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Randomized study finds Lifestyle Redesign® occupational therapy generated $250,000 in health care savings for primary care patients with diabetes ⟩
July 21, 2026

Cost–benefit study finds preventative occupational therapy significantly decreased emergency department visits and hospital stays.

The results are in: Lifestyle Redesign® heals patients, wallets alike ⟩
July 7, 2026

Healthier daily routines can mean fewer hospital visits.

Bracing for mental health “tsunami” ⟩
January 5, 2024

Tracy Jalaba MA ’14, OTD ’15, associate professor of clinical occupational therapy, co-authored a new op-ed in the American Journal of Occupational Therapy concerning the mental health “tsunami” seemingly engulfing many parts of contemporary American society. “The tsunami metaphor has two…

Eight faculty authors feature in new primary care textbook ⟩
July 3, 2023

New text is a definitive resource for all primary care occupational therapy practitioners and those delivering lifestyle-based interventions.

Pyatak named to NIH study section ⟩
February 1, 2021

Associate Professor Beth Pyatak has been invited to serve as a member of the Biobehavioral Medicine and Health Outcomes Study Section of the NIH Center for Scientific Review. Her four-year term begins July 1, 2021.

Making the case for environmentally-informed occupational therapy ⟩
April 22, 2020

As Earth Day turns 50, Camille Dieterle looks at the future of occupational therapy's approaches to more sustainable living

A “hands-on” approach to teaching ⟩
February 13, 2020

Janice Rocker, who spends most of her time working in the hand therapy clinic at Keck Hospital of USC, brings her clinical experience to the classroom for OT 562 “Advance Practice in Hand Therapy and Physical Agent Modalities.”

Embracing the Unknown ⟩
December 5, 2019

Student Ambassador Catherine interviews fellow OTD student Ana Sanchez about her decision to pursue the OTD and her residency at Mt. San Antonio College (Mt. SAC) bringing Lifestyle Redesign® services to college students.

USC study shows occupational therapy helps diabetes patients make lifestyle changes that can prevent serious health complications ⟩
November 8, 2019

The pilot study is the first to be completed under a novel academic-government collaboration between the SC CTSI, the UCLA CTSI, and the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services

Katie Jordan joins national expert panel on opioid use disorder ⟩
May 17, 2019

Jordan is the only occupational therapist on 25-member panel reporting on opioid-related healthcare quality measures to inform federal programs.