Where Graduates Work

Where Graduates Work Academia Administrative Assistant Professor, School of Social Work at Tulane University Assistant Professor and Associate Director of Healthcare Management Programs, Fox School of Business at Temple University Assistant Professor, Adventis Health Clinical Assistant Professor, Florida International University Assistant Professor of Public Administration, Mississippi State University Assistant Professor of Health Sciences and Hospital […]

Recent Graduates Yara Asi ’15, Ph.D. Lecturer Department of Health Management and Informatics College of Community Innovation and Education University of Central Florida My research is very interdisciplinary, and the process of going through the Public Affairs program taught me how to approach research from other disciplines in the social sciences. Although my focus was […]

Faculty Research Interests Grant Projects Faculty Research Interests Kim Anderson, Ph.D., MSSW, LCSW Professor and Interim DirectorDoctoral Program in Public AffairsProfile Assessment of Trauma and Recovery for Survivors of Violence Resilience and Post-Trauamtic Growth in Trauma Populations Intimate Partner Violence – Including Rural and Native American Populations Childhood Exposure to Domestic Violence Across the Lifespan […]

Tina Yeung ’17, Ph.D. Clinical Assistant Professor Department of Health Services Administration College of Nursing and Health Sciences Florida International University Miami, Florida The Ph.D.…

Faculty & Staff Directory Kim Anderson, Ph.D., MSSW, LCSW Professor and Interim Director Doctoral Program in Public Affairs Profile Thomas Bryer, Ph.D., M.P.A., B.A. Professor Public Administration, Doctoral Program in Public Affairs Profile Su-I Hou, Dr.P.H., C.P.H., M.C.H.E.S., R.N. Professor Health Management and Informatics, Doctoral Program in Public Affairs Profile Jesica Lovelace, M.P.A. Academic Support […]

Contact Info Mailing Address Doctoral Program in Public Affairs College of Community Innovation and Education University of Central Florida 12805 Pegasus Drive HPA I (Bldg. 80), Suite 220 Orlando, FL 32816-3680 Physical location: HPA I – 220 Email: PAFPHD@ucf.edu Phone: 407-823-0712 FAX: 407-823-5821 pureblack.de

Student Dissertations Coleen Cicale, Social Work Track Dissertation Chair: Dr. Bonnie Yegidis Dissertation Title: Risk Factors Associated with the Arrest for Adolescent to Parent Abuse This study explored risk factors associated with the arrest for adolescent to parent abuse (ATPA) when compared to arrest for a similar violent misdemeanor against a non-parent. Using 18,548 risk […]

Publications Presentations Recent Student Publications Melanie Bergeron Steen, J.A., & Bergeron, M. (2017). The human right to safe exit: University evacuation policy and mobility impairment. Journal of Policy Practice, 16(3). DOI Christina Bernhart Anderson, K.M., & *Bernhart, C. Resilient adult daughters of abused women: Turning pain into purpose. Violence Against Women. Xian Cao Hou, S.I., […]

Student Spotlights Christina Bernhardt, MSW Christina Bernhardt is a doctoral student within the Health Services Management and Research Track. Bernhardt is currently serving as co-president for the PAF Student Organization Group. Her primary research interests include health disparities and access to healthcare within communities and vulnerable populations. Bernhardt’s passion for social justice and health equity […]

Financial Support The College of Community Innovation and Education and the UCF College of Graduate Studies offer a number of opportunities for full-time students to receive fellowships and other means of financial support. This support includes the following: Merit-Based Fellowships Trustees Doctoral Fellowship College-nominated; selected by UCF Graduate Fellowships Committee; February; merit-based Available to new […]