CHPS News
Health Sciences
Assistant Professor Recognized, Will Take Students to His Hometown of Panama for Study Abroad Trip
Recently, Humberto López Castillo, an assistant professor in the Department of Health Sciences, received the Order of Paula Solís de Huerta, the highest award granted...
Global Health Management & Informatics
Aging-in-Community Research Shares Lessons Learned in Policy and Program Planning
Professor Su-I Hou will be at the Gerontological Society of America Conference in Austin, Texas on November 15 to discuss aging-in-community research. A comparative case...
Physical Therapy
Think Big Muscles are the Key to Better Movement in Older Adults? Not so Fast!
Slowing down may not just be an aging thing. Quite literally, walking slower could be an indicator of health problems in your golden years, even...
Athletic Training
Patrick O’Donnell III Named UCF Athletic Training Preceptor of the Month for October 2019
Patrick O’Donnell III, graduate assistant athletic trainer for UCF Athletics, receives great reviews from the students he teaches as a preceptor with the UCF Athletic...
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Communication Sciences and Disorders Professor Honored With Luminary Award
Martine Vanryckeghem was honored this week as a recipient of the Luminary Award, an award given to UCF faculty who are making an impact on...
Social Work
Social Work Breast Cancer Researcher Pushes for A Better Understanding of the Needs of Women and Survivors
Mary Ann Burg, professor in the School of Social Work and a cancer researcher and advocate, has been involved in cancer research since her first...
Global Health Management & Informatics
Health Administration Internship Offers Access to Executive-Level Leadership
William Poole ’18, who is a graduate student in the Master of Health Administration program, worked with the chief nursing officer at Orlando Health’s Orlando...
Global Health Management & Informatics
Software Systems Support Financially-Strained Rural Clinics, Gain Copyrights
Varadraj Gurupur is an associate professor of health management and informatics and faculty lead on these software projects. Small clinics across the country are closing,...
Physical Therapy
Matt Stock, Ryan Girts, and Kylie Harmon visit UAB and Auburn University!
The week of October 7th, Matt Stock and PhD students Ryan Girts and Kylie Harmon visited the state of Alabama. While there they attended the...
Physical Therapy
Go Baby Go Chapters Set Goal of 30,000 Assistive Toy Cars Per Year
They came from across the country, but they were united in their mission to help handicapped children and adults improve their lives through better mobility....