CHPS News
Health Sciences
UCF Healthcare Students Use Immersive Simulation to Learn from Fatal Burn Case
At the Rehabilitation Innovation Center, students are learning through a case study of a 22-year-old man who suffered fatal burn injuries and kidney failure. Using...
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Speech Struggle: What Causes Stuttering?
More than 80 million people worldwide stutter and in the United States, over three million Americans stutter. Approximately 5% of all children go through a...
Physical Therapy
UCF Creates Free Resiliency Resources for Healthcare Workers, Students Worldwide
Burnout among healthcare providers is at an all-time high. In 2022, 46% of health workers reported feeling burned out often or very often, up from...
Communication Disorders Clinic
More Than Words: How Literacy Builds Confidence and Tools Against Bullying
When we think of literacy, most of us picture the moment a child sounds our their first book or proudly brings home a spelling test....
Social Work
Knight Life @UCFCHPS Spotlights Social Work Course in Taiwan
Senior Danika Tinana is studying social work and clinical psychology and has used her time at UCF to immerse herself in different experiences, both locally...
Communication Sciences and Disorders
38 UCF Students Gain Global Experience, Make an Impact Through Distinguished Gilman Scholarship
From researching transportation systems and studying efficient ways to improve the healthcare system to examining the psychology of art, a prestigious group of scholarship recipients...
Student Spotlight
Student Spotlight: Luis Torres Portillo
Health Sciences major, Luis Torres Portillo and his family moved to the US from Caracas, Venezuela when he was 15. As a high school student,...
Physical Therapy
UCF Division of Physical Therapy Announces Laurie Neely as Division Chair
Clinical Associate Professor Laurie Neely has been appointed as the new chair of UCF’s top-ranked Division of Physical Therapy (DPT). Neely, a board-certified neurological physical...
Health Sciences
Supercharging your walk: 11 minutes to better health
ORLANDO, Fla. (WGEM) – A British study found that engaging in moderate-intensity exercise, or a brisk walk, can have some major health benefits. Just 75...
Health Sciences Student Spotlight
Student Spotlight: Gabriela Facio
Since high school, Health Sciences major Gabriela Facio has followed her passion for medicine and people. She began her UCF journey as a Biology major...
