Tag Archives: Research

Captain Pattama Ulrich of the U.S. Public Health Service has deployed to the frontlines of public health emergencies around the U.S. and the world. The new scholar now seeks to make a broader impact with a nursing Ph.D. from UCF. Her career, which spans more than two decades, is both impressive and impactful. Captain Pattama Ulrich of the U.S. Public Health Service is still inspired to do more. She’s currently […]

Associate Professor Brian Peach’s research examines how to help the more than half of the 5.7 million Americans admitted to an ICU each year who develop at least one post‑intensive care syndrome (PICS) condition, which is similar to PTSD. Whether it’s solving the world’s biggest problems or investigating the potential of novel discoveries, researchers at […]

Meet some of the future Knight nurses pursuing independent research through UCF’s Honors Undergraduate Thesis program, a unique opportunity that supports student success and contributes to nursing science.  I’ve always been deeply passionate about understanding how to care for patients beyond their physical needs,” says Allyson Crighton, an undergraduate student in UCF’s Traditional BSN program […]

The collaborative interdisciplinary study is investigating how harmful blooms of blue-green algae and red tide in Florida are influencing human health. Harmful algal blooms do more than disappoint beachgoers with a do not swim advisory. Excessive growths of blue-green algae, known as cyanobacteria, and Karenia brevis, which creates red tide, release toxins into the surrounding air […]

Endowed Professor Ladda Thiamwong is among 47 experts honored for their outstanding contributions and selected as 2025 fellows of the Gerontological Society of America. Florida Blue Endowed Professor for Healthy Communities Ladda Thiamwong has been selected as a fellow of the Gerontological Society of America, the nation’s oldest and largest interdisciplinary organization focused on aging. […]

College of Nursing faculty member Ladda Thiamwong’s research focuses on an issue that affects 14 million adults 65 and older each year. Whether it’s solving the world’s biggest problems or investigating the potential of novel discoveries, researchers at UCF are on the edge scientific breakthroughs that aim to make an impact. Through the Research in 60 […]

Health economist Boon Peng Ng was honored with the 2024 Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists Research Award for the noteworthy interdisciplinary study. Approximately 38% of Medicare beneficiaries who are eligible for diabetes self-management training —potentially representing 3.9 million people— lacked the digital resources necessary to receive the full-service virtual program, according to a […]

A first-of-its-kind project designed by doctoral student Kaitlyn Hall ’18BSN reduced anxiety among breast cancer survivors, shows promise for future use. After battling breast cancer, many survivors often face a new battle: anxiety. For her doctoral scholarly project, UCF nursing student Kaitlyn Hall ’18BSN created and piloted a nurse-led educational intervention at the Breast Cancer […]

Whether it’s solving the world’s biggest problems or investigating the potential of novel discoveries, researchers at UCF are on the edge scientific breakthroughs that aim to make an impact. Through the Research in 60 Seconds series, student and faculty researchers condense their complex studies into bite-sized summaries so you can know how and why Knights […]

For Oncology Nursing Month, meet Assistant Professor Veronica Decker who has made it her lifelong mission to care for patients with cancer. Today she continues to make an impact as one of a few psycho-oncology experts in Central Florida and in preparing tomorrow’s healthcare leaders as director of the Nurse Executive DNP degree program. From […]