The College of Health Professions and Sciences is home to federal, state and local government grants and contracts. Current funding agencies include the National Institutes of Health and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Faculty members seek opportunities to collaborate with researchers across the campus and around the world, and they frequently engage students in their research activities.
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Faculty Areas of Specialty
Kim Anderson, Ph.D., MSSW, LCSW
Professor
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 407-823-5201
- Life Trajectories of Children Exposed to Domestic Violence across the Lifespan
- Economic and Health Inequity in Communities of Concentrated Disadvantage
- Methodologies: Community-Based Participatory Research, Mixed Methods, Qualitative (Grounded Theory, Narrative, Thematic Analysis)
Bethany Backes, Ph.D., MSW, MPH
Assistant Professor
E-mail: [email protected]
- Violence Against Women
- Multidisciplinary responses to victims
- Domestic and Intimate Partner Violence
- Stalking
- Sexual Violence
- Victim Help-Seeking
- Program evaluation
Morris Beato, PT, DPT, GCS, NCS
Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 407-823-1864
- Stroke rehabilitation
- Neuromotor Interventions for Neurologic Conditions
- Parkinson's Disease Rehabilitation
Susanny Beltran, Ph.D., MSW
Assistant Professor, Center Co-Director
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 407-823-4662
- End-of-life care
- Health literacy and health promotion
- Health care disparities among racial/ethnic minority older adults
- Qualitative research
- Gerontology education
Melissa Bermudez, MSW, LCSW, LICSW
Instructor, Online MSW
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 407-823-4655
- Intimate Partner and Power-Based Violence / Trauma
- Military personnel and Veterans
- Culturally inclusive care and services
Jeffrey Biddle, EdD
Associate Instructor
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 407-823-5867
- Coaching Education
Lauren Bislick, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, CBIS
Assistant Professor
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 407-823-4768
- Neurogenic Communication Disorders
- Acquired Apraxia of Speech
- Acquired Aphasia
- Differential Diagnosis
- Treatment Development
- Motor Learning Theory & Principles of Motor Learning
Keith Brazendale, Ph.D., MS
Assistant Professor
E-mail: [email protected]
- Childhood Obesity
- Physical Activity
- Sedentary Behavior
- sleep
Kevin Brown, Ph.D.
Lecturer
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 407-823-5621
- child welfare
- Family Preservation
- Evidence-based Practice
Steven Burroughs, MS, RDN, LDN, CDN
Instructor
E-mail: [email protected]
- Critical Care Nutrition Support
- Energy and Protein Metabolism and Regulation
- Nutritional Management of Chronic Diseases
Catherine Cash, EdD, MA
Student Resource Specialist IV
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 407-823-6079
- Career Advising
- Student Retention
- Transfer Students
- First Generation College Students
- Nontraditional Students and Adult Learners
- Graduate Student Engagement
Reshawna Chapple, Ph.D., MSW, LCSW
Associate Professor
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: (407) 823-2958
- Critical Deaf Studies
- Critical Race Feminism and Intersectionality
- Culturally Responsive Mental Health Treatment and Access to Services
- Intimate Partner Violence and Trauma Recovery
- Qualitative Methods
- Telemental Health
- Informed Care
Therese Coleman
Associate Instructor
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 407-823-4798
- Speech Sound Disorders
- Child Language Disorders
- Childhood Apraxia of Speech
Janel Cosby, AuD, Ph.D., CCC-A
Associate Lecturer, Audiologist
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 407-882-0481
- Cochlear Implants
- Aural Rehabilitation
- Hearing Disorders Across the Lifespan
Michael Crary, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Professor
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 470-823-4762
- Swallowing Disorders
Nicole Dawson, PT, Ph.D., GCS
Associate Professor
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 407-823-1863
- Non-pharmacological interventions for older adults
- Predictors of successful and optimal aging
- Risk factors for falls in older adults with cognitive impairment
- Understanding the illness experience for individuals with dementia
Joseph DiNapoli, MS, CAGS, CCC-SLP
Senior Instructor
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 321-433-7856
- Cognitive-Communication Disorders
- Language Acquisition
- Language Disorders
- Neurogenic Communication Disorders
- Speech disorders
- Swallowing Disorders
Jeff Duke, EdD
Associate Lecturer
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 407-823-5867
- Coaching Education
- Sport Participation
- Detriments of Sport Specific Training
- Social Implications of Coaches
Sophia Dziegielewski, Ph.D., LCSW
Assessment Coordinator, Professor
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 407-823-6342
- Human subject research and protection of the rights of human subjects
- Child protection
- Mental health assessment and treatment
- Health and wellness
- Standardized testing strategies and continuing education and training
- Psychopharmacology
- Ethical Research
Katia Ferdowsi, MD, MPH
Lecturer
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 407-823-1446
- Disease prevention
- Public Health
- common and preventable diseases in youth
- Global Health
Christine Ferretti, MSW, LCSW
Instructor, Online MSW Field Education Coordinator
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 407-823-4987
- Juvenile Sex offender population
- At Risk Youth
Julie Feuerstein, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Assistant Professor
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 407-823-1193
- Language Development
- Language Disorders
- Early Intervention
- Augmentative and Alternative Communication
- Implementation Science Research
Thomas Fisher, Ph.D., CSCS, LMHC
Senior Lecturer
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 407-823-1895
- Anti-Aging Medicine
- Mental health
- Sport Psychology
- Biomarkers of Aging
- Psychophysiology
- Performance Enhancement
- Health education
- Men's health
Todd R. Fix, MA, CCC-SLP, CBIS
Certified Brain Injury Specialist, Instructor, Internship Coordinator
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 407-882-0484
- Supervision
- Swallowing Disorders
- Dysphagia
- Adult neurogenic/acquired motor-speech
- Language Disorders
- Acquired Brain Injury/Cognitive Communication.
