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Overview AI Tropes and the Human Mind: A Neuroscience Perspective Assessing Heterogeneity of Treatment Response with Diffusion MRI Tractography in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder Beyond CoYoT1: Expansion of Patient-Centered Virtual Care Brain Activity and Behavioral Indicators of Sensory Processing (BABeIS) Characterizing gastrointestinal disorder trajectories for autistic sub-groups: Machine learning prediction of risk profiles and response to treatment Co-developing the ¡Vivir Mi Vida! lifestyle intervention for rural-living Latinos of safety-net health care systems Demolishing Barriers to Democratize Future Construction Operations by Providing Multi-sensory Capabilities for Effective Remote Work Designing belonging: Advancing science on environmental modifications to foster activity engagement and social connection among individuals with serious mental illness Designing Precision Rehabilitation for Post-acute Care (PRe-PAC) Detecting and mapping stress patterns across space and time: Multimodal modeling of individuals in real-world physical and social work environments Developing a lifestyle-focused self-management intervention for diabetic foot ulcers offloading Effects of Global Brain Health on Sensorimotor Recovery After Stroke Evaluation of a Complex Behavioral Intervention for Young Adults with Diabetes: The Resilient, Empowered, Active Living-Telehealth (REAL-T) Study Facilitating post-COVID return-to-work: Triangulating patient, provider, and employer perspectives Function and Emotion in Everyday Life with Type 1 Diabetes (FEEL-T1D) Implementation of the Baby Bridge program via telehealth to enhance access to early intervention services in Los Angeles Keck COVID Recovery Clinic, Optimal Outcomes for Patients in a Comprehensive Assessment and Management Program (Keck CO-OP CAMP) Learning Health Systems Rehabilitation Research (LeaRRn) Learning Health Systems Scholar — Data visualization for adults with disorders of consciousness Mechanism to Promote Safe and Efficient Oral Feeding in Preterm Infants Mitigating Risk and Promoting Occupational Safety and Health When Developing and Integrating AI in the Workplace Multisensory Interventions to Improve Neurodevelopmental Outcomes of Preterm Infants Hospitalized in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Place-based permanent supportive housing (PB-PSH) best practices initiative Reconceptualizing third places: Countering social isolation in lives without workplaces Risk-stratified self-management care for colorectal cancer survivors: A new approach to increasing adherence to health behavior recommendations Screening for Autism Risk in Preterm Infants (SARP) Sensory Adapted Dental Environments to Enhance Oral Care for Children with and without Dental Fear and Anxiety Sensory and Social Development in Infants and Toddlers (SASI) Southern California Child Development Survey (SoCal CDS) Supporting Improved Clinical Decision Making in Severe Traumatic Brain Injury Through Greater Accuracy and Precision of Neurobehavioral Common Data Elements The Relationship Between Brain Functioning, Behavior, and Microbiota in Autism Spectrum Disorder Toward Development of a Comprehensive, In-Home, Active Seating System to Lessen Sedentariness and Improve Health and Wellness in Older Adults Transforming Research: Understanding Sensory Experiences in ASD, Stakeholders Working Together — TRUST Understanding Social Determinants of Health and Health Disparities in Emerging Work Contexts
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The Division at a Glance
USC Chan’s entry-level OTD degree program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education® (ACOTE®), 7501 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 510E Bethesda, MD 20814, (301) 652-6611, .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) , acoteonline.org
Ranked No. 5 occupational therapy program in the nation by U.S. News & World Report
Founded in 1942
Initiated nation’s first Post-Professional Master’s program in 1947
Inaugurated world’s first PhD Program in Occupational Science in 1989
Offers BS, MA, OTD and PhD degree programs and facilitates postdoctoral training
Contracts with more than 850 academic fieldwork education sites in more than 39 states and 6 countries
Provides specialization in pediatrics, rehabilitation medicine and Lifestyle Redesign®
Prepares students for traditional and non-traditional career paths
Utilizes a problem-based learning/clinical-based reasoning approach
Teaching assistantships and scholarships available
ACOTE Standards Public Data
Total number of full-time faculty: 104
Emeritus Professors: 6
AOTA Eleanor Clarke Slagle Lecture Awardees: 4
AOTA President-Elect: 1
Full-time faculty to student ratio: 5.3:1
Currently hold more than $28.7 million in federal research grants
Students
Total number of students enrolled: 684
Students from out-of-state: 25 percent of the student body
Students receiving financial aid (loans and scholarships): 68 percent of the student body
Has one of the most racially and ethnically diverse OT student populations in the nation
Total number: More than 5,200 alumni in 48 states, 16 countries and 6 continents
AOTA Presidents: 5
Eleanor Clarke Slagle Awardees: 16
OTAC Presidents: 6
AOTA Roster of Fellows: 101
