Finding My “Just Right” at USC Chan
As occupational therapists, we often talk about finding the “just right challenge.” It’s one of those guiding OT principles that stays with you long after you leave the classroom or the…
Together,
We Go
Further.
Discover the Power of Occupation.
Entry-level OTD students Andrew Anderson OTD '27, Katelyn Tiu OTD '27, and Tobechi Udeh OTD '27 find community and Trojan Family here at USC Chan.
By the Numbers
10
Occupational Therapy Graduate Program
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Alumni Living in 16 Countries on 6 Continents
9:1
Student to Faculty Ratio
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Job Placement Rate
Welcome to USC Chan
Discover the Power of Occupation, the science behind how everyday activities restore meaning, spark joy, and connect us to what matters most.
AI tools to help unveil patterns between social determinants of health, mental health risks, among autistic youth
November 10, 2025
Amber Angell to lead five-year, $3.6 million study analyzing electronic health records, with collaborators from academia and the autistic community.
Aziz-Zadeh receives Nimoy Knight Foundation’s Live Long and Prosper Award
October 24, 2025
Honor celebrates values of iconic “Star Trek” character Spock, such as rationality, peace, compassion and belonging.
Liew tapped to lead NIH-funded P50 national specialized research center
October 15, 2025
Five-year, $6.5 million project will leverage data science, artificial intelligence and machine learning to build large rehabilitation research datasets for precision rehabilitation.
In memoriam: Jane Goodall, 91
October 1, 2025
World-renowned primatologist held adjunct faculty appointment for 13 years.
AI-augmented MRIs may improve post-stroke prognosis
September 30, 2025
New NIH-funded project uses AI to enhance MRI image resolution to better understand how global brain health impacts long-term stroke recovery.
Chan Magazine Fall 2024 Issue
Summertime and the Livin’ is OT
During the past decade, USC’s Summer Occupational Therapy Immersion program has graduated more than 500 students, changing their lives and careers while building an internationally-connected Trojan…
Golden Goals
After receiving a heart transplant at Keck Hospital of USC, former NCAA soccer player Courtney Shoda is relearning how to play the game of life.
Join the Club: Faculty Member Joy Agner Mobilizing Knowledge about the Clubhouse Model to Support People with Mental Health Conditions
By partnering with a community organization, one USC Chan faculty member demonstrates how to engage a user base, develop a collaborative research agenda and put knowledge to work for the people who…
Can Sensory Adaptations Ease Children’s Dental Fears and Anxieties?
New $5.5 million NIH-funded study led by Leah Stein Duker extends research line begun in 2011.
Professor Sharon Cermak’s Retirement Caps Illustrious Career Spanning More than Five Decades
Celebrating the 55-year career of one of occupational therapy’s most prolific researchers studying developmental disorders in children.
10 Patient Care Sites
Our faculty OTs treat patients in the Keck Medicine of USC hospitals, at the USC OT Faculty Practice
locations and throughout the community.
15 Research Labs
Our 15 research labs accelerate the movement of discoveries and best practices into everyday uses with
real-world impacts. USC faculty researchers currently manage more than $28.7 million of federal grant funding.
Student Voices
My Experience Shadowing at School-Based and Pediatric Outpatient Clinics
In continuation of my previous blog, My Guide for Finding Volunteering and Shadowing Opportunities, I wanted to share some of my experiences this past summer, where I volunteered at two different…