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Faculty and Research

College of Health Professions and Sciences

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Biography

Credentials
  • Ph.D., Doctor of Philosophy
  • LCSW, Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Research

Areas of Specialty
  • Obesity and Stigma
  • Substance Abuse
  • Student learning environments and outcomes
Research Grants
Health Sciences

Development of a Family-Centered Cooking Class for Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder

  • PI:Jeanette Garcia
  • Co-PI:Keith Brazendale
  • Co-PI:Eunkyung “Muriel” Lee
  • Co-PI:Shawn Lawrence
    • Amount: $25,000 | Timeframe: 07/01/2019 - 06/30/2020
    Funding Type: Extramural Research
    Funding Agency: Healthy Weight Research Network
    Social Work

    Expanding SBIRT Workforce Capacity in Central Florida: SBIRT Training for Graduate Social Work Students and Community Health Professionals

  • PI:Shawn Lawrence
  • Co-PI: Mary Ann Burg
  • Co-PI:Reshawna Chapple
  • Co-PI:Tracy Wharton
  • Co-PI:Kimberley Gryglewicz
    • Amount: $807,538 | Timeframe: 09/30/2015 - 09/29/2019
    Funding Type: Extramural Research
    Funding Agency: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

    News

  • A Different Touch: Virtual Reality Improves Social Work Education
    Written By: Drexler B. James '13 | October 9, 2019
    Future social work students at UCF may find a new tool incorporated into the curriculum – virtual reality simulation. Jasmine Haynes, a graduate student in the social work track who...

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