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Social Work

UCF Social Work Researchers Partner with Child Welfare Groups to Improve Outcomes for Foster Children

Written By: Camille Dolan '98 | February 28, 2020
Associate Professors Julie Steen and Chris Stewart in UCF’s School of Social Work are leading an evaluation of an effort by Embrace Families to strengthen...
Clinical Spotlight

New Program Teaches Students With Autism Spectrum Disorder How To Eat Healthy

Written By: CHPS Communications | February 27, 2020
Overweight and obesity are common conditions in the U.S. pediatric population, but children with autism spectrum disorder have a 41 percent greater chance of having...
Communication Sciences and Disorders

Communication Science and Disorders Alumna Says After Losing Her Voice She Wants to Help Students Find Their Passion For Helping Others

Written By: Camille Dolan '98 | February 26, 2020
Angel-Marie Carson, a Lake Mary speech-language pathologist and UCF alumna, has established Angel’s Gift, a scholarship for students in the School of Communication Sciences and...
Social Work

Students LEAD the Way Advocating for Change

Written By: School of Social Work | February 26, 2020
The annual Legislative Education and Advocacy Day (LEAD) is a legislative event hosted by the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) that brought 110 UCF...
Athletic Training

Athletic Training Student Wins Founders’ Award

Written By: Drexler B. James '13 | February 25, 2020
Danielle Scognamiglio, a senior athletic training student in the undergraduate program, has been selected as the 2020 College of Health Professions and Sciences Undergraduate Student...
Athletic Training

Bill Sanders Named UCF Athletic Training Preceptor of the Month for February 2020

Written By: Kim MacLennan | February 25, 2020
The student athletic trainers who get the opportunity to work with Bill Sanders have nothing but positive things to say about him. Encouraging. Energetic. Patient....
Clinical Spotlight

Social Work Professor Helps Show Efficacy of Service Dogs for Veterans with PTSD

Written By: Mikita Nayee | February 21, 2020
James Whitworth, Ph.D., LCSW with his dog, Cowgirl, who is definitely not a service dog. James Whitworth, associate professor in the School of Social Work,...
Communication Sciences and Disorders

UCF Hosts 2 CSD Students from Belgium

Written By: CHPS Communications | February 17, 2020
The UCF School of Communication Sciences and Disorders has welcomed two international undergraduate students from Belgium for a six-week externship. The program is part of...
Communication Sciences and Disorders

Rosa-Lugo Recognized for Excellence In Diversity

Written By: CHPS Communications | February 17, 2020
Linda Rosa-Lugo, CSD associate professor and associate dean of Faculty Excellence, Graduate, and Global Affairs for the UCF College of Health Professions and Sciences, has...
Physical Therapy

UCF DPT Faculty Appointed to Multiple PT Specialty Board Positions

Written By: CHPS Communications | February 14, 2020
Three UCF Doctor of Physical Therapy Program faculty members representing three different board specialty areas of physical therapy are headed to Denver, Colorado February 11-15...

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