Jacqueline Flores-Otero, Ph.D.
Clinical Associate Professor of Anatomy
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 407-823-0812
- Neurodegenerative Diseases
- Auditory and Visual Sensory systems
- Neuro-Oncology Research (Ocular Cancer and Perineural Invasion in Prostate Cancer)
- Endocannabinoids as Therapeutic Agents for Cancer
David Fukuda, Ph.D., CSCS*D, CISSN
Associate Professor, Division Chair
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 407-823-0442
- Performance-based testing methodologies
- Exercise training and nutritional interventions in varying populations
- Fatigue thresholds and metabolic responses to exercise
- Martial arts and combat sports
Denise Gammonley, Ph.D., LCSW
Professor
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 407-823-2215
- Elder care workforce
- Person-centered care
- Disability, aging & technology
- Global social work
- Scholarship of teaching and learning
Jeanette Garcia, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 407-823-3207
- Health behaviors in youth with social/emotional/behavioral disorders
- Community-based health interventions
- Link between health behaviors (physical activity, nutrition, sleep, screen time) & academic performance
Kimberley Gryglewicz, Ph.D., MSW
Associate Professor, Center Co-Director
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 407-823-2954
- Suicide prevention
- Health and mental health
- Family engagement & caregiving issues
- Program implementation and evaluation
- Violence Prevention
- Caregiver Health/Well-Being
- Grief and Bereavement
- Community-based participatory research
Shelley Hall, MSW
Instructor
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 407-823-3056
- Clinical practice in a hospital with neonatal families and maternal/child mental health issues
- Adoption
- Foster Care
William Hanney, PT, DPT, ATC, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Physical Therapy
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 407-823-0217
- Treatment Outcomes for patients with low back and neck pain
- The influence of manual/manipulative therapy
- Standardization of physical therapy interventions
- Physical therapy practice patterns
Nancy Harrington, MA, CCC-SLP, ATP
Associate Instructor, FAAST Center/AAC Lab Research Grant Coordinator
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 407-882-0465
- Language Acquisition
- Augmentative and Alternative Communication
- Assistive Technology
Ethan Hill, Ph.D., CSCS, ACSM-EP
Assistant Professor
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 407-823-1161
- Neuromuscular and endothelial function
- Resistance training interventions
- Muscle function and fatigue
- Sex-specific responses to exercise
- Eccentric contraction-based interventions
Bari Hoffman, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Associate Dean of Clinical Affairs, Professor
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 407-823-4804
- Voice disorders
- Vocal health and Prevention
- Upper Airway Disorders
- Head and Neck Cancer
- Respiratory Muscle Strength Training
Gail Kauwell, Ph.D., RDN, LDN, FAND
Department Chair, Professor
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 407-823-0782
- Folate and vitamin B12 requirements and metabolism
- Nutrient-gene interactions/epigenetic alterations and disease risk
Jennifer Kent-Walsh, BEd, MS, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, S-LP(C)
Associate Dean of Research, FAAST Center Director, Professor
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 407-823-4800
- Language Disorders
- Augmentative and Alternative Communication
- Assistive Technology
- Service-Learning / Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
Sheila Klausner, PT, DPT, OCS, COMT, CSCS
Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy Practice
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 407-823-0377
- Orthopedic Manual Therapy
- Post-surgical Management of Orthopedic Injuries
- Optimal Performance in Athletic Care
Debra Knox, MS, CCC-SLP
Associate Instructor, Clinical Board of Educators Coordinator
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 407-882-0464
- Cochlear Implants
- Hearing Aids
- Hearing Disorders
- Language Disorders
- Supervision
Robin Kohn, MSW, LCSW
B.S.W. Program Director, Senior Instructor
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 407-823-2967
- Grief and Bereavement
- End-of-life care
- Varying Abilities & Disabilities (primarily mobility & neurological disorders)
- Practice Health
Lakshmi Kollara Sunil, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Assistant Professor
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 407-823-4798
- Craniofacial Anomalies
- Resonance Disorders
- Anatomy and Physiology
- Craniofacial Syndromes
- Imaging
Shawn Lawrence, Ph.D., LCSW
Associate Professor
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 407-823-3112
- Obesity and Stigma
- Substance Abuse
- Student learning environments and outcomes
Eunkyung “Muriel” Lee, Ph.D., RDN
Assistant Professor
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 407-823-3365
- Evaluation of cancer treatment using the patient-reported outcomes research and comparative effectiveness research approaches
- Interrelationship among adjuvant radiotherapy, comorbidity, survival, and health-related quality of life among older women with breast cancer
- Evaluation of healthy behaviors among cancer survivors utilizing the National Health and Nutrition Survey (NHANES) data
- Evaluation of interventions in improving quality of life among cancer survivors
