News: Research
Research Roundup: Publications by CHPS Faculty, Fall 2025
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...
Social Work Researcher Receives Federal Career Development Grant to Prevent Child Firearm Homicide
Assistant Professor Hsiu-Fen Lin in the School of Social Work has received a competitive three-year Mentored Research Scientist Development Award in the amount of $340,000 from the Centers for Disease...
UCF Kinesiology PhD Student Developing Peak Performance Tests
For athletes, first responders, and military personnel, peak performance is not just about raw strength or speed, it also means the ability to think clearly and act decisively under stress....
Could This Be a Simple Solution to Reducing Childhood Obesity?
A research team led by UCF’s Keith Brazendale will bring together pediatricians and summer camp leaders to explore an overlooked way to make more kids healthier.
Research Roundup: Publications by CHPS Faculty, Spring and Summer 2025
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...
Can AI Provide a Better Way to Relieve Pain for Hundreds of Millions of People?
A clinical researcher in athletic training and a biomedical engineer are exploring new methods for using AI to analyze ultrasounds and improve lives around the world. In the near future,...
7 UCF Health Professions Faculty Inducted to National Academies of Practice
Seven faculty members in the College of Health Professions and Sciences were inducted into the NAP for exemplary interprofessional research, practice and scholarship.
Research Roundup: Publications by CHPS Faculty, Fall 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...
UCF Researchers Receive $600K Grant to Develop Intelligent Assistive Robotics
The robots can help adults with upper extremity disabilities to perform essential tasks like eating and grooming.
UCF Awarded $1.25M to Prepare Special Educators, Speech-language Pathologists in Autism
For two decades, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) has provided funding to prepare UCF graduate students to serve the growing number of children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders (ASD)....
