News: Researcher Spotlight
UCF Health Sciences Researcher Embraces Florida as Her Living Lab
Qianxia Jiang arrived at UCF’s Department of Health Sciences earlier this year as a researcher, teacher and optimist. With her interest in the environmental influences on healthy living, Jiang the...
The Sweet Sound of Progress
A research team led by Shaheen Awan and bolstered with a $3.12 million dollar grant is on the verge of filling a long-existing void in speech pathology and assessment of...
Health Sciences Assistant Professor Brings New Public Health Research to College
Joy Scheidell wasn’t planning on a career in public health research when she set out to Florida Gulf Coast University. Her journey to a physical therapy major came to a...
UCF Podcast: Providing Quality Communication Disorders Training and Care
Debra Knox, director of UCF’s Communication Disorders Clinic, shares the growing need for speech language pathology professionals, the constantly evolving nature of the field and what it means to help...
UCF Health Sciences Faculty Jeanette Garcia’s Research Explores Sustainable Wellness for Children with ASD
The prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), a neurodevelopment disorder associated with a range of social communication impairments, restricted and repetitive behaviors, and other health issues, is on the rise...
Research Spotlight: Nancy McIntyre Finds New Pathways to Enhance Language and Literacy in Children and Adolescents with Autism
Nancy McIntyre, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, School of Communication Sciences and Disorders Nancy McIntyre, an assistant professor in the School of Communication Sciences and Disorders, leads the new Reading and Oral...
Researcher Spotlight: Jacqueline Towson Advances Early Literacy for Children Through Evidence-Based Practice Research
For nearly 15 years before coming to UCF, Jacqueline Towson served in the Georgia and Texas public school systems as a speech-language pathologist and an early childhood special education teacher; and later, as an administrator of those programs. As rewarding...
Post-Doctoral Scholar Advances Young Children’s Use of AAC
Ching-Yi Liao came to UCF after completing her doctoral degree in special education at Texas A&M University in College Station. She had the unique opportunity to join the College of...
UCF Researcher Aims to Preserve Astronauts’ Muscle Function in Space
Twenty years ago, landing people on Mars seemed like sci-fi, but with commercial spacecraft launching into space almost every month and NASA’s Mars Perseverance landing on the Red Planet last...
Researcher Spotlight: Keith Brazendale
Keith Brazendale, assistant professor in Health Sciences, studies obesity in children, particularly how daily “routine” and “structure” can impact healthy weight in kids. It’s a passion he always had but took time to realize. He started college as a finance and accounting major. Although he found success...
