CHPS News
Health Sciences
UCF Health Sciences Researcher Embraces Florida as Her Living Lab
Qianxia Jiang arrived at UCF’s Department of Health Sciences earlier this year as a researcher, teacher and optimist. With her interest in the environmental influences...
Communication Sciences and Disorders
How Kaitlyn Shrum ’08 ’11MA Built Her Dream Career the Second Time Around
Kaitlyn Shrum, owner and founder of Southern Speech and Myo in Neptune Beach, holds a Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech-Language and Hearing...
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Knight Life @UCFCHPS Spotlights iREAD Reading Program
Stephanie Roque, a graduate student in the School of Communication Sciences and Disorders, is helping young readers discover a new love for learning through her...
Physical Therapy
Changing How we Care for People with Dementia
You can hear the emotion in Nicole “Nicki” Dawson’s voice when she talks about her early work as a physical therapist working with patients with...
Kinesiology
Kinesiology Student Receives Distinguished Student Award from UCF Alumni
The College of Health Professions and Sciences very own Brooke Johnson was awarded the Distinguished Student Award at the 2024 Shining Knights Alumni Awards. Johnson,...
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Students Use AI to Improve Health Literacy
Anyone who has ever walked out of a doctor’s office feeling confused or overwhelmed will appreciate the work Professor Richard Zraick is doing to make...
Communication Disorders Clinic
National Student Speech Language and Hearing Association team up with Lions Club for global hearing needs
UCF’s National Student Speech Language and Hearing Association collaborated with Lions District 35-O to sort hearing aids Saturday at the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office. Dr. Janel...
Center for Autism and Related Disabilities
Vroom! Center for Autism and Related Disabilities Offers Driving School for Teens
Learning how to drive can be a stressful venture and a collaboration between the UCF Center for Autism and Related Disabilities (CARD) and The Neuro...
Dean's Office
UCF Honored Nationally for Interprofessional Health Education Excellence
UCF’s Academic Health Sciences Center is recognized by the Association of Schools Advancing Health Professions, which focuses on critical issues affecting health professions.
Communication Sciences and Disorders
How a Student’s Cancer Diagnosis Spurred Her Work on Cochlear Implant Patient Education
A graduate student at the University of Central Florida, La Scala explains how her personal medical journey inspired her to study health literacy. Her work,...
