CHPS News
Kinesiology
UCF’s Kinesiology Doctoral Program Earns Top Ten Ranking
UCF’s kinesiology Ph.D. program ranked No. 8 in the National Academy of Kinesiology’s (NAK) 2026 size-adjusted doctoral program evaluation, advancing from No. 18 in 2023....
Physical Therapy
Aging with Intention: Hormones Are Part of Aging: What We Need to Know in Midlife
Hormonal changes are part of aging—but most of us are remarkably unprepared for them. In this episode of Aging with Intention, Dr. Nicole Dawson talks...
Communication Disorders Clinic
Aging with Intention Podcast: Hearing Is More Than Sound: Staying Connected as We Age
What if changes in hearing were affecting far more than whatyou could—or couldn’t—hear? Hearing shapes how we communicate, connect with the people we love, participate...
Social Work
Hurricane Damage to a Florida Domestic Violence Shelter Shows Climate’s Stress on Vulnerable Groups
The call came late on a Wednesday afternoon in October, when the forecast cone stopped wobbling and started pointing steadily toward the Florida Panhandle. Tracie...
Kinesiology
Where Precision Meets Possibility: Chrissy Fidelus ’15’s Dual Path
The details mattered. Every element of Chrissy Fidelus’ wedding in Hawaii on July 24 reflected the same instinct that has quietly shaped her career: an...
Communication Sciences and Disorders
How a Room Is Changing Auditory Research at UCF
There is an unnaturally quiet place where a person can hear their own beating heart and blood flow in complete silence, just a couple of...
Health Sciences
Ep 11 – Beyond the Data: The Relationships that Shape Public Health Research (Jacob Bleasdale)
Jacob Bleasdale, Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Sciences at the University of Central Florida, joins the ASPPH IDEA Exchange Podcast to discuss the...
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Mike DiNapoli’s Music Will Play On
As UCF’s Flying Horse Big Band filled the room with the energy of live jazz, Senior Instructor Emeritus Joseph “Joe” DiNapoli recognized more than talented...
Physical Therapy
Residents and Mentors Present on Disorders of Consciousness at FPTA Annual Conference
Neurologic residents Gabriela Rodriguez and Sarah McLennan joined residency faculty and board-certified neurologic clinical specialists Clayton Stocker ‘17DPT, Annalise Perez, Emma Scammon, and Clinical Associate...
Physical Therapy
Residency Faculty Clayton Stocker Receives FPTA Excellence in Clinical Practice Award
Clayton Stocker ‘17DPT received the Excellence in Clinical Practice Award at the Florida Physical Therapy Association (FPTA) Annual Conference and Assembly of Representatives on Sept....
