CHPS News
Social Work
Social Work Experts Discuss Importance of Mental Health Awareness, Education
A rising concern in recent years is the number of people who deal with mental illness. Nearly one in five adults in the United States...
Health Management and Informatics
Addiction Treatment Gap Is Driving A Black Market For Suboxone
Daryl has used heroin and prescription painkillers for more than a decade. Almost four years ago he became one of more than 200 people who...
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Award-winning Technology Gives Nonverbal Children a Voice
UCF researcher Oliver Wendt recently received an inaugural GAIN Award for technology that teaches communication and social skills to individuals with severe autism or developmental...
Health Management and Informatics
Stand Alone ERs Popping Up in Your Neighborhood
STAND ALONE ER’s COMING TO YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD: Stand Alone ER’s are popping up everywhere and they’re equipped to do everything a hospital ER can do....
Physical Therapy
Don’t Be Such a Slouch. Your Neck and Back Will Thank You Later
The American Chronic Pain Association dubs September as Pain Awareness Month. While habits like slouching, knuckle-cracking and constant phone usage might not affect students’ bodies...
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Aphasia Club Creates a Family
To the members of UCF’s Aphasia House’s Friday Only Club, the therapeutic meetings are more than a way to improve their reading and speaking skills....
Health Management and Informatics
There’s An Illegal Market For An Opioid Addiction Medication. Is That Such A Bad Thing?
Daryl and Anne injected Suboxone, a brand name addiction medication, to stay away from illicit drugs such as heroin and fentanyl.
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...
