CHPS News
Research
James Receives Two-Year NIH Grant for Independent Research
Brittny James, a research associate in the CHPS Office of Research, has been awarded a two-year, $139,343 National Institutes of Health grant. The award is...
Physical Therapy
Lake Highland Prep Students Impact Lives by Upgrading Toy Cars
Students from the robotics program at Lake Highland Preparatory School cheered on toddlers who were testing out their new toy vehicles, but these were not...
Physical Therapy
Clinic for Apopka Farmworkers Gets Boost from Florida Blue Grant
Since 2016, a group of UCF volunteers has been hosting a free clinic in Apopka four times a year to provide care to uninsured farmworkers...
Communication Disorders Clinic
Children With Disabilities Receive Specially Adapted Toys
On Saturday, two dozen children with physical disabilities celebrated the holiday season by receiving specially-adapted toys. The children and their families received the toys at...
Athletic Training
Preceptor of the Month: Stephanie Lennon
Congratulations, Stephanie Lennon, for earning the UCF Athletic Training Program’s Preceptor of the Month award for November! Lennon is head athletic trainer for Oak Ridge...
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Rosa-Lugo Honored for Developing Clinical Study Abroad Programs
UCF Board of Trustees members and President Dale Whittaker recently honored Linda I. Rosa Lugo, associate professor of communication sciences and disorders, for her trailblazing...
Athletic Training
Athletic Training Students Give Back, Gain Skills With Community Partners
First-year students in UCF’s Athletic Training Program take a clinical skills class where they learn functional knowledge of human anatomy, advanced taping and bracing skills, and clinical assessment of...
Dean's Office
Seven CHPS Students Serve on 2018-19 President’s Leadership Council
The 2018-19 President’s Leadership Council, a delegation of students selected based upon their excellence in leadership, scholarship and service to the university, is composed of...
Physical Therapy
Elementary School Students Help Build Tiny Cars for Children With Limited Mobility
Beep! Beep! Orlando Health, UCF Go Baby Go!, and Orange Center Elementary STEM Magnet Program students recently formed an automotive assembly line to adapt motorized...
Health Sciences
Health Sciences Places High Priority on Undergraduate Research
The Department of Health Sciences works tirelessly to ensure that its 4,000 undergraduate students are actively engaged in their education at UCF. “We are really...