CHPS News
Health Sciences
4 Strategies For Teaching With AI Effectively
Health sciences associate professor Humberto López Castillo urges students to use AI to help with science research, but never to lose sight of the human...
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Six CHPS Alumni Honored Among UCF’s 30 Under 30
Six alumni from the College of Health Professions and Sciences have been recognized as 30 Under 30 Alumni Award recipients. Included in the Class of 2026 are: Cassandra Allen...
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Tinnitus Research Pioneer To Receive Campbell Callier Prize
The University of Texas at Dallas Callier Center for Communication Disorders has named Dr. Richard J. Salvi of the University of Central Florida (UCF) as the...
Physical Therapy
How Toy Cars Are Transforming Kids’ Lives
UCF’s Go Baby Go! improves outcomes for children with mobility challenges through ingenuity, resourcefulness and community.
Physical Therapy
The Next Elite Sports Physical Therapists
Alvaro Zapata and Tsianna Barnwell have never feared the highest level of competition. They crave it. Growing up, soccer, track and football lit internal fires...
Communication Sciences and Disorders
A Family’s Unlikely Journey to Become Knights
This commencement, U.S. Marine veteran and education student StaceyAnn Castro Tapler, 49, will graduate alongside her son 21-year-old Johnny Castro, an aspiring doctor. Castro Tapler’s...
Physical Therapy
UCF Doctor of Physical Therapy Students Set New Record for Residency Placements
The Doctor of Physical Therapy program in the College of Health Professions and Sciences has reached a new milestone, with a record number of graduating...
Health Sciences
Health Sciences Associate Professor Named Grammarly Inaugural Educator of the Year
Dr. López Castillo was nominated by Vardhan Avaradi, one of his students at UCF, who highlighted how he pushed him to “redefine his language to...
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Taking Apart the Mystery of Vocal Fatigue
Assistant Professor Hamzeh Ghasemzadeh is tackling mysteries in communication disorders, starting with vocal fatigue.
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CHPS Faculty and Staff Honored at Founders’ Day
On April 1 UCF held its annual Founders’ Day Celebration, recognizing faculty and staff across the University for academic excellence and dedicated service. Each Founders’...