Humberto Lopez Castillo, MD, Ph.D., CPH, CMI-Spanish
Assistant Professor
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 407-823-3012
- Alcohol use and abuse
- Risky sexual behaviors
- Cardiovascular health
- Sexual minority populations
- Secondary data analyses
- Sexual and reproductive health
Carrie Loughran, MA, CCC-SLP
Instructor
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 407-823-1645
- Language Acquisition
- Language and Literacy Disorders
- Reading Disorders
L. Colby Mangum, Ph.D., MEd, LAT, ATC
Assistant Professor
E-mail: [email protected]
- Lumbopelvic-Hip Complex Muscle Function
- Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Imaging
- Core Stability and Athletic Function
- Innovative Assessment and Treatment of Chronic Low Back Pain, Patellofemoral Pain
Julie Matura, MA, CCC-SLP, CBIS
Instructor, Internship Coordinator
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 407-882-0449
- Cognitive-Communication Disorders
- Diagnostic/Clinical Processes
- Genetics
- Language Disorders
- Neurogenic Communication Disorders
- Swallowing Disorders
Shellene Mazany, LCSW, MSW
Associate Instructor, Program Director for the Online MSW Track
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 407-823-1089
- Mental Health and Addictions
- Children
- Youth and Families
- Crisis Intervention
- Assessment and Treatment Planning
- Clinical Supervision
- Online Education and Technology
Maxine McGregor, MSW, MS
Instructor, MSW Program Director for the Traditional Track
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 407-823-3037
- child welfare
- domestic violence
- Online Education
Nancy McIntyre, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 407-823-1684
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Reading Disability
- Reading Comprehension
- Social Communication
- Language And Literacy
Olga Molina, DSW, MSW, LCSW
Associate Professor
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 407-823-6793
- Divorce
- Intimate partner violence
- Groupwork
Laurie Neely, PT, DPT, NCS
Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy, Director of Clinical Education
E-mail: [email protected]
- Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Patient Care
- Physical Therapy Clinical Education Outcomes
- Management of Medically Complex Patients
Julia O’Connor, Ph.D., MSW, MPH
Assistant Professor
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 407-823-3137
- Violence Against Women
- Primary Prevention
- Campus Sexual Violence
- Perpetration
- Evaluation Research
- International Social Work
- HIV/AIDS
- Reproductive Health
Cassie Odahowski, Ph.D., MPH
Assistant Professor
E-mail: [email protected]
- Cancer Epidemiology
- Rural and Minority Health Disparities
- Geospatial Analyses of Healthcare Resources
Patrick Pabian, PT, DPT, Ph.D., SCS, OCS
Associate School Director - School of Kinesiology & Physical Therapy, Division Head & Program Director - Division of Physical therapy, Professor of Physical Therapy
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 407-823-3457
- Interprofessional education and interprofessional practice
- Contemporary issues in professional education
- Strength and function recovery in post-surgical orthopedic interventions
- Interventions and collaborative care in sports medicine
Jennifer Plant, EdD, LAT, ATC
Associate Lecturer
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 407-823-5232
- Role strain of graduate and post-graduate athletic training students
- Scapular dyskinesis in overhead athletes
- Changes in lower extremity biomechanics following chronic ankle sprains
- Perceptions of barriers in the implementation of evidence based practice among athletic training clinical instructors
- Best methods for transitioning young athletic training professionals into a clinical practice environment - both from the professional education side and the employer side
Estelli Ramos, MSW, MDiv
Instructor
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 407-823-3161
- LGBTQ
- Diversity
- Macro-Practice
- Spirituality
- Latino Individuals and Groups
Alison Redd
Lecturer
E-mail: [email protected]
- Long term adolescent athlete development
- Youth training programs and nutrition
Randi Richardson, PT, DPT, SCS, OCS
Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy Practice
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 407-823-0377
- Orthopedics
- Sports Physical Therapy
Iradly Roche, MSW
Associate Instructor
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 407-823-1068
- Alternative School Social Work for Exceptional Student Education
- Clinical Social Work for Residential and Academic program working with teen parents
Linda I. Rosa-Lugo, EdD, CCC-SLP, BCS-CL
Associate Dean of Faculty Excellence and Graduate and Global Affairs, Associate Professor, Director of UCF Listening Center
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 407-823-0171
- Articulation/Phonological Disorders
- Aural Re(Habilitation)/Listening and Spoken Language
- Language and Literacy Disorders
- Professional Preparation Practices
- Second Language Acquisition
Carey Rothschild, PT, DPT, SCS, OCS
Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 407-823-1439
- Conditions of the female athlete
- Management of running-related injury
- Pain science and education
Michael J. Rovito, Ph.D., MA, CHES
Associate Professor
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 407-823-3888
- Cancer Survivorship
- Testicular Cancer
- Quality of Life
- Men's health
- Public Health
Suha Saleh, Ph.D.
Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Affairs, Clinical Associate Professor
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 407-823-6761
- Health education
- College student health
- Eye disorders and diabetes
Kristen Couper Schellhase, EdD, LAT, ATC
Associate Lecturer, Program Director
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 407-823-3463
- Organization & Administration in Athletic Training
- AT Knowledge of Therapeutic Modalities
- AT Education
Julie Steen, Ph.D., MSW
Associate Professor
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 407-823-6452
- Child welfare organizations
- Child Welfare Policy
- Human Rights Education
Matt Stock, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Physical Therapy
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 407-823-0364
- Strength Training
- Aging
- Muscle Disuse
Jeffrey Stout, Ph.D.
Pegasus Professor, School Director
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 407-823-0211
- Validity and Reliability of Body Composition Assessment methodologies
- Exercise training and nutritional interventions in varying populations
- Fatigue thresholds and metabolic responses to exercise
Matthew Theriot, Ph.D., MSSW
Director, Professor
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 407-823-1305
- Juvenile Violence
- School Security
- Delinquency
Jacqueline Towson, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Associate Director School of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Associate Professor, Graduate Program Director
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 407-823-0346
- Language Disorders
- Language Acquisition
- Emergent Literacy
- Preschool And School-Age Speech Language Pathology
- Language And Literacy
Jennifer Tucker, PT, DPT, PCS
Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 407-823-3461
- Physical activity in children
- Physical activity in children with special needs/chronic disease
- Effective parent education
- Service delivery models for pediatric physical therapy
Anna S. Valdes, EdD, CSCS
Associate Lecturer
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 407-823-1896
- Exercise and Aging
- Training the trainers in sport and exercise science
- Exercise, physical activity and weight management throughout the lifespan
Martine Vanryckeghem, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, BCS-FL
Pegasus Professor
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 407-823-4808
- Fluency disorders
Josette vonBirgelen, MSW
Instructor
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 407-823-3283
- Field Education
- Child trauma focusing on sexual abuse and family reunification
- Supervisor role within Field education
Xiaochuan (Sharon) Wang, Ph.D., MSW
Assistant Professor
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 407-823-3705
- Health And Mental Health Care Access, Utilization, and Quality
- Nursing Home Quality and Workforce Capacity
- Culturally sensitive care for racial and ethnic minority older adults
Adam J. Wells, Ph.D., CSCS*D, SCYM(ASCP)CM
Associate Professor
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 407-823-3906
- Supplements for performance and recovery
- Inflammatory and immune responses to resistance exercise
- Soccer performance
James Whitworth, Ph.D., LCSW
Associate Professor
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 407-823-6136
- Military members and veteran with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- Assessment and treatment of trauma responses
- Military social work education programs
- Alternative treatments for PTSD
- Service Dogs for PTSD
- Equine Therapy for PTSD
Jacqueline Withers, MSW, LCSW
Associate Instructor
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 407-823-5716
- Medical Social Work
- oncology
- hospice
L. Timothy Worrell, BS, MPH, RRT
Instructor
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 407-823-5236
- History of cardiology
- Hemodynamic monitoring of the critically ill patient
- Invasive cardiovascular diagnostic techniques
- Non-invasive cardiovascular diagnostic techniques
Asli Cennet Yalim, Ph.D., MSW
Assistant Professor
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 407-823-4660
- Refugee mental health and psychosocial wellbeing
- Syrian refugees
- Forced migration in the Middle East
- Use of mental health services among refugee and immigrant populations
- Community-based participatory research
- Culturally competent practice
- Resilience and empowerment
- Refugee Women
Richard Zraick, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, CHSE
Professor
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 407-823-4795
- Voice disorders
- Healthcare Simulation
- Health communication