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Faculty Areas of Specialty
Latifa S. Abdelli, MS, Ph.D.
Lecturer
E-mail: latifa.abdelli@ucf.edu
- Stem cells in tissue repair and regeneration
- Role of Gut-Brain axis in health and disease
Kim Anderson, Ph.D., MSSW, LCSW
Professor
E-mail: kim.anderson@ucf.edu
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)
Abigail Anderson, PT, DPT, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
E-mail: Abigail.Wilson@ucf.edu
- Quantitative Sensory Testing
- Mechanisms of Rehabilitation Interventions for Musculoskeletal Pain
- Treatment Stratification by Underlying Mechanism
- Pain Phenotypes
Bethany Backes, Ph.D., MSW, MPH
Associate Professor
E-mail: Bethany.Backes@ucf.edu
- 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
Clinical Associate Professor
E-mail: Morris.Beato@ucf.edu
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: Susanny.Beltran@ucf.edu
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
Director of the Center for Professional and Community Education, Instructor
E-mail: Melissa.Bermudez@ucf.edu
Phone: 407-823-4655
- Intimate Partner and Power-Based Violence / Trauma
- Military personnel and Veterans
- Culturally inclusive care and services
Lauren Bislick, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, CBIS
Associate Professor, Director of Aphasia House
E-mail: Lauren.Bislick@ucf.edu
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: keith.brazendale@ucf.edu
- Childhood Obesity
- Physical Activity
- Sedentary Behavior
- sleep
Kevin Brown, Ph.D.
Lecturer
E-mail: kevin.brown@ucf.edu
Phone: 407-823-5621
- child welfare
- Family Preservation
- Evidence-based Practice
Steven Burroughs, MS, RDN, LDN, CDN
Instructor
E-mail: Steven.Burroughs@ucf.edu
- Critical Care Nutrition Support
- Energy and Protein Metabolism and Regulation
- Nutritional Management of Chronic Diseases
Cheryl Cavaliere, Ph.D., MS, RDN, LDN
Lecturer
E-mail: Cheryl.Cavaliere@ucf.edu
- Nutrition for Prenatal and Lactating Women
- Nutrition for Children and Infants
- Plant-Based Nutrition for Chronic Disease Prevention
- Stress and Emotional Eating
- Strategies for Resolving Food Insecurity
- Food and Exercise as Medicine
Reshawna Chapple, Ph.D., MSW, LCSW
Associate Professor
E-mail: rchapple@ucf.edu
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
Meredith Chaput, Ph.D., PT, DPT, SCS
Assistant Professor
E-mail: meredith.chaput@ucf.edu
- Neuroplasticity from musculoskeletal injury
- Visual-cognition and attention
- Sport performance
Caitlin Ann Cheruka, Ph.D., ACSM-CEP
Clinical Assistant Professor
E-mail: caitlin.cheruka@ucf.edu
- Clinical Exercise Physiology
- Nocturnal autonomic and cardiovascular function
- Cardiovascular health
- sleep
Therese Coleman
Associate Instructor
E-mail: therese.coleman@ucf.edu
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: janel.cosby@ucf.edu
Phone: 407-882-0481
- Cochlear Implants
- Aural Rehabilitation
- Hearing Disorders Across the Lifespan
Bethany Coz, MA, MCHES
Instructor
E-mail: bethany.coz@ucf.edu
- Public Health
- Population Health
- Chronic Disease Prevention
Kelly David, MA, CCC-SLP
Clinical Instructor
E-mail: kelly.david@ucf.edu
Phone: 407-882-0133
- Voice
- Cognition
- Executive Function
- Pragmatics
- Degenerative Cognitive/Language Disorders
- Parkinson's Disease
- Dysphagia
Jill Davis, LCSW, MSW
Instructor
E-mail: jill.davis@ucf.edu
Phone: 407-823-1177
- Childhood Sexual Abuse
- Play Therapy
- Licensure Exam Prep
Nicole Dawson, PT, Ph.D., GCS-Emeritus
Associate Professor
E-mail: nicole.dawson@ucf.edu
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
Andrew Dykstra, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
E-mail: andrew.dykstra@ucf.edu
- Hearing
- Perception
- Neuroscience
- Aging
Ann Eddins, Ph.D., MBA, CCC-A
Director, Professor
E-mail: ann.eddins@ucf.edu
Phone: 407-823-1577
- Auditory Neurophysiology
- Electrophysiology
- Hearing loss across the lifespan
- Hearing and Cognition
- Tinnitus
- Amplification
- Aging
David Eddins, Ph.D., CCC-A
Professor
E-mail: David.Eddins@ucf.edu
Phone: 407-823-3172
- Hearing Science
- Hearing Technologies
- Voice Science
- Auditory Perception & Cognition
- Audiology
Katia Ferdowsi, MD, MPH
Lecturer
E-mail: katia.ferdowsi@ucf.edu
Phone: 407-823-1446
- Disease prevention
- Public Health
- common and preventable diseases in youth
- Global Health
Christine Ferretti, MSW, LCSW
Assistant Director MSW, Associate Instructor
E-mail: christine.ferretti@ucf.edu
Phone: 407-823-4987
- Juvenile Sex offender population
- At Risk Youth
Julie Feuerstein, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Assistant Professor
E-mail: Julie.Feuerstein@ucf.edu
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: thomas.fisher@ucf.edu
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: todd.fix@ucf.edu
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.
