CHPS News
Student Spotlight
Student Spotlight: Ian and Chelsie Lucas
For twins Ian and Chelsie Lucas, attending UCF was a dream come true. “UCF was our number one choice. We loved the location, the diversity,...
Physical Therapy
UCF Researchers Receive $600K Grant to Develop Intelligent Assistive Robotics
The robots can help adults with upper extremity disabilities to perform essential tasks like eating and grooming.
Social Work
Knight Life @UCFCHPS Spotlights Survivor Link Program
Each year, intimate partner violence affects more than 12 million people, according to the National Domestic Violence Hotline. Social work graduate student Lana Kiswani is...
Physical Therapy
5th Annual IEPRS Conference Returns to Move Molecules with Students and Experts Worldwide
The School of Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Sciences held its 5th annual Institute of Exercise Physiology and Rehabilitation Science conference on Feb. 7- 8. The highly...
Scholarship
Discovering What Is Rarely Spoken
As she prepares to retire, a new endowed scholarship from Martine Vanryckeghem is ensuring future generations of fluency disorder specialists continue the life-changing conversations she...
Student Spotlight
Student Spotlight: Mia and Rhea Griffin
For Orlando twins, Mia and Rhea Griffin, attending UCF was an easy decision. “We chose to attend UCF because it was close to home, but...
Health Sciences
Knight Life @UCFCHPS Spotlights Community Health Ambassadors Program
Health Sciences senior Ashley Hernandez is pursuing her dream of going to medical school while participating in the Community Health Ambassadors Program. This interdisciplinary initiative...
Physical Therapy
New UCF, Orlando Health Physical Therapy Residency Program Aims to Improve Women’s Health
The program, which is the second in Florida and one of only 22 in the country, provides training related to pelvic floor therapy, pelvic and...
Communication Sciences and Disorders
UCF Awarded $1.25M to Prepare Special Educators, Speech-language Pathologists in Autism
For two decades, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) has provided funding to prepare UCF graduate students to serve the growing number of children diagnosed...
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Graduation Spotlight: Ashlei McGhee, Communication Sciences and Disorders
Meet Ashlei McGhee. Despite doctors bestowing grim expectations on her chances of communicating or attending college due to medical complications at birth, Ashlei stands as...
