News: Research
Social Work Professor Helps Show Efficacy of Service Dogs for Veterans with PTSD
James Whitworth, Ph.D., LCSW with his dog, Cowgirl, who is definitely not a service dog. James Whitworth, associate professor in the School of Social Work, has devoted his career to...
UCF Working to Improve Healthcare Delivery in Rural America
One in five Americans live in rural areas, so even if you don’t live on a farm, keeping rural communities healthy affects you. If you’re sitting in a downtown office...
Research Roundup: Recent Publications By CHPS Faculty Fall 2019
Our faculty pursue big ideas and share what they learn by publishing their research to advance the profession. As part of an institution designated as “very high” research activity by...
Behind Research Funding: How CHPS Staff Help Researchers Fulfill Their Dreams
A research administrator must be passionate, curious, detail-oriented and patient, says, Eduardo Ortiz of CHPS. Ortiz, along with Monique Gregory, formerly of CHPS, now working in the research office of...
Schellhase, Ingersoll Receive Honors, Recognition from National Athletic Trainers’ Association
The National Athletic Trainers’ Association recently recognized Dean Christopher Ingersoll and Kristen Schellhase, associate lecturer and athletic training program director, during the organization’s convention in July. Schellhase received the Athletic...
AdventHealth, UCF Collaborate on Suicide-prevention Initiative
AdventHealth is collaborating with the University of Central Florida to address a growing suicide crisis across the nation. The effort is modeled after the Zero Suicide Initiative, a national program...
Health Sciences Students Present Research, Serve Community in Jamaica
Nineteen students accompanied Danielle Webster, an associate lecturer in the Department of Health Sciences, on an unique academic and altruistic venture to Jamaica in November. Webster’s students attended the seventh...
UCF Student Wins National Award for Research on Walking Speed of Elderly
Ashleigh Trapuzzano devotes herself to research to benefit elderly adults and her work has not gone unnoticed. The Academy of Geriatric Physical Therapy on Thursday presented Trapuzzano, a third-year physical...
James Receives Two-Year NIH Grant for Independent Research
Brittny James, a research associate in the CHPS Office of Research, has been awarded a two-year, $139,343 National Institutes of Health grant. The award is a diversity supplement grant under...
Health Sciences Places High Priority on Undergraduate Research
The Department of Health Sciences works tirelessly to ensure that its 4,000 undergraduate students are actively engaged in their education at UCF. “We are really emphasizing integrative learning in our...
