CHPS News
Health Sciences
Men and Violence: Shifting the Narrative, Tackling the Stereotypes
When we talk about men and violence, we often talk about large issues such as gun violence and violence against women. But we also need...
Communication Sciences and Disorders
UCF Student to Receive $5000 Scholarship at National Convention
Diana Abarca UCF graduate student Diana Abarca is one of three students nationwide selected to receive a $5,000 Minority Student Scholarship at the 2018 American...
Social Work
Social Work Takes National Prize for Work at Apopka Clinic
Helping an Underserved Community For the second year in a row, UCF’s School of Social Work’s Chapter of Phi Alpha Honor Society has been selected...
Physical Therapy
UCF Inducts Hanney into Scroll & Quill Society
UCF Faculty Excellence has inducted William Hanney, assistant professor of physical therapy, into the university’s prestigious Scroll & Quill Society. Hanney is one of 22...
Social Work
Suicide: A Topic We Need to Talk About
The panelists were (seated, left to right) Kim Gryglewicz, Julie Bilsky and Jim Whitworth, here with (standing, left to right) Bonnie Yegidis and Ana Leon....
Athletic Training
Preceptor of the Month: Rey Malave ’11
Congratulations, Rey Malave, for earning the UCF Athletic Training Program’s first Preceptor of the Month award! Malave (B.S. in athletic training ’11) is an athletic...
Health Sciences
UCF Student and National Guardsman Assists After Hurricane Michael
Blain Roberson, a UCF health sciences student, was recently called into duty by the National Guard to assist in emergency response efforts in Panama City...
Kinesiology
UCF Sports Scientist Says GPS Is Changing the Game
UCF Sports Science Director Michael Redd (Ph.D. in exercise science, ’18) recently visited the Fox 35 News studio in Orlando to describe his use of...
Athletic Training
Athletic Training Student Selected for State Leadership Position
Allison Newsome, a junior in UCF’s Athletic Training Program, was recently selected for the Athletic Trainers’ Association of Florida’s Student LEAPS Program for 2018-2019. Newsome...
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Health Literacy: An Epidemic of Misunderstanding
October is Health Literacy Month. Health literacy is the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and...
