CHPS News
Health Sciences
First-gen Immigrant Reflects on Contributions to Local Community Before Graduation
With dreams of becoming a doctor who cares for underserved populations, Victoria Orindas shares her reason for helping people who are homeless.
Health Sciences
UCF Faculty Combines Harry Potter with Pharmacology Course to Improve Student Outcomes
By incorporating magical themes into her lessons, a UCF health sciences lecturer has seen a boost in students’ grades — and is even helping other...
Social Work
Social Work Track Doctoral Candidate Khalilah Louis Caines Awarded FICW Fellowship
Khalilah Louis Caines, LCSW is earning her Ph.D. in Public Affairs within the social work track and has recently been awarded $5,000 for a 2022-2023...
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Turning Negatives into Positives: How a Student Took Experiences from Mother’s Diagnosis to Find Future Career
Tori Currier, a fourth semester student in the Communication Sciences and Disorders master’s degree program, knows what it’s like to go through hard times when...
Social Work
Forbes Advisor Lists UCF Social Work as One of the Best Online MSW Programs
UCF School of Social Work’s Online Master of Social Work (MSW) program has been ranked among the best online programs of 2022 by Forbes Advisor....
Athletic Training
Kristen Schellhase Inducted into 2022 Athletic Trainers’ Association of Florida Hall of Fame
(pictured left) Kristen Schellhase and (right) Elaine Judy Kristen Schellhase, program director for UCF Athletic Training Program, was inducted into the Athletic Trainers’ Association of...
Kinesiology
Fukuda Wins Educator of the Year
David Fukuda, an associate professor and Division of Kinesiology chair, is the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) Educator of the Year for 2022. Fukuda...
Communication Disorders Clinic
Summer Program at UCF Communication Disorders Clinic Helps Kids Read
UCF summer reading program for kids, iREAD, completed its four-week course earlier this month. It was the second year that the UCF Communication Disorders Clinic...
Communication Sciences and Disorders
The Performing Arts at UCF Empowers Community Members Living with Aphasia
June is Aphasia Awareness Month, which recognizes the more than 2 million people living with the condition that impacts their ability to communicate. A partnership...
Social Work
BSW Student Jack Jordan Receives onePULSE Foundation 49 Legacy Scholarship
Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) student, Jack Jordan has been awarded one of the 49 Legacy Scholarships established by the onePULSE Foundation for the Fall...
