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Physical Therapy
Sarah Kollas Earns Neurologic Board Specialty Certification
DPT Sarah Kollas is the University of Central Florida and Orlando Health Neurologic Residency Program’s sixth resident, recently earning the designation of American Board of...
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Ninth Judicial Circuit’s ‘Turning Pages’ program developing youth literacy
The 12-week intensive program is in the Ninth Judicial Circuit in partnership with UCF’s Communication Disorders Clinic and AMIKids. Carrie Loughran, a clinical instructor who created a program called iREAD,...
Social Work
Commentary: For veterans with PTSD, a measure of independence
When the first debate between Presidents Biden and Trump was scheduled for June 27, the likelihood of overshadowing interest in National PTSD Awareness Day, which...
Research
Sound Solutions: Building Smarter Hearing Systems
A new UCF researcher is revolutionizing hearing aid technology and developing innovative clinical tools that better diagnose and treat patients with speech and hearing challenges.
Dean's Office
College of Health Professions and Sciences Co-Hosts Healthcare Education Summit
Academia and healthcare leaders convened at UCF on May 23 for a regional summit designed to improve collaboration and develop new strategies for ensuring the...
Innovation Center
UCF Students Earn Fellowships To Advance Huntington Disease Research
Three UCF undergraduates will spend their summer doing cutting-edge Huntington disease (HD) research after earning prestigious fellowships from the Huntington’s Disease Society of America. The...
Social Work
Focus on Gerontology: Managing the Aging Baby Boomers
The aging baby boomer population is reaching critical mass. In 2020, according to the Census Bureau, that group numbered some 73 million—the second-largest segment of...
Communication Disorders Clinic
3 million NIH grant awarded for improving child communication outcomes
A fruitful collaboration between Cathy Binger, a professor at UNM’s Speech & Hearing Sciences, and Jennifer Kent-Walsh, founder and professor at the University of Central...
Social Work
Orlando’s LGBTQ community to get more mental health help from new nonprofit
Joseph Sivoli, 54, knows firsthand how difficult it can be to navigate Central Florida’s mental health system. As a gay man who grew up in...
Student Spotlight
Graduation Spotlight: Riley Hogge, Physical Therapy
Meet Riley Hogge. After graduating from USF, she knew she wanted to pursue a Doctor of Physical Therapy and, eventually, become a physical therapist. During...
