News: Communication Sciences and Disorders
Ditch the Medical Jargon for This: Health Literacy Insights with Dr. Richard Zraick
“Research shows that one out of two patients forgets half the information given to them within 24 hours, and the other half remembers it incorrectly.” ☝️This is just ONE of...
UCF’s NSSLHA Chapter Named 2024 Chapter of the Year
Each year, NSSLHA chapters participate in the National NSSLHA Chapter Honors program—hoping to achieve gold, silver, and bronze status. Their dedication is evident through impactful work in community outreach, advocacy,...
Students Learn Team-based NICU Care Through Hands on Simulation
Students at the College of Health Professions and Sciences (CHPS) are learning how to succeed on a healthcare team through immersive clinical experiences that enable them to develop skills in...
UCF Program Helps Kids with Hearing Challenges Become Better Readers
Seven-year-old Dylan Fox has a big smile on his face as he bursts through the classroom door at UCF Downtown. He’s ready for summer camp — and this one is...
University Unites Clinical Services Under UCF Health Brand
Clinical faculty across UCF provide almost 120,000 patient visits for the community each year, and the university announces today it’s linking those healthcare services under a new UCF Health brand....
Donation from Variety – the Children’s Charity of Florida Helps Researchers Explore New Literacy Building Tools
The Communication Sciences and Disorders Clinic has been offering reading programs to the Orlando community for the last four years and recently introduced a new, high tech way of learning...
Ninth Judicial Circuit’s ‘Turning Pages’ program developing youth literacy
The 12-week intensive program is in the Ninth Judicial Circuit in partnership with UCF’s Communication Disorders Clinic and AMIKids. Carrie Loughran, a clinical instructor who created a program called iREAD, teaches UCF graduate clinicians and...
Sound Solutions: Building Smarter Hearing Systems
A new UCF researcher is revolutionizing hearing aid technology and developing innovative clinical tools that better diagnose and treat patients with speech and hearing challenges.
College of Health Professions and Sciences Co-Hosts Healthcare Education Summit
Academia and healthcare leaders convened at UCF on May 23 for a regional summit designed to improve collaboration and develop new strategies for ensuring the talent pipeline continues to provide...
3 million NIH grant awarded for improving child communication outcomes
A fruitful collaboration between Cathy Binger, a professor at UNM’s Speech & Hearing Sciences, and Jennifer Kent-Walsh, founder and professor at the University of Central Florida (UCF)’s Assistive Technology Center,...
