CHPS News
Physical Therapy
UCF Physical Therapy Program Rises to Highest Ranking in History
The Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program in the UCF College of Health Professions and Sciences has achieved its highest ranking in program history, earning...
Communication Sciences and Disorders
UCF Speech-Language Pathology Program Reaches Rankings High
The speech-language pathology graduate program in the UCF School of Communication Sciences and Disorders has achieved its highest ranking in program history, earning a tie...
Social Work
UCF Research to Help Inform Statewide Efforts to Stop Domestic Violence and Improve Care for Survivors
Interdisciplinary researchers from UCF’s Violence Against Women faculty cluster are evaluating the state’s domestic violence resources to help make a safer Florida. Florida is turning...
Scholarship
Theriot Family Establishes Endowed Scholarship to Empower Future Health Leaders
A commitment to leadership, service and student success is taking on new meaning in the College of Health Professions and Sciences (CHPS) through the creation...
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Say what? Hearing loss has a direct relation to dementia, experts say
Listen up: Even if hearing aids don’t get enough respect to be included in most health insurance coverage like eyeglasses do, geriatricians and audiologists agree they are a key...
Physical Therapy
Residency Mentors Present at National Physical Therapy Conference
UCF and Orlando Health Residency Mentors Lauren Porteous and Logan Brown presented at the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) Combined Sections Meeting in Anaheim, California,...
Communication Sciences and Disorders
9 UCF Experts Inducted to National Academies of Practice
Faculty members from UCF’s Colleges of Health Professions and Sciences and Nursing are now recognized as distinguished fellows, honored for their dedication to interprofessional research...
Student Spotlight
Five College of Health Professions and Sciences Students Receive Top UCF Honor
Five students from the College of Health Professions and Sciences (CHPS) have been named to the Class of 2026 Order of Pegasus. This award is the highest...
Physical Therapy
Beato Elected as New Chair of American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties Commission
Clinical Associate Professor and Neurologic Residency Director Morris “Rick” Beato was inaugurated as the new Chair of the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties (ABPTS)...
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Dementia or normal aging? Here’s how to tell the difference
Will your heart outlast your mind? Chances are growing that it will. Dementia, a decline that interferes with the activities of daily living, isn’t a...
