Pegasus Professor Expands UCF’s International Partnerships, Research Capacity Through Fulbright Specialist Award
Naim Kapucu’s visit to Baku Eurasian University in Azerbaijan yielded opportunities for future joint research initiatives and collaborative learning experiences...
Research in 60 Seconds: How to Prepare for Hurricanes
Boardman Endowed Professor of Environmental Science and Public Administration Christopher Emrich’s research examines the best ways to prepare before disaster strikes...
Inside the Nation’s No. 1 Emergency Management Program
As relentless disasters test communities nationwide, UCF leads the way in shaping strategies and preparing a workforce to keep people safe and systems strong...
A Family’s Unlikely Journey to Become Knights
More than 30 years after finishing high school, StaceyAnn Castro will graduate from UCF with her son, followed soon by another son, capping a story filled with doubt, obstacles, and...
2026 Research Impact Showcase Spotlights Impact of Graduate Student, Faculty Scholars
Held during UCF’s Student Research Week, the event celebrates exploration and scholarship while facilitating opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration...
Bold, Relentless, Rising: Meet UCF’s 2026 Reach for the Stars Honorees
These six researchers are proving that groundbreaking work doesn’t take decades — just vision, drive and the courage to think differently...
Staci Zavattaro Earns UCF’s Inaugural Big 12 Faculty Fellowship
The award provides faculty with new opportunities for travel, discovery and impact, highlighting the academic value of UCF’s membership in the Big 12 Athletic Conference...
UCF Relationship Education Program to Support First Responder Couples, Parents
Supported through a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services-funded grant, Project Harmony is building a tailored, free curriculum to address relationship stressors unique to couples in the first responder...
UCF Criminal Justice Professor Receives National Award for Policing Research
As the recipient of the 2025 Distinguished Scholar Award from the American Society of Criminology’s Division of Policing, Jacinta Gau is advancing research that strengthens trust between police and the...
UCF Professor Leads NSF-Supported Mentorship Program for Early-Career Hazards and Disaster Researchers
Abdul-Akeem Sadiq, who previously participated in the comprehensive program as both a fellow and mentor, is now facilitating its sixth cohort to help train the next generation of experts...
UCF Professor Appointed to National Commission on Mathematics Instruction
Lockheed Martin Eminent Scholar Chair Sarah Bush will apply her expertise to advance mathematics education in the U.S. while bridging global insights...
New School of Interdisciplinary Studies Joins College of Community Innovation and Education
The new school will support students through a multidisciplinary approach to learning, access to resources and the flexibility to customize their degree program...
UCF Criminal Justice Associate Professor Aids Animals, Rangers and Communities Abroad
From ranger safety to wildlife conservation, William Moreto’s unique research helps inform World Wildlife Fund initiatives...
Criminal Justice Associate Professor Researches Intersection of Juvenile Justice, Mental Health in Schools
Kristina Childs Fisher worked with the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office and Community Counseling Center of Central Florida to help develop a mobile crisis unit that better equips school officers to...
Associate Professor Leads Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators
Through his leadership of the largest professional organization devoted to the improvement of mathematics teacher education, Farshid Safi has been working to further position UCF as a national leader in...
Increasing Attention Spans, Decreasing Anxiety Among Students Through Meditation
Learning sciences and educational research professors are studying how meditation and mindfulness techniques, as well as AR and VR, could reduce mind-wandering and stress levels in college students...
2025 Research Impact Showcase Highlights Graduate Student, Faculty Work
The annual event provides an opportunity for faculty and students to share high-impact research with their peers and community members...
Research in 60 Seconds: Creating Healthy Relationships That Last
Professor of Counselor Education Sejal Mehta Barden’s research examines how to create and maintain healthy relationships for couples and individuals...
UCF Researchers, City of Orlando Unveil Inaugural Mobile Resilience Hub
Kelly Stevens, assistant professor of public administration, led the team in designing and building the solar-powered hub that will bring Orlando residents critical resources during emergencies and educational experiences year-round...
Teacher Education Assistant Professor Receives ‘Must-Read’ Article Award
Soyoung Park was awarded the Council for Learning Disabilities’ 2024 Must-Read Article Award for her publication in Learning Disability Quarterly...
UCF Emergency Management Professor Inducted as National Academy of Public Administration Fellow
Claire Connolly Knox is the fifth School of Public Administration faculty member to be honored as an academy fellow...
UCF Recognizes Nine Top Faculty at 2024 Luminary Awards
The honor is designed to recognize some of UCF’s brightest stars who shine a positive light on UCF and in their respective fields...
State Funding Increase to Drive Growth in Community Partnership Schools
Statewide, nearly 50,000 students and their families benefit from services such as tutoring, healthcare and mentoring...
6 Faculty Named CCIE Research Fellows for 2024-25 Academic Year
Faculty members representing six of the college’s academic units were selected based on their proposals for interdisciplinary research to address major policy or community challenges...
Five Minutes with a UCF Research Administrator
Erin Blackwell, Associate Director for the Research Administration Services Team in the College of Community Innovation and Education, shares how the research administration graduate program has enriched her career...
Reading Education Assistant Professor Receives Emerging Leader Award
The Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education honored Earlisha Whitfield with the Emerging Leader Award at the National Technology Leadership Summit...
Pegasus Professor Returns from Fulbright Specialist Trip to Kazakhstan
During his recent visit, Naim Kapucu spent three weeks lending his expertise and building a relationship between UCF and Nazarbayev University...
CCIE Hosts 2024 Research Impact Showcase
Each year, the College of Community Innovation and Education’s Research Impact Showcase provides graduate students and faculty with the opportunity to share and discuss their research...
UCF Research Team Moves to Build Mobile Resilience Hubs for Local Neighborhoods
The team, led by Kelly Stevens, will take its designs and data from Phase 1 of the project and implement them into fully built and tested trailers that will serve...
UCF Researchers Study Effects of Personalized Adaptive Learning on Student Success
The team’s project focuses on finding whether personalized learning tools and resources have a positive impact on student outcomes in undergraduate mathematics courses...