Associate Professor of Anatomy
E-mail: Jacqueline.Flores@ucf.edu
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
Monica Folkerts, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor
E-mail: monica.folkerts@ucf.edu
- Hearing Perception
- Spatial Hearing
- Auditory Neuroscience
- Hearing Loss
- Aging
David Fukuda, Ph.D.
Division Chair, Professor
E-mail: David.Fukuda@ucf.edu
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
Kimberley Gryglewicz, Ph.D., MSW
Associate Professor, Center Co-Director
E-mail: kgryglew@ucf.edu
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
Carlos Gual, EdD, LAT, ATC
Associate Clinical Professor, Clinical Education Coordinator
E-mail: carlos.gual@ucf.edu
Phone: 407-823-1407
- Athletic training student integration in athletic training education programs
- Management of critical incidents
- General medical conditions
Shelley Hall, MSW
Instructor
E-mail: shelley.hall@ucf.edu
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.
Division Chair, Professor
E-mail: William.j.hanney@ucf.edu
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: nancy.harrington@ucf.edu
Phone: 407-882-0465
- Language Acquisition
- Augmentative and Alternative Communication
- Assistive Technology
Ethan Hill, Ph.D., CSCS, ACSM-EP
Assistant Professor
E-mail: Ethan.Hill@ucf.edu
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: bari.hoffman@ucf.edu
Phone: 407-823-4804
- Voice disorders
- Vocal health and Prevention
- Upper Airway Disorders
- Head and Neck Cancer
- Respiratory Muscle Strength Training
Jalonta Jackson-Glasco, Ph.D., MSW
Lecturer
E-mail: jalonta.jacksonglasco@ucf.edu
Phone: 407-823-0376
- Micro and Macro Social Work Practice
- Public Administration and Public Policy
- Higher Education Teaching and Program Leadership
- Social Justice Advocacy
- Women, Criminal Justice, and Prison Reform
- Equity, Inclusion and Diversity
Shante Jeune, Ph.D., RDN
Assistant Professor
E-mail: shante.jeune@ucf.edu
- Nutrition Education
- Eating Behaviors
- Self-regulation and Cognitive Skills
Qianxia Jiang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
E-mail: qianxia.jiang@ucf.edu
Phone: 407-823-1051
- Measurement
- Physical Activity
- Childhood Obesity
- Neighborhood Environment
Gail Kauwell, Ph.D., RDN, LDN, FAND
Department Chair, Professor
E-mail: Gail.Kauwell@ucf.edu
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/AAC Lab Director, Interim Associate Dean for Faculty Excellence, Pegasus Professor
E-mail: jkentwalsh@ucf.edu
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: Sheila.Klausner@ucf.edu
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, Clinic Director
E-mail: debra.knox@ucf.edu
Phone: 407-882-0464
- Cochlear Implants
- Hearing Aids
- Hearing Disorders
- Language Disorders
- Supervision
Robin Kohn, MSW, LCSW
BSW Program Director, Senior Instructor
E-mail: robin.kohn@ucf.edu
Phone: 407-823-2967
- Grief and Bereavement
- End-of-life care
- Varying Abilities & Disabilities (primarily mobility & neurological disorders)
- Practice Health
Shawn Lawrence, Ph.D., LCSW
Interim Director, Professor
E-mail: shawn.lawrence@ucf.edu
Phone: 407-823-3112
- Obesity and Stigma
- Substance Abuse
- Student learning environments and outcomes
Eunkyung “Muriel” Lee, Ph.D., RDN
Associate Professor
E-mail: eunkyung.lee@ucf.edu
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
Yen-Han Lee, Ph.D., MPH
Assistant Professor
E-mail: yen-han.lee@ucf.edu
- Substance Use
- Global Health
- Health disparities
- Geriatric health
- Secondary Data Analysis
Hsiu-Fen Lin, Ph.D., MSW
Assistant Professor
E-mail: hsiufen.lin@ucf.edu
Phone: 407-823-1393
- Prevention of Intimate Partner Homicide
- Prevention and Intervention for Interpersonal Violence
- Economic Empowerment for Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence
- The Impact of Domestic violence on Mental Health and Financial Well-being
- Screening and Assessment for Immigrant and non-English speaking populations
- International Social Work
Humberto Lopez Castillo, MD, Ph.D., CPH, CMI-Spanish
