CHPS News
Kinesiology
Graduate Kinesiology Student Gets Strength from Law Scholarship
Maxine Furtado is the first recipient of the Jeffrey D. Law Memorial Scholarship for students in the kinesiology M.S. program. Recently, she was able to...
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Sign of the Times: Deaf Instructor Teaches Sign Language Online
About half a million people in the United States know American Sign Language, but Bill Cooper, UCF’s only ASL instructor, is changing that – 250 students at a time. Cooper, who...
Health Sciences
New Research Focused on Healthy Eating Habits in Those with Autism Receives Grant from Sprouts Farmers Market
At left, Jennifer Wolf, UCF Associate Director of Development for CHPS, accepts a check from Andrew Linehan, manager for Sprouts Farmers Market. Jeanette Garcia, an assistant professor...
Social Work
UCF professor Kim Gryglewicz is committed to making a difference
A UCF professor said she was motivated to find her calling after a dark period in her family. Kim Gryglewicz lost her first cousin, who...
Kinesiology
Online Jiu Jitsu Teaches Important Lesson for Students Grappling with the Pandemic
When Antonio “Ricardo” Liborio, a world-champion Brazilian jiu-jitsu sixth-degree black belt, introduced the sport to the University of Central Florida in 2018, his goal was...
Physical Therapy
New Course Teaches Physical Therapy Students the Science of Pain
To better address the growing opioid epidemic and evidence of the important role that physical therapists play in caring for patients with pain, UCF’s physical...
Social Work
UCF Study Will Look at Transitional Housing Effectiveness for Survivors of Domestic Violence
Housing programs can serve as a lifeline for domestic violence survivors and their children – providing them with vital resources to leave abusive relationships and...
Health Sciences
Health Sciences Students Earn Scholarship from UCF Honors Program for Outstanding Thesis
Three health sciences students, Elise Arnold, Safia Centner and Serina Rayan, recently earned distinction from the Honors Undergraduate Thesis Program for their research projects. Arnold’s...
Communication Disorders Clinic
Communicating Momentum: Communication Disorders Clinic Serves Patients During Pandemic
The Communication Disorders Clinic, located in Research Park on the campus of the University of Central Florida, is operating differently than it did pre-pandemic, but its commitment...
Communication Sciences and Disorders
First Recipient of the Mike Murray Scholarship Shares Perspective of Focusing On Abilities
Danielle Schwam, a graduate student in the School of Communication Sciences and Disorders, is the first recipient of the Mike Murray Make A Difference Scholarship,...
