2023 AOTA Inspire Annual Conference & Expo
The faculty, staff, students and alumni of USC Chan will be strongly represented at the American Occupational Therapy Association’s 2023 Inspire conference in Kansas City. With nearly 100 USC-affiliated speakers/presenters, including the 2023 Eleanor Clarke Slagle lecture by Professor Mary Lawlor, eight USC-affiliated award winners, two alums featured in general sessions and a Saturday night Trojan Family Reception, this conference will be one to remember!
USC Trojan Family Reception
Saturday, April 22
7:30 – 10:00 p.m.
The Neptune Ballroom at the Loews Kansas City Hotel (1515 Wyandotte Street)
RSVP by April 7 at tinyurl.com/USCAOTA2023
2023 AOTA Eleanor Clarke Slagle Lecture Award
Mary Lawlor | The Mattering of “Little Things”
2023 AOTA & AOTF Awardees
Karla Ausderau MA ’00, PhD ’09 | AOTF Roster of Fellows
Erna Blanche MA ’88, PhD ’98 | AOTF Virginia Scardina Award of Excellence
Stefanie Bodison ’92, MA ’94, PhD ’10 | AOTF Roster of Fellows
Don Fogelberg PhD ’08 | AOTF Meritorious Service Award
Mary Khetani MA ’02 | AOTF Roster of Fellows
Sook-Lei Liew MA ’08, PhD ’12 | AOTF Academy of Research
Elizabeth Pyatak ’02, MA ’04, PhD ’10 | AOTF Mid-Career Research Excellence Award
Bill Wong MA ’11, OTD ’13 | AOTA Recognition of Achievement Award
Featured Speakers during INSPIRE General Sessions
Karla Ausderau MA ’00, PhD ’09 | AOTF State of the Science Symposium Speaker
Susan Lingelbach MA ’13 | What’s So Funny About Burnout? Improv Skills for Burnout Prevention in Occupational Therapy
Aviril Sepulveda OTD ’17 | The Hidden Occupations and Co-occupations of Women: The Perinatal Period
USC Faculty, Staff Members, Current Students and Alumni Presenters/Speakers
Andrea Abad | Joana Nana Serwaa Akrofi | Melina Allahverdian | Amber Angell | Arameh Anvarizadeh | Asha Asher | Karla Ausderau | Grace Baranek | Amber Bennett | Alisha Bernal | Erna Blanche | Aaron Bonsall | Lorie Brinkman | Brandi Buchanan | Erin Bussell | Emily Campi | Kristine Carandang | Olivia Carroll | Kevin Casey | Jana Cason | Megan C. Chang | Elizabeth Choi | Dejaney Clark | Alison Cogan | Rebecca Cunningham | Yiyang Sunny Fang | Yasmin Farasat | Alexandra Feldman | Heather Gates | Stephani Gharehptian | Savannah Gluck | Julie McLaughlin Gray | Ginny Greene | Janet Gunter | Ashley Halle | Cristin Holland | Judy Hopkins | Tiffany Hsu | Seung Woo Hwangbo | Mariamme Ibrahim | Jeanne Jackson | Esther Jahng | Tracy Jalaba | Jennifer Jones | Katie Jordan | Mary Khetani | Justin La | Elizabeth Larson | Mary Lawlor | Kelly Yu Chien Liao | Susan Lingelbach | Julia Lisle | Sophia Lovell | Cindy Luff | Anna Lynch | Marissa Marchioni | Jenny Martínez | Tessa Milman | Bryan Morales | Kristin Nxumalo | Elizabeth Nye | Emily Ochi | Justin Parnell | Allison Phillips | Bobbie Pineda | Angela Pogossian | Brianna Pollard | Rachel Proffitt | Samia Rafeedie | Lindsey Reeves | Caryn Roach | Pamela Roberts | Emily Rourke | Stacey Schepens Niemiec | Allie Schmiesing | Lisa Semro | Andrea Sherman | Hyon Min Catherine Shin | Alix Sleight | John Sideris | Linsey Smith | Emily Sopkin | Amanda Speights | Hilary Stanek | Leah Stein Duker | Lawrence Stevenson | Adam Strizich | Karen Tapper | Cindy Teow | Marilyn Thompson | Joseph Christian Ungco | Ashley Uyeshiro Simon | Samantha Valasek | Jennifer Weaver | Amanda Wiles | Kimberly Wilkinson | Myka Winder | Bill Wong | Janis Yue
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2022 AOTA Inspire Annual Conference & Expo
The faculty, staff, students and alumni of USC Chan were strongly represented at the American Occupational Therapy Association’s 2022 conference in San Antonio. With nearly 80 USC-affiliated speakers/presenters, nine USC-affiliated award winners and a Friday night Trojan Family Reception, this conference was one to remember!