Assistant Professor
E-mail: dr.hlc@ucf.edu
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
Clinical Instructor
E-mail: Carrie.Loughran@ucf.edu
Phone: 407-823-1645
- Language Acquisition
- Language and Literacy Disorders
- Reading Disorders
Shuang Lu, Ph.D., MSW
Assistant Professor
E-mail: shuanglu@ucf.edu
Phone: 407-823-0490
- Youth mental health and resilience
- Migration/immigration
- Community-based psychosocial intervention
- Mindfulness
- Social service capacity building
Jaclyn Lucey, MA, CCC-SLP
Graduate Program Director, Instructor
E-mail: Jaclyn.Lucey@ucf.edu
Phone: 407-823-2057
- Fluency disorders
L. Colby Mangum, Ph.D., MEd, LAT, ATC
Assistant Professor
E-mail: lauren.mangum@ucf.edu
- 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: julie.matura@ucf.edu
Phone: 407-882-0449
- Cognitive-Communication Disorders
- Diagnostic/Clinical Processes
- Genetics
- Language Disorders
- Neurogenic Communication Disorders
- Swallowing Disorders
Shellene Mazany, LCSW, MSW
MSW Program Director, Senior Instructor
E-mail: shellene.mazany@ucf.edu
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, LMSW, MSW, MS
Associate Instructor
E-mail: maxine.mcgregor@ucf.edu
Phone: 407-823-3037
- child welfare
- domestic violence
- Online Education
Nancy McIntyre, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
E-mail: Nancy.mcintyre@ucf.edu
Phone: 407-823-1684
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Reading Disability
- Reading Comprehension
- Social Communication
- Language And Literacy
Victoria McKenna, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Assistant Professor
E-mail: victoria.mckenna@ucf.edu
- Voice
- Dysphagia
- Speech Science
- Technology
Olga Molina, DSW, MSW, LCSW
Associate Professor
E-mail: omolina@ucf.edu
Phone: 407-823-6793
- Divorce
- Intimate partner violence
- Groupwork
Laurie Neely, PT, DPT, NCS
Assistant Program Director, Clinical Associate Professor, Director of Clinical Education
E-mail: laurie.neely@ucf.edu
- Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Patient Care
- Physical Therapy Clinical Education Outcomes
- Management of Medically Complex Patients
A’Naja Newsome, Ph.D., ACSM-CEP
Assistant Professor
E-mail: anaja.newsome@ucf.edu
- Clinical Exercise Physiology
- Exercise Psychology
- Physical Activity Epidemiology
- Research Measurement
Grant E. Norte, Ph.D., ATC
Associate Professor
E-mail: Grant.Norte@ucf.edu
Phone: 407-823-3188
- Neuromuscular assessment
- Biomechanics
- Orthopedic injury
- Clinical rehabilitation
Yeonggwang Park, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor
E-mail: yppark@ucf.edu
- Voice production and perception
- Voice and speech acoustics
- Clinical voice and speech assessment
Dylan Pearson, Ph.D.
Post Doctoral Scholar
E-mail: dylan.pearson@ucf.edu
- Psychoacoustics
- Speech Perception
- Aging and Hearing Loss
- Rhythm and Entrainment
- Auditory Attention
Jennifer Plant, EdD, LAT, ATC
Clinical Professor, Curriculum Coordinator
E-mail: jennifer.plant@ucf.edu
Phone: 407-823-5232
- Role strain of graduate and post-graduate athletic training students
- Scapular dyskinesis in overhead athletes
- Best methods for transitioning young athletic training professionals into a clinical practice environment - both from the professional education side and the employer side
- Mentoring and Onboarding of Newly Credentialed Athletic Trainers within the Athletic Training Profession
- Burnout of Athletic Trainers within the Secondary School and Collegiate Settings
Estelli Ramos, MSW, MDiv
Associate Instructor
E-mail: estelli.ramos@ucf.edu
Phone: 407-823-3161
- LGBTQ
- Diversity
- Macro-Practice
- Spirituality
- Latino Individuals and Groups
Alison Redd
Lecturer, Undergraduate Program Coordinator
E-mail: Alison.Redd@ucf.edu
- Long term adolescent athlete development
- Youth training programs and nutrition
Adam Reres, MA, CCC-SLP, PMP
Instructor
E-mail: Adam.Reres@ucf.edu
- Aging
- Aging Communities
- Acquired Brain Injury/Cognitive Communication.
