CHPS News
Center for Autism and Related Disabilities
New Endowed Scholarship Provides Support for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder
A new endowed scholarship at the UCF Center for Autism and Related Disabilities (CARD) will help ease some of the financial burden for UCF students with autism spectrum disorder and their families. ...
Communication Sciences and Disorders
A Career that Speaks Volumes: Celebrating Rosa-Lugo’s Contributions to UCF CSD
Linda I. Rosa-Lugo is retiring in January 2022 after nearly three decades with the University of Central Florida. While this marks the close of an...
Health Sciences
Undergraduate Health Sciences Students Showcase Research Proposals at Symposium
Students enrolled in HSC4730 Applied Health Research Methods presented their research project proposals to faculty judges during the Department of Health Sciences Fall 2021 Research...
Athletic Training
Working from the Sidelines: AT Student Shares Experiences Working with a High School Football Team
Rebecca Kleckner may not wear a football jersey on Friday nights, but in her role as an athletic training student with the Windermere High School football team, she helps ensure the team’s success by helping the players...
Staff Spotlights
Farran Earns Certification to Further Enhance Advising Services for Kinesiology Students
Jennifer Farran, EdD Jennifer Farran, an academic advisor for the School of Kinesiology and Physical Therapy, is the first CHPS’ staff member to complete all...
Staff Spotlights
Staff Spotlight – Moises Melendez
Every day, Moises Melendez makes undergraduate students’ academic journey easier in the Division of Kinesiology. From advising students on the next class they should take, to speaking...
Kinesiology
Gidusko Honored as Campus Partner of the Game
Lana Gidusko, an academic support coordinator in the School of Kinesiology and Physical Therapy, was honored at the UCF vs. USF football game last week...
Kinesiology
Research in 60 Seconds: Using Strength Training to Improve Aging
Kylie Harmon’s research explores the benefits of strength training for living a longer, healthier and happier life. Whether it’s solving the world’s biggest problems or...
Physical Therapy
Staff Spotlight – Liana Perez-Hernandez
When patients enter the UCF Physical Therapy Clinic, Liana Perez-Hernandez is the first smiling face they see. As the medical secretary for the public-facing clinic, she makes sure things run...
Researcher Spotlight
Researcher Spotlight: Jacqueline Towson Advances Early Literacy for Children Through Evidence-Based Practice Research
For nearly 15 years before coming to UCF, Jacqueline Towson served in the Georgia and Texas public school systems as a speech-language pathologist and an early childhood special education teacher; and later, as an...