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Residency Faculty Dawson, Beato, Present with National Dementia Task Force Members
UCF and Orlando Health Neurologic Residency Research Coordinator Nicole Dawson PT, PhD, GCS, and Residency Director Morris “Rick” Beato, PT, DPT, GCS, NCS, presented with members of the Academy of...
Meet the New Neurologic PT Resident: Sarah Kollas
Sarah Kollas is the newest resident of the University of Central Florida and Orlando Health Neurologic Residency Program. Kollas is the sixth resident in the highly successful program, which is...
Jeff Stout Reappointed as Director of the School of Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Sciences
Pegasus Professor Jeff Stout has been reappointed for his second 5-year term as the Director of the School of Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Sciences. The reappointment follows a performance analysis that...
Research Roundup: Recent Publications By CHPS Faculty 2022
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...
Photo Gallery: IEPRS Annual Conference
The Institute for Exercise Physiology and Rehabilitation Science held its third annual conference on Jan. 27 and 28 at FAIRWINDS Alumni Center on UCF’s campus in Orlando, bringing together researchers,...
Neurologic PT Resident and Residency Faculty Screen Orlando Women’s 2023 Soccer Team
UCF and Orlando Health Neurologic Residency Program’s current resident Sarah Kollas, under the direction of board-certified neurologic clinical specialists and concussion expert residency faculty Marissa Conrad and Marla Laloo, participated...
New Immersive Simulation Suite Will Teach UCF Students, Help Patients
The hands-on tech will better prepare College of Health Professions and Sciences students for frontline roles. UCF’s College of Health Professions and Sciences has again expanded its state-of-the-art Rehabilitation Innovation Center with...
How NFL Player Damar Hamlin Tackled the Odds: Health Experts Weigh In
A panel of UCF medical and rehabilitation experts discuss what happened, what Hamlin’s physical and mental recovery could look like, and protecting the heart health of athletes.
Succeeding Differently: Parents, Experts and a Celebrity Discuss Neurodiversity
Comedian Howie Mandel, who has ADHD and OCD, won’t forget the moment his diagnosis was publicly shared. “I was on the Howard Stern Show about 20 years ago,” Mandel recalls....
Mind over muscle: How to help those with Parkinson’s release the freeze
That’s how many of the approximately 30% to 67% of people with Parkinson’s disease describe the “freezing” symptoms they often experience—the occasional inability to initiate or maintain even simple motion...
