News: Social Work
Social Work Student’s Perseverance Honored with Invincible Knights Scholarship
A big obstacle for many students who want to pursue a master’s degree is the cost. The College of Health Professions and Sciences (CHPS) understands the importance of furthering one’s...
Honoring the First Black Woman Hired as Faculty at UCF
Since her death in 2007, UCF continues to honor the late Cheryl Evans Green and her impact on the local community and social work students. Forty-four years ago, Cheryl Evans...
Research Roundup: Recent Publications By CHPS Faculty Fall 2021
Our faculty pursue big ideas and share what they learn by publishing their research to advance scientific discovery. As part of an institution designated as “very high” research activity by...
Social Work Faculty, Students and Alumni Present at Society for Social Work and Research Annual Conference
On January 12-16, teams of UCF School of Social Work faculty, students, alumni and other social work professionals will be presenting at the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR)...
Students Serve as Community Health Ambassadors in a New Course Aimed to Improve Health Outcomes in the Community
A new service-learning, interdisciplinary health improvement course provides students in all CHPS majors with hands-on experience working to address public health problems within the local Central Florida community. The new course, IHS 4950 – Interdisciplinary Projects...
Behind the Masks: Stories from Alumni and Students on the COVID Frontline
Every year, thousands of UCF grads walk off a stage with bulbs flashing and brimming with excitement as they begin the next chapter of their lives. Thanks to the global...
Professor Kim Anderson Explains “Missing White Woman Syndrome”
UCF Social Work Professor Kim Anderson spoke to News13 on the research pertaining to “missing white woman syndrome,” a concept that refers to the disproportionate media coverage of how missing/murdered upper-class...
Genius Foundation Awards $300,000 To UCF Interdisciplinary Health Research
Eight interdisciplinary faculty research projects — on health topics including pain management, improving provider-patient communication, and intimate partner violence — have received about $300,000 in grant funding through a new...
School of Social Work’s CBHRT: Fueling Scientific Collaboration and Expanding Professional Expertise
The Center for Behavioral Health Research and Training (CBHRT) was established in 2017 and is the first of its kind in the School of Social Work. The CBHRT serves a unique purpose to link practitioners...
Listen In: Abuse Hurts At Every Age. UCF’s Bethany Backes Talks Domestic Violence In 50 Plus Women During The Pandemic
A new study out of UCF paints a picture of the abuse women 50 and up have faced over the past year. More than 40 percent of the women surveyed in...
