Nursing Research, Scholarship & Innovation
At UCF, Florida’s next-generation preeminent university, we dare to think and act boldly to create a better future for all.
Within UCF’s College of Nursing, this means collaborating across disciplinary lines, leveraging industry partnerships, generating evidence to strengthen evidence-based practice, and developing innovative technologies to ensure a healthier future.
Our faculty experts are nationally recognized leaders, scholars and inventors in their respected fields who are actively conducting research and actively mentoring future researchers.
Undergraduate and graduate students have many opportunities to conduct and receive mentorship in research, such as honors undergraduate thesis, graduate scholarly projects, doctoral dissertations, post-doctoral fellowships, and more.
Explore Research Areas
Aging
Helping older adults lead healthier, fuller lives by examining transitional care, fall prevention, health promotion and more.
Cancer / Oncology
Identifying early prevention and treatment of cancer through innovative technologies and holistic health approaches.
Critical Care
Generating knowledge for evidence-based practice and innovating care to improve outcomes of critically ill patients.
Diabetes & Chronic Diseases
Optimizing care by focusing on patients and caregivers, as well as economic impacts of policies and interventions.
Maternal Health
Reducing preterm births and improving outcomes by explaining how psychological and biological pathways work together.
Mental Health
Developing interventions to lead to behavior change, creating cultures of well-being, and improving mental health for all populations.
Public Health
Collaborating to achieve optimal health outcomes and improve quality of care in communities in Florida and beyond.
Simulation, Technology & Modeling
Collaborating with computer science, engineering and healthcare to patent innovations and develop cutting-edge applications.
RESEARCH LABS
HEALTHY AGING LAB
Helping older adults live happier, healthier lives through multidisciplinary collaboration and innovative research.
HHOT LAB
Investigating potential short- and long-term health outcomes of exposure to harmful algal blooms.
STIM CENTER
An internationally recognized center of excellence for healthcare simulation education and research.
