CHPS News
Scholarship
CHPS Awards Over $50,000 in Scholarships to Knights
Over the Fall 2022 semester, the College of Health Professions and Sciences (CHPS) awarded scholarships totaling $53,900 to support students with their academic success. Each...
Social Work
Social Work Faculty and Alumni Share Research at National Conferences
Teams of School of Social Work faculty and alumni presented their research at two national conferences in November, sharing presentations that addressed the impacts of...
Social Work
The passion of a social worker; changing lives one case at a time
UCF Social Work alumni, Carina Espinal ’21 is a Family Case Manager at One Hope United, a private human service organization that works side-by-side with...
Dean's Office
CHPS Welcomes New Communications and Marketing Director Heather Lovett
The UCF College of Health Professions and Sciences welcomes Heather Lovett as the director of communications and marketing. Lovett will be responsible for developing and...
Physical Therapy
Mind over muscle: How to help those with Parkinson’s release the freeze
That’s how many of the approximately 30% to 67% of people with Parkinson’s disease describe the “freezing” symptoms they often experience—the occasional inability to initiate...
Dean's Office
How Diabetes Education Impacts Lives: A Q&A with UCF’s Suha Saleh
Dr. Saleh discusses her research on diabetic eye disease and her passion for educating. November is recognized as National Diabetes Awareness Month, and in this...
Social Work
UCF Survivor Link Training Program Inaugural Meeting
The UCF Survivor Link Training Program, which aims to train students in cases of domestic violence, held its first-ever meeting with its social work master’s students Wednesday...
Health Sciences
UCF Limbitless Solutions Students Win Awards at SBEC Biomedical Engineering Conference
Two health sciences students received first and third place at the Southern Biomedical Engineering Conference for presentations including newly published research for the hands-free wheelchair...
Dean's Office
CHPS Dean Christopher Ingersoll Awarded by CAATE for Contributions to AT Education and Accreditation
The athletic training accreditation entity, Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE), honored UCF College of Health Professions and Sciences Dean Christopher Ingersoll with...
Social Work
Reshawna Chapple Co-PI on a $5 Million Interdisciplinary Grant at UM
The Center for Disability Health and Wellness (CDHW) at the University of Michigan (U-M), has been awarded a five-year, $5 million grant dedicated to enhancing...
