CHPS News
Research
During Autism Awareness month, advocates highlight importance of police autism awareness training
Two years ago, Dawn Turnage’s 18-year-old son Justin walked away from a local pool and into a Best Buy at the Waterford Lakes Town Center,...
Research
UCF autism center overcomes language barrier to help Hispanic families
The University of Central Florida’s Center for Autism and Related Disabilities, a nonprofit that educates and trains families on how to care for loved ones diagnosed...
Athletic Training
Preceptor of the Month: April 2021
Jillian Sutton, Preceptor of the Month for April, stands with Andrew McIntosh, UCF MAT student. For the month of April 2021, we celebrate Jillian Sutton...
Physical Therapy
Longwood boy with rare disorder gets new ride for 4th birthday thanks to UCF program
WESH 2’s Matt Lupoli explains, thanks to some local engineering students, he’s getting around, and having fun doing I Matt: a kid and his very...
Physical Therapy
Incoming Physical Therapy Student Receives RAMP Fellowship
Juan Rodriguez, an incoming physical therapy student, has recently been granted the UCF Graduate RAMP Fellowship. The UCF Graduate RAMP Fellowship provides financial support to...
Social Work
UCF Alumna Sharon Dietsche Advocates for Policy Changes as a Practicing Social Worker
When Sharon Dietsche ’94 ‘97MSW first started her academic journey, she did not know that selecting social work as a major would eventually lead her...
Dean's Office
138 Faculty Promoted Across the University
UCF promoted 27 faculty members to professor this year. After going through a rigorous evaluation process, 138 UCF faculty have been promoted and 45 have...
Physical Therapy
DPT Students Increase Dissemination of Research Through Peer-Reviewed National Presentations
Students in the Doctor of Physical Therapy program have steadily increased the dissemination of their unique research that is completed as part of their requirements...
Scholarship
LIFE Scholarship Helps Ignite Student Involvement In Research Studying the Elderly
Need an extra $1,000 for school? If so, UCF’s Learning Institute for Elders might be able to help. The nonprofit organization established a new scholarship for undergraduate...
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Why Autism Awareness Alone Isn’t Enough
Autism acceptance is the goal for the UCF Center for Autism and Related Disabilities and the 16,000 individuals with autism spectrum disorders they work to...
