Latest Chan Division News
PhD candidate awarded Canadian dissertation scholarship ⟩
July 17, 2013
Associations and Bodies Awards Research Students
By Mike McNulty Michelle Elliot Occupational science PhD candidate Michelle Elliot has been awarded a scholarship from Canada’s Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council to support her qualitative research. The SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship will support the final stages of Elliot’s PhD…
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Collaboration is the key for interprofessional health program ⟩
July 17, 2013
Chan in the Media Clinical Community and Partners Students
Collaboration between professional students, including occupational therapy graduate students, is key to the success of USC's Interprofessional Geriatrics Curriculum, thanks in part to assistant professor of clinical occupational therapy Ashley Halle. Read more about how Collaboration is the key for…
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PhD candidate receives USC Diploma in Innovation grant ⟩
July 15, 2013
Autism Awards Clinical Diversity, Access, Equity Research Students
By Mike McNulty Amber Angell Occupational science PhD candidate Amber Angell was recently awarded a Diploma in Innovation grant from the USC Graduate School with support from the USC Stevens Center for Innovation. The rising prevalence of autism spectrum disorders in the United States has been…
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Deborah Pitts appointed to California Mental Health Planning Council ⟩
June 28, 2013
Associations and Bodies Faculty
Assistant professor of clinical occupational therapy Deborah Pitts PhD ’12, MBA, OTR/L, BCMH, CPRP, has been appointed to the California Mental Health Planning Council of the California Department of Health Care Services. The CMHPC, comprised of 32 members, is charged by both federal and state…
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OTD student selected to AOTA Emerging Leaders program ⟩
June 27, 2013
Associations and Bodies Chan in the Media Students
Doctorate in occupational therapy student Shain Davis MA ’12 has been selected to the 2013 cohort of the American Occupational Therapy Association's Emerging Leaders Development Program. As a participant, Davis will attend a leadership training seminar at AOTA headquarters in Bethesda, Maryland,…
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New study charts exercise for stroke patients’ brains ⟩
June 12, 2013
Chan in the Media Faculty Research
By Robert Perkins/USC Today A new study has found that stroke patients’ brains show strong cortical motor activity when observing others performing physical tasks — a finding that offers new insight into stroke rehabilitation. Using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), a team of…
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Forbes Names Occupational Therapy No. 6 Best Master’s Degree for Jobs ⟩
June 11, 2013
Academics and Courses Chan in the Media
Occupational therapy is the sixth-best master's degree for jobs, according to a 2013 list released by Forbes.com. The list ranks master’s degrees according to anticipated long-term opportunities, based on salary data from Payscale.com and employment projection data from the Bureau of Labor…
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Occupational Therapy Student Receives Schweitzer Fellowship ⟩
June 5, 2013
Awards Chan in the Media Clinical Community and Partners Students
Master’s student Ingrid Leu is one of seven USC graduate students who have been named 2013-2014 Albert Schweitzer Fellows. The Albert Schweitzer Fellowship supports university graduate students to improve the health and well-being of vulnerable populations. Fellows partner with a community-based…
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Advance Magazine Features Alumna’s Surf Therapy for Military Veterans Program ⟩
June 4, 2013
Alumni Chan in the Media Clinical
Advance for Occupational Therapy Practitioners recently featured alumna Carly Rogers OTD ’11, MA ’04 and her Ocean Therapy adaptive surfing program designed to assist military veterans coping with mental and physical illness to access the ocean environment and readjust and reintegrate to…
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Trojan Occupational Therapists Make Firsts with Two USC Awards ⟩
May 21, 2013
Awards Chan in the Media Clinical Faculty Students
Assistant Professor of Clinical Occupational Therapy Phuong Nguyen received the Keck Medical Center of USC’s Care Partner of the Year award at the 2013 Nurses Week Awards Ceremony. The Nurses of Keck Hospital and USC Norris Cancer Hospital annually nominate and select winners for various awards in…
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