News: Kinesiology
Researchers in the College of Health Professions and Sciences Use the Pandemic as an Opportunity to Expand Collaborations and Impact
A little more than a year ago, faculty and students in the College of Health Professions and Sciences who were working on research projects had to pivot when COVID-19 derailed their plans. CHPS researchers regrouped and forged ahead with their projects by finding new ways to use the...
Sign Up To Get Involved In Community Health Outreach
A restricted elective in the College of Health Professions and Sciences is available to all undergraduate majors for the fall 2022 semester. The course, labeled IHS 4950 Interdisciplinary Projects in...
Hanney and Rothschild Receive Teaching Incentive Program Awards
William Hanney and Carey Rothschild, both from the School of Kinesiology and Physical Therapy, are recipients of the Teaching Incentive Program (TIP) awards. The program, offered by Faculty Excellence, recognizes...
Kinesiology Grad Student Receives McKnight Doctoral Fellowship
Maxine Furtado, a graduate student starting the Ph.D. program in exercise physiology, is a recipient of the McKnight Doctoral Fellowship. The coveted program is awarded to up to 50 students each year...
Kinesiology Graduate Students Receive Graduate Dean’s Fellowship
Two incoming Ph.D. students in Exercise Physiology, Trevor Dufner and Jessica Moon, have been awarded the UCF Graduate Dean’s Fellowship. The UCF Graduate Dean’s Fellowship is a yearly stipend awarded...
UCF muscle research needed to help send astronauts to Mars
It is been more than a month since NASA’s Perseverance landed on Mars, the rover safely touching down sparking interest in many around the world for a trip to the Red...
Fukuda Named National Strength and Conditioning Association Fellow
David Fukuda, an associate professor and Division of Kinesiology chair, has been awarded Fellow status by the National Strength and Conditioning Association. National Strength and Conditioning Association Fellows are an accomplished group of professionals who promote...
Stout Elected as Fellow of National Academy of Kinesiology
Congratulations to Pegasus Professor Jeffrey Stout, who has been elected by his peers as Fellow in the National Academy of Kinesiology. Stout joins the 2021 inductees alongside the College of Sciences’ Pegasus Professor Peter Hancock....
Six Students Awarded HUT Scholarships in 2020-21 Academic Year
Congratulations to six CHPS students who have been awarded Honors Undergraduate Thesis scholarships in Fall 2020 and Spring 2021 terms. The HUT scholarships are awarded to students enrolled in Directed...
New Exercise Physiology Doctoral Student Receives UCF Fellowship, Plans to Work Closely with Athletic Training Faculty Mentor
Andrew Skibski, an incoming doctoral student in the Exercise Physiology program, is the newest recipient of the Presidential Doctoral Fellowship. The fellowship is awarded to superior graduate students who are...
