News: Communication Sciences and Disorders
Communication Disorders Clinic and Physical Therapy Program Team Up to Offer Enhanced Services
The College of Health Professions and Sciences’ Rehabilitation and Wellness Services is integrating clinical care services and will now offer outpatient physical therapy at the Communication Disorders Clinic. The expansion...
Orlando Health Funds Chair Yoga Therapy Program for People with Aphasia
The Aphasia House at the University of Central Florida was awarded a grant through the Orlando Health Community Grant program for more than $21,000 to aid people that have acquired...
Orlando Magic Youth Foundation Awards UCF $50,000 to Support Local Young Readers
The funds will nearly double participants in UCF’s iREAD program, which serves local schoolchildren struggling with reading. The Orlando Magic Youth Foundation is gifting $50,000 to support UCF’s iREAD program, an...
UCF Supports Autism Community With Resources, Research
UCF faculty conduct cutting-edge research on autism spectrum disorder, discovering innovative ways to better support this community. Through free camps and programs, Central Florida families can benefit from their work.
Hoffman Inducted as Distinguished Fellow of the National Academies of Practice
Associate Dean Bari Hoffman has been elected as a Distinguished Fellow of the National Academies of Practice (NAP) in speech-language pathology, an alliance of professionals collaborating to transform health and...
Awardees Announced for 2023 Founders’ Day Faculty Honors Celebration
UCF’s annual marquee event for faculty on April 5 highlights outstanding teaching, advising, mentoring, research, professional service and librarianship.
Meet UCF’s 4 Pegasus Professors for 2023
Stephen Fiore, Jane Gibson, Jennifer Kent-Walsh and Marianna Pensky are the newest recipients of the university’s highest faculty honor.
Using Smart Home Technology for Innovative Solutions in Assistive Healthcare
A new “Smart Apartment” equipped with assistive technology is helping individuals with disabilities gain greater independence while preparing students for future roles in rehabilitative care. The room in UCF’s Rehabilitation...
How Improvisational Theatre Helps People with Aphasia Become Storytellers
To be human is to tell stories. Whether these are the stories we tell our young children, those we share among friends and acquaintances, or those of local, national, and...
National Black Association for Speech-Language Hearing Starts New Chapter at UCF
Students in the School of Communication Sciences and Disorders have launched a new student organization focused on meeting the needs of Black professionals, students and individuals that have communication disorders....
