CHPS News
Communication Sciences and Disorders
30 UNDER 30 CLASS OF 2021 Celebrating UCF’s exemplary young alumni.
These accomplished graduates were chosen for their great professional success, commitment to helping others and track record of giving back to UCF and their local community.
Social Work
Staying Connected in a Virtual World as a Graduate Student
The UCF School of Social Work’s Center for Behavioral Health Research and Training (CBHRT) spotlights Research Assistants (RA) and Graduate Research Assistants (GRA) each month...
Health Sciences
Health Sciences Students Compete in Undergraduate Research Symposium
Ten groups of health science students across five sections in Applied Health Research Methodology recently gathered online to present their final project – a research...
Physical Therapy
DPT Faculty, Students and Alumni Serve in Multiple Leadership Positions at National and State Level
UCF DPT faculty, students and alumni are committed to advancing the profession of physical therapy and how future PTs are trained. Several representatives from the...
Dean's Office
Staff Spotlight – Aaron Maldonado, Administrative Assistant I, Dean’s Office
Aaron Maldonado works in the Dean’s office as an administrative assistant for the College of Health Professions and Sciences. He works closely with the students ...
Health Sciences
Health Sciences Student Leads the Development of COVID-19 App for the Homeless
Tori Lynn, a student in the Department of Health Sciences, has co-founded an app to help the homeless stay up-to-date on news about COVID-19. Lynn,...
Kinesiology
Kinesiology Graduate Students Receive Graduate Dean’s Fellowship
Two incoming Ph.D. students in Exercise Physiology, Trevor Dufner and Jessica Moon, have been awarded the UCF Graduate Dean’s Fellowship. The UCF Graduate Dean’s Fellowship...
Physical Therapy
COVID-19 pandemic takes toll on mental health, even in those who do not get virus
The COVID-19 pandemic’s ripple effects have been varied and wide-reaching, including when it comes to mental health.
Physical Therapy
UCF program Go Baby Go helps special-needs children get mobile
For the first time, the University of Central Florida challenged engineering students to get creative, forming teams to craft a new device — a modified ride-on...
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,...
