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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.
These surprising specialists may help you kick habits and prevent disease ⟩
November 26, 2018
Physical and occupational therapists are teaming up with physicians to provide personalize care for injury recovery, disease prevention and much more.
Earth Day Q&A with Camille Dieterle ⟩
April 20, 2018
In recognition of Earth Day, celebrated annually on April 22, Camille Dieterle — an assistant clinical professor at USC Chan and passionate advocate for all things environmentally friendly and sustainable — spoke with our Student Ambassador Erika about occupational therapy, the environment and healthier lifestyles.
Three ways for “wellderly” living ⟩
March 19, 2018
By Jeanine Blanchard MA ’99, PhD ’10 Photo courtesy of Ellen26/Pixabay Jeanine Blanchard is a project manager at USC Chan and was a member of USC Well Elderly Studies research team. It is well known that the aging population is rapidly increasing. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the…
