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New UCF Graduate Degree Prepares Students for Careers in Health Education and Promotion
Launched Fall 2024, the coursework for the master’s in health promotion and behavioral science covers topics such as disease prevention and care, health behavior, health and wellness coaching, health equity,...
UCF Health Sciences Researcher Embraces Florida as Her Living Lab
Qianxia Jiang arrived at UCF’s Department of Health Sciences earlier this year as a researcher, teacher and optimist. With her interest in the environmental influences on healthy living, Jiang the...
Students Use AI to Improve Health Literacy
Anyone who has ever walked out of a doctor’s office feeling confused or overwhelmed will appreciate the work Professor Richard Zraick is doing to make patient education more accessible. “Health...
UCF Honored Nationally for Interprofessional Health Education Excellence
UCF’s Academic Health Sciences Center is recognized by the Association of Schools Advancing Health Professions, which focuses on critical issues affecting health professions.
Research Roundup: Publications by CHPS Faculty, Spring and Summer 2024
Students at the College of Health Professions and Sciences benefit from faculty who conduct research into a broad number of health and wellness topics, discovering new insights and creating innovation...
The Sweet Sound of Progress
A research team led by Shaheen Awan and bolstered with a $3.12 million dollar grant is on the verge of filling a long-existing void in speech pathology and assessment of...
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...
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....
Winter Park Health Foundation Awards UCF $50,000 for Community Health Program to Prevent Heart Disease and Diabetes
A program in the College of Health Professions and Sciences that engages students in providing preventative health services to the community to address chronic disease has been awarded $50,000 from...
Influential Researchers at UCF Contribute to Impacts in Field, U.S. News Global Rankings
With top rankings across optics and photonics, health and education, UCF researchers are forces of influence through their highly cited research. Behind every groundbreaking discovery lies a dedicated researcher whose...