News: DEI
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 by the University of Panama’s...
CHPS Students Learn about LGBTQ+ Communities in Thailand
Ketia Valcourt has always dreamed of traveling outside of Florida since her last semester as a sophomore at Miami Dade College. She held on to that dream when she transferred...
Internationally Known Martial Artist to Teach Brazilian Jiu-jitsu this Fall
Class Name PEM 2402, Beginning Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and PEM 2403, Intermediate Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Instructor Ricardo Libório, an internationally known martial artist, co-founder of American Top Team and Brazilian Top Team and...
The UCF School of Social Work’s Impact on International Treaties
Seven representatives from India’s judiciary, education, and counseling fields recently visited UCF’s School of Social Work to better understand the processes by which our students are taught about domestic violence...
Fulbright Scholar from Bulgaria Visits School of Social Work
Maya Tcholakova, Ph.D., is a Fulbright Visiting Scholar from Bulgaria who recently wrapped up a semester-long research appointment in the School of Social Work. Tcholakova was exploring the perspective of...
Brazilian Government Sponsors Visiting Educator
Cátia Crivelenti de Figueiredo Walter, Ph.D., an educator from the State University of Rio de Janeiro and the graduate program in education, is studying augmentative and alternative communication devices with...
Belgium Students Complete Externship at Aphasia House
Fiebe Cuvelier and Maud De Craemer are two students visiting from VIVES University in Belgium for a six-week externship program in the School of Communications Sciences and Disorders. The students...
Health Sciences Students Present Research, Serve Community in Jamaica
Nineteen students accompanied Danielle Webster, an associate lecturer in the Department of Health Sciences, on an unique academic and altruistic venture to Jamaica in November. Webster’s students attended the seventh...
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 a diversity supplement grant under...
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 work in developing clinical study...