- Healthcare Policy
- Healthcare Quality
Randi Richardson, PT, DPT, SCS, OCS
Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy Practice
E-mail: Randi.Richardson@ucf.edu
Phone: 407-823-0377
- Orthopedics
- Sports Physical Therapy
Iradly Roche, MSW
Associate Instructor
E-mail: iradly.roche@ucf.edu
Phone: 407-823-1068
- Alternative School Social Work for Exceptional Student Education
- Clinical Social Work for Residential and Academic program working with teen parents
Carey Rothschild, PT, DPT, SCS, OCS
Clinical Associate Professor
E-mail: carey.rothschild@ucf.edu
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: michael.rovito@ucf.edu
Phone: 407-823-3888
- Cancer Survivorship
- Testicular Cancer
- Quality of Life
- Men's health
- Public Health
Suha Saleh, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Student Success, Associate Professor
E-mail: suha.saleh@ucf.edu
Phone: 407-823-6761
- Health education
- College student health
- Eye disorders and diabetes
Richard Salvi
Research Professor
E-mail: richard.salvi@ucf.edu
- Auditory Neuroscience
- Noise-Induced Hearing Loss
- Age-Related Hearing Loss
- Ototoxicity
- Hyperacusis
- Functional Brain Imaging
- Tinnitus
- Auditory Perception & Cognition
Catherine Sarkozy, MS, RDN, CSP, LDN
Instructor
E-mail: catherine.sarkozy@ucf.edu
- Adult and Pediatric Malnutrition
- Preterm Infant Growth Patterns
- Intuitive Eating
Joy D. Scheidell, Ph.D., MPH
Assistant Professor
E-mail: joy.scheidell@ucf.edu
Phone: 407-823-3004
- Substance Use
- Sexual and reproductive health
- Harm reduction
- Health inequities
- Epidemiologic methods
Kristen Couper Schellhase, EdD, LAT, ATC
Clinical Professor, Program Director
E-mail: kristen.schellhase@ucf.edu
Phone: 407-823-3463
- AT Knowledge of Therapeutic Modalities
- AT Education
- Athletic Training Administration
- Health Literacy
Deena Schwen Blackett, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Assistant Professor
E-mail: deena.blackett@ucf.edu
Phone: 407-823-0909
- Acquired Aphasia
- Adult Neurogenic Communication Disorders
- Emotion and Language Science
- Psychosocial Well-being in Aphasia
Tanya Shores, EdD, CCC-SLP
Lecturer
E-mail: tanya.shores@ucf.edu
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Curriculum-Relevant Therapy
- Early Intervention & Routines-Based Intervention
- Education Policy
- Language Development & Disorders
Julie Steen, Ph.D., MSW
Associate Professor
E-mail: julie.steen@ucf.edu
Phone: 407-823-6452
- Child welfare organizations
- Child Welfare Policy
- Human Rights Education
Matt Stock, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Physical Therapy
E-mail: matt.stock@ucf.edu
Phone: 407-823-0364
- Strength Training
- Aging
- Muscle Disuse
Jeffrey Stout, Ph.D.
Pegasus Professor, School Director
E-mail: Jeffrey.Stout@ucf.edu
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
Kenan Sualp, Ph.D., MSW
Assistant Professor
E-mail: Kenan.Sualp@ucf.edu
Phone: 407-823-1324
- Environmental Risk Factors for Mental Health and Access to Care
- Health and mental health
- Immigration
- Global social work
- Program implementation and evaluation
- Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
- Applied Statistics and Data visualization strategies
Matthew Theriot, Ph.D., MSSW
Interim Dean, Professor
E-mail: matthew.theriot@ucf.edu
Phone: 407-823-2114
- Juvenile Violence
- School Security
- Delinquency
Jacqueline Towson, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Associate Professor
E-mail: jacqueline.towson@ucf.edu
Phone: 407-823-0346
- Language Disorders
- Language Acquisition
- Emergent Literacy
- Preschool And School-Age Speech Language Pathology
- Professional Learning
Jennifer Tucker, PT, DPT, PCS
Clinical Associate Professor
E-mail: jennifer.tucker@ucf.edu
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: anna.valdes@ucf.edu
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: martinev@ucf.edu
Phone: 407-823-4808
- Fluency disorders
Josette vonBirgelen, MSW
Instructor
E-mail: josette.vonbirgelen@ucf.edu
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
Associate Professor
E-mail: xiaochuan.wang@ucf.edu
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: adam.wells@ucf.edu
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: james.whitworth@ucf.edu
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
Asli Cennet Yalim, Ph.D., MSW
Assistant Professor
E-mail: asli.yalim@ucf.edu
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
Pavel Zahorik, Ph.D.
Professor
E-mail: pavel.zahorik@ucf.edu
- Hearing Devices and Technologies
- Hearing Science
- Psychoacoustics
- Spatial Hearing
Richard Zraick, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, CHSE
Professor
E-mail: richard.zraick@ucf.edu
Phone: 407-823-4795
- Voice disorders
- Healthcare Simulation
- Health communication