CHPS News
Social Work
A Different Touch: Virtual Reality Improves Social Work Education
Future social work students at UCF may find a new tool incorporated into the curriculum – virtual reality simulation. Jasmine Haynes, a graduate student in...
Health Sciences
UCF Online Course Uses ‘Harry Potter’ Potions Theme To Teach Pharmacology
A faculty member in the Department of Health Sciences has taken the idea of magic in the classroom to a whole new level, theming her...
Athletic Training
Preceptor of the Month for September 2019!
Congratulations to Jason Torres, recipient of the September 2019 UCF Athletic Training Program Preceptor of the Month award. As a student in the program, Torres...
Physical Therapy
Donation Helps Go Baby Go! Go Far
Thanks to Variety – The Children’s Charity of Florida, children like Evan will have a better quality of life through increased mobility. Shortly after Evan...
Kinesiology
New Kinesiology Scholarship Honors Strength and Conditioning Coach
Who was Jeffrey D. Law? With his right hand extended, the stranger with a dimpled smile would frequently introduce himself with the following salutation: “Jeffrey...
Kinesiology
Alina Swafford publishes M.S. thesis manuscript
Alina Swafford, a graduate of the M.S. in Kinesiology program, recently had her thesis manuscript accepted by the European Journal of Applied Physiology. The title...
Physical Therapy
Kylie Harmon publishes manuscript in Physiological Measurement
2nd year PhD student Kylie Harmon recently had a paper accepted in Physiological Measurement. The title of the paper is “Is the motor unit mean...
Social Work
CHPS Students Learn about LGBTQ+ Communities in Thailand
Ketia Valcourt has always dreamed of traveling outside of Florida since her last semester as a sophomore at Miami Dade College. She held on to...
Dean's Office
College Welcomes New Faculty for 2019-20 Academic Year
The College of Health Professions and Sciences is pleased to welcome a number of new faculty members this fall, including those who attended the college’s...
Kinesiology
Internationally Known Martial Artist to Teach Brazilian Jiu-jitsu this Fall
Class Name PEM 2402, Beginning Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and PEM 2403, Intermediate Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Instructor Ricardo Libório, an internationally known martial artist, co-founder of American Top Team...