2022 Award Winners
Mary Lawlor | Eleanor Clarke Slagle Lectureship Award
Elizabeth Pyatak ’02, MA ’04, PhD ’10 | American Occupational Therapy Foundation Academy of Research in Occupational Therapy
Stacey Schepens Niemiec Postdoc ’13, Cheryl Vigen, Jenny Martínez, Jeanine Blanchard ’99, PhD ’10 and Mike Carlson | Cordelia Myers AJOT Best Article Award
Stacey Morikawa MA ’11, OTD ’12 | Distinguished Fieldwork Educator Award
Bryant Edwards MA ’05, OTD ’06 | AOTA Roster of Fellows
Jenny Martínez ’09, MA ’10, OTD ’11 | AOTA Roster of Fellows
2022 AOTA Service Commendations
Arameh Anvarizadeh ’05, MA ’06, OTD ’07 | Member, Governance Enhancement Task Force, 2019–2021
Chantelle Rice Collins ’07, MA ’08, OTD ’09 | Representative, NQF Behavioral Health Standing Committee, 2021
Bryant Edwards MA ’05, OTD ’06 | Member, Affiliated State Association Presidents (ASAP), 2020–2022; Member, Affiliated State Association Presidents (ASAP) Ad Hoc Committee, 2021; Member, Pediatric Item Writing Committee, 2021
Mary Foto ’66, Board of Councilors | AOTA Advisor, Coding and Payment Policy, 2021
Katie Jordan MA ’03, OTD ’04 | AOTA Advisor, Coding & Payment Policy, 2021; AOTA Advisor, Telehealth Advocacy, 2021
Heather Kitching MA ’02, OTD ’10 | Chairperson, Affiliated State Association Presidents (ASAP), 2021–2022
Kimberly Lenington MA ’12, OTD ’13 | Advisor, MIPS Cost Measure, 2021–2022
Jenny Martínez ’09, MA ’10, OTD ’11 | Member, Bylaws, Policies, and Procedures Committee (BPPC), 2020–2022
Julie McLaughlin Gray MA ’95, PhD ’06 | Member, COE Framework for OT Curriculum Design Task Force, 2019–2022
Rachel Proffitt Postdoc ’14 | Member, Representative Assembly Agenda Committee, 2021–2022; Missouri Representative, Representative Assembly, 2019–2022
Pamela Roberts | AOTA Advisor, Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Policy, 2021; AOTA Advisor, Quality Advisory Group, 2021; Representative, NQF Cost and Efficiency Committee, 2021; Representative, NQF MAP Post-Acute Care, 2021
Shelby Surfas MA ’04, OTD ’06 | Member, Pediatric Exam Review Committee, 2021; Member, Pediatric Item Writing Committee, 2021
Jamie Wilcox MA ’13, OTD ’14 | Advisor, MIPS Cost Measure, 2021–2022
Janis Yue ’16, MA ’20, OTD ’21 | ASD Liaison, Commission on Education, 2020–2022; Contributor, AOTA DEI Toolkit, 2021; Student Rep to the Commission on Education; Assembly of Student Delegates Steering Committee, 2020–2022
Highlight Sessions
Arameh Anvarizadeh led a live panel discussion, including Jesús Díaz and alumna Esther Suh Kwon, on “Leveraging the Power of Person-Focused Care”
Katie Jordan led a live panel titled “I’m the Boss: Building Your Entrepreneurial Identity”
USC Faculty, Staff Members, Current Students and Alumni Presenters/Speakers
Yasi Amanat | Eva-Maria Anger | Arameh Anvarizadeh | Karla Ausderau | Grace Baranek | Amber Bennett | Christy Billock | Jeanine Blanchard | Erna Blanche | Aaron Bonsall | Sarah Bream | Brett Buford | Erin Bussell | Sharon Cermak | Megan C. Chang | Alison Cogan | Dominique Como | Rebecca Cunningham | Celso Delgado | Jesús Díaz | Leah Stein Duker | Aaron Eakman | Cheryl Ecker | Yiyang Fang | Kayla Gan | Chen Gong | Elizabeth Goodman | Gabrielle Granados | Janet Gunter | Caroline Hardin | Mark Hardison | Valerie Hill | Cristin Holland | Kaho Ishizuki | Carli Jimenez | Jennifer Jones | Katie Jordan | Mary Khetani | Lynn Kim | Sharada Krishnan | Mary Lawlor | Kimberly Lenington | Jocelyn Lin | Julia Lisle | Katie Loomis | Marissa Marchioni | Erin McIntyre | Tessa Milman | Stacey Morikawa | Katie Narbutas | Kristin Nxumalo | Emily Ochi | Daniel Padilla Vega | Diane Parham | Loree Pham | Deborah Pitts | Ann Marie Potter | Julian Prado | Elizabeth Pyatak | Pamela Roberts | Shawn Roll | Stacey Schepens Niemiec | Emma Schiewe | Aviril Sepulveda | Hilary Stanek | Esther Suh Kwon | Melanie Symister | Sandy Takata | Joseph Christian Ungco | Samantha Valasek | Cheryl Vigen | Jennifer Weaver | Myka Persson | Bill Wong | Buwen Yao | Su-Min Yeu | Janis Yue
Every effort is made to accurately recognize the USC Trojan Family; if an error or omission has been made above, please notify .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) — Fight On!
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