
Brief Thoughts on my Experiences as a Researcher
UCF Department of Counselor Education and School Psychology Chair and Professor Oliver Edwards shares his experiences as a researcher and ...

Master’s Students Compete for the First Time in UCF’s Three-Minute Thesis Competition
This year marked the first time that master’s students participated alongside doctoral students in the annual Three Minute Thesis Competition ...

Special Considerations for Counseling Military and Veteran Populations
After experiencing combat as a Marine in Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, W. Bryce Hagedorn, PhD, NCC, MAC, LMHC, ...

Developing and Sustaining Healthy Relationships Through Education
For 18 years, UCF has been helping families stay together by teaching couples research-supported techniques focused on effective communication and ...

UCF Podcast: Destigmatizing Mental Health, Improving Education for Professionals
Associate lecturer, mental health counselor and Uzbekistan native Gulnora Hundley ’04MA ’08PhD, shares why she’s provided free teletherapy sessions to ...

UCF Counselor Education Doctoral Graduate Achieves Triple Knight Status
After 10 years working in the field, Sarah Mendoza ’06 ’09MA returned to UCF to get her doctorate and become ...

UCF Faculty Offers Teletherapy Sessions to Ukrainian Mental Health Professionals
Counselor education associate lecturer Gulnora Hundley ’04MA ’08PhD has provided free group therapy sessions to more than 60 mental health ...

UCF Counselor Education Doctoral Students Win American Counseling Association Award
Four students earned third place in the organization’s Graduate Student Ethics Awards for Doctoral Degree Students ...

Florida therapists could be out of a job if they don’t meet new licensing deadline
Mental health counselors are needed now more than ever because of the pandemic. But this week, some of Florida’s therapists ...

UCF faculty member offers remote therapy to those impacted by war in Ukraine
One faculty member at UCF said when Russia invaded Ukraine, she wanted to do something and help the people there ...

Research in 60 Seconds: How Play Therapy Helps Children Communicate
Associate Professor Dalena Dillman Taylor’s research examines play therapy and the data of three distinct factors that examine how change ...

UCF Relationship Expert on the Five Love Languages
The executive director of UCF’s Marriage and Family Research Institute discusses love languages and suggestions for balancing these expressions in ...

How to Become a Counselor and Why
Many counseling offices have lengthy waitlists, which underscores a tremendous need for counselors during difficult times. For those thinking of ...

Knights Do That: Relationship Advice from an Expert
Sejal Barden, associate professor of counselor education and executive director of UCF’s Marriage and Family Research Institute, shares insights and ...

UCF Professor to Study Couples-based Intervention for Latina Breast Cancer Survivors
Working with researchers from other Florida universities, a UCF associate professor will help adapt and test the online program ...