CHPS News
Health Sciences
Health Sciences Students Showcase Research Proposals at Annual Symposium
As the semester draws to an end, Health Sciences students from five sections of the Applied Health Research Methodology class participated in an online symposium...
Physical Therapy
Orlando Health, UCF Partner to Provide Specialized Toy Cars for Kids with Limited Mobility
A team of therapists from the Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, along with a group from UCF’s Department of Physical Therapy, built specialized,...
Social Work
Reshawna Chapple Selected as Faculty Fellow for Inclusive Excellence
School of Social Work Associate Professor Reshawna Chapple has done much throughout her academic career to address inclusion and diversity among faculty and students. Chapple’s...
Kinesiology
Study: Using Technology-based Fall Risk Assessments for Older Adults
Falls in older adults are the leading cause of fatal injury, and the most common cause of nonfatal trauma-related hospital admission according to the Centers...
Kinesiology
Six Kinesiology Students Earn National Scholarships
Six Ph.D. students in the Division of Kinesiology have been awarded scholarships from the National Strength and Conditioning Association. David Boffey, Nick Clark, Kylie Harmon...
Health Sciences
Four CHPS Students are Members of the 2020-21 President’s Leadership Council
Four students from the College of Health Profession and Sciences join 31 other University of Central Florida students as members of the President’s Leadership Council....
Researcher Spotlight
Research Spotlight: Kim Gryglewicz Combats Suicide
Suicide is a growing health problem in the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, death by suicide rose by nearly...
Communication Sciences and Disorders
CSD Alumna Helps Stoneman Douglas Students Heal and Thrive
Rachel Archambault ’13 ’16 is a speech-language pathologist at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland. And while her goal was always to help improve...
Health Sciences
Health Sciences Student To Receive University Researcher Award
Congratulations to health sciences, pre-clinical track senior Alyssa Church, who was selected to receive the Distinguished Undergraduate Researcher Award (DURA) for the month of February...
Health Sciences
Health Sciences Graduate Continues Family Legacy in Healthcare
Growing up, Breon Clark always knew he wanted to go into the healthcare field. His mother and some of his aunts are nurses. Clark also...
