CHPS News
Kinesiology
UCF Athletics, Kinesiology Program Team Up for Student-Athletes’ Well-Being
Athletics Director Danny White (left) and Interim Dean Jeffrey Stout UCF Athletics and the university’s new School of Kinesiology and Physical Therapy are partnering to...
Health Sciences
Autistic kids blossom after taking judo classes through UCF program
Structure, discipline and confidence are proving to be worthy opponents in the battle against autism. Shinjiro Sasaki, a fourth-degree black belt in judo, is perhaps...
Dean's Office
New College Welcomes New Faculty
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...
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Students Experience Pura Vida in Costa Rica
Five graduate students in the School of Communication Sciences and Disorders recently returned from a study-abroad trip to the Republic of Costa Rica during the...
Social Work
Alumni Spotlight: Kristen Buckley Crane ’10 ’12
Twenty. That’s the number of United States armed forces veterans who die each day by suicide. It’s that number that keeps Kristen Crane ’10 ‘12...
Health Sciences
Florida Center for Nursing Publishes New Reports
The Florida Center for Nursing at the University of Central Florida has published the results of its 2017 survey data in four research reports: three...
Social Work
UCF Expert Inspires Talk, Dispels Myths About Sexuality
When Tameca Harris-Jackson was a freshman at Old Dominion University in Virginia, one of her dormitory mates came bursting into her room, crying inconsolably. “She...
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Student Wins Competitive $1,000 UCF Scholarship
Niki Loy, a senior communication sciences and disorders student, was selected as a recipient of UCF’s What’s Next: Integrative-Learning Scholarship for the fall semester. The...
Dean's Office
Meet the New CHPS Interim Dean
He’s raised two children who are international judo champions, helped NASCAR pit crews get stronger and faster, and has taught senior citizens how to get...
Dean's Office
A Fond Farewell
Interim Dean José Fernández will step down Aug. 7 from his yearlong role of leading the academic reorganization of the College of Health and Public...
