News: Physical Therapy
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.
UCF Team Awarded $2.3M Grant for Innovative Intervention to Prevent Falls
Through interdisciplinary collaboration and a community partnership, UCF researchers are seeking to address falling, which is the leading cause of injury and hospitalization among older adults. Falls — and the...
Residency Faculty Beato Recognized with Outstanding Residency Mentor Award
UCF and Orlando Health Neurologic Residency Faculty and Residency Director Morris “Rick” Beato was recognized by the Academy of Physical Therapy Education with the Distinguished Mentor in Residency Education and...
Resident Sarah Kollas Presents on Functional Movement Disorders at Physical Therapy State Conference
Sarah Kollas, PT, DPT, the current resident of the University of Central Florida – Orlando Health Neurologic Residency Program, co-presented with neurologic physical therapy experts at the Florida Physical Therapy...
American Physical Therapy Association Honors CHPS Associate Professor, Student and Alumni
The College of Health Professions and Sciences’ Division of Physical Therapy was well-represented at the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) Combined Section Meeting with recognitions presented to a faculty member,...
Residency Faculty Marla Laloo Recognized as Outstanding Neurologic PT Clinician
UCF and Orlando Health Neurologic Residency Faculty and UCF alumni Marla Laloo, PT, DPT, NCS was recognized by the Florida Physical Therapy Association Neurology Special Interest Group as the recipient...
Residency Faculty Kristen Cezat Presents with National Spinal Cord Injury Experts
UCF and Orlando Health Neurologic Residency Faculty and spinal cord injury expert Kristen Cezat, PT, DPT, NCS, presented with spinal cord injury experts from around the country on the topic...
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...
