central Florida parents have limited childcare options for autistic children
Terri Daly, director of the University of Central Florida’s Center for Autism and Related Disabilities (UCF-CARD), said she frequently hears from families desperate for services.
Physical Therapy
Succeeding Differently: Parents, Experts and a Celebrity Discuss Neurodiversity
Comedian Howie Mandel, who has ADHD and OCD, won’t forget the moment his diagnosis was publicly shared. “I was on the Howard Stern Show about 20 years ago,” Mandel recalls. […]
Scholarship
CHPS Students Earn Honors Undergraduate Thesis Scholarship
Three UCF College of Health Professions and Sciences students are recipients of the UCF Honors Undergraduate Thesis (HUT) Scholarship. The Burnett Honors College partners with the academic colleges and regional [...]
Kinesiology
Meet the Division of Kinesiology’s First Clinical Faculty Member, Sarah Fretti
Assistant Professor Sarah Fretti joins the College of Health Professions and Sciences this fall with the distinction of being the first clinical faculty member to serve in the Division of […]
Scholarship
CHPS Awards Over $50,000 in Scholarships to Knights
Over the Fall 2022 semester, the College of Health Professions and Sciences (CHPS) awarded scholarships totaling $53,900 to support students with their academic success. Each scholarship is made possible through […]
Social Work
Social Work Faculty and Alumni Share Research at National Conferences
Teams of School of Social Work faculty and alumni presented their research at two national conferences in November, sharing presentations that addressed the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, suicide risk […]
Social Work
The passion of a social worker; changing lives one case at a time
UCF Social Work alumni, Carina Espinal ’21 is a Family Case Manager at One Hope United, a private human service organization that works side-by-side with Embrace Families, the lead nonprofit […]
Dean's Office
CHPS Welcomes New Communications and Marketing Director Heather Lovett
The UCF College of Health Professions and Sciences welcomes Heather Lovett as the director of communications and marketing. Lovett will be responsible for developing and implementing strategies to help enhance […]
Physical Therapy
Mind over muscle: How to help those with Parkinson’s release the freeze
That’s how many of the approximately 30% to 67% of people with Parkinson’s disease describe the “freezing” symptoms they often experience—the occasional inability to initiate or maintain even simple motion […]
