News: Social Work
Research Identifies Student Pathways to Academic Success
Research underway by Center for Higher Education Innovation (CHEI) fellows is producing key insights into how to help students with adversity in their backgrounds find academic success. The Life Happens project is led by...
Graduation Spotlight: Kamryn Fuqua, Social Work
Meet Kamryn Fuqua. She saw her peers at her high school have struggles that prompted the addition of a school social worker her senior year. Megan, the social worker, was...
Social Work Researcher Uses GIS to Map Neighborhood Impact on Mental Health and Access to Care
Kenan Sualp ‘15MSW, ‘21PhD is a very familiar face in the classroom. He’s been teaching social work classes at UCF for eight years, earning two graduate degrees and serving as...
Social Work Researcher Examines Intimate Partner Violence and Economic Empowerment
Assistant Professor Hsiu-Fen Lin joined the College of Health Professions and Sciences this fall in the School of Social Work and is a member of UCF’s Violence Against Women (VAW)...
Research Roundup: Recent Publications By CHPS Faculty Spring 2023
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...
Advocacy and Authenticity: Social Work Grad Recruits Top Talent
Alumna Paola Luigi ’18 ’21MSW shares how her Puerto Rican heritage and studies at UCF shaped a career that centers around growing young professionals. A native of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, alumna Paola...
Social Work Researcher Seeks to Support Youth Mental Health in Cross-Cultural Settings
Assistant Professor Shuang Lu has crossed continents to conduct her research, studying the mental health of youth in disadvantaged families with a goal of improving community-based services. Lu, who joined...
New UCF Project Works to Help Keep Victims of Intimate Partner Violence Safe
The goal is to create a screening tool that can be used by student health services and beyond, including in college athletic training settings or in college counseling centers. Researchers...
UCF Researchers Pave the Way to Better Understand and Treat PTSD
In honor of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Month, here are an efforts focused on helping those affected by this condition. June is Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Awareness Month, which aims...
Four CHPS Alumni Honored Among UCF’s 30 Under 30
Four alumni from the College of Health Professions and Sciences have been recognized as 30 Under 30 Alumni Award recipients. Included in the Class of 2023 are: Atiyah Appline ’20, ‘22MPA, Emily...
