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Director Appointed to UCF Institute of Exercise Physiology and Rehabilitation Science
Matt S. Stock, an associate professor of physical therapy, has been named as the director of the UCF Institute of Exercise Physiology and Rehabilitation Science. The institute is the research...
Health Sciences Students Showcase Research Proposals at Annual Symposium
As the semester draws to an end, Health Sciences students from five sections of the Applied Health Research Methodology class participated in an online symposium of nearly 100 attendees to...
Orlando Health, UCF Partner to Provide Specialized Toy Cars for Kids with Limited Mobility
A team of therapists from the Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, along with a group from UCF’s Department of Physical Therapy, built specialized, ride-in toy cars for four...
Four CHPS Students are Members of the 2020-21 President’s Leadership Council
Four students from the College of Health Profession and Sciences join 31 other University of Central Florida students as members of the President’s Leadership Council. The 2020-21 representatives from the...
Research Spotlight: Kim Gryglewicz Combats Suicide
Suicide is a growing health problem in the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, death by suicide rose by nearly 30 percent from 1999 to...
CSD Alumna Helps Stoneman Douglas Students Heal and Thrive
Rachel Archambault ’13 ’16 is a speech-language pathologist at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland. And while her goal was always to help improve the speech and communication abilities...
Health Sciences Student To Receive University Researcher Award
Congratulations to health sciences, pre-clinical track senior Alyssa Church, who was selected to receive the Distinguished Undergraduate Researcher Award (DURA) for the month of February 2021 at the University of...
Health Sciences Graduate Continues Family Legacy in Healthcare
Growing up, Breon Clark always knew he wanted to go into the healthcare field. His mother and some of his aunts are nurses. Clark also played sports in high school...
UCF Go Baby Go! Builds New Partnership with St. Joseph Children’s Hospital
UCF Go Baby Go! builds more than innovative motorized cars that increase mobility in children, it also builds community by bringing children of all mobility levels together. Through a new...
Pandemic Presents Unique Research Opportunity for Studying Unhealthy Behavior in Kids
In early March, Keith Brazendale began gathering initial data for his research project on the factors and behaviors that contribute to weight gain among children living in rural areas. After completing the first part of the project, which...
