Post-Professional Doctorate (OTD)
of Occupational Science
Meet the Students

Find out about some of the students and alumni from each of our academic programs. The Trojan Family of students at USC Chan have a wide range of backgrounds, experiences and interests. Click their names and photos to find out more.

Zack Pinto OTD ’19 ⟩

Hometown: Mission Viejo, CA

Program: Post-Professional OTD, Class of 2019

Alyssa Cantal OTD ’18 ⟩

Hometown: Yorba Linda, CA

Program: Post-Professional OTD, Class of 2018

Juliana Gutiérrez OTD ’18 ⟩

Hometown: Bogotá, Colombia

Program: Post-Professional OTD, Class of 2018

Vivian Chang OTD ’18 ⟩

Hometown: Monterey Park, CA

Program: Post-Professional OTD, Class of 2018

Angana Vaishnav OTD ’17 ⟩

Hometown: Mumbai, India

Program: Post-Professional OTD, Class of 2017

Bianca Doherty OTD ’17 ⟩

Hometown: Cork, Ireland

Program: Post-Professional OTD, Class of 2017

Olivia Carroll OTD ’17 ⟩

Hometown: San Carlos, CA

Program: Post-Professional OTD, Class of 2017

Elizabeth Franco OTD ’16 ⟩

Hometown: Oxnard, CA

Program: Post-Professional OTD, Class of 2016

Rebecca Cunningham OTD ’16 ⟩

Hometown: Newbury Park, CA

Program: Post-Professional OTD, Class of 2016

Scotty Orr OTD ’15 ⟩

Hometown: Pennington, New Jersey

Program: Post-Professional OTD, Class of 2015

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USC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy

1540 Alcazar Street, CHP 133, Los Angeles, CA 90089-9003

ACOTE accreditation | NBCOT certification

The USC entry-level doctorate in occupational therapy (OTD) degree program (cost of attendance) is fully accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education® (ACOTE®) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA). The USC entry-level master’s degree program (cost of attendance) is in Accreditation–Inactive status by ACOTE®. View our program’s ACOTE® standards public data. ACOTE® c/o the American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc.®, 7501 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 510E, Bethesda, MD 20814, (301) 652-AOTA, www.acoteonline.org.

Professional program graduates are eligible to sit for the national certification examination for the occupational therapist administered by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy, Inc.® (NBCOT®), nbcot.org. Program results from the NBCOT can be found online at www.nbcot.org/Educators-Folder/SchoolPerformance.