Latest Chan Division News

These surprising specialists may help you kick habits and prevent disease ⟩
November 26, 2018

Chan in the Media Clinical Community and Partners Faculty Lifestyle Redesign

Physical and occupational therapists are teaming up with physicians to provide personalize care for injury recovery, disease prevention and much more.

By Amber Dance / USC Today

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Pitts named 2019 AOTA Fellow ⟩
November 14, 2018

Associations and Bodies Awards Conferences Faculty

Award recognizes Pitts' career-long expertise in, and advocacy for, mental and behavioral health.

Deborah Pitts PhD ’12, associate clinical professor of occupational therapy, has been selected as a 2019 inductee to the American Occupational Therapy Association's Roster of Fellows in recognition of her career work towards "sustaining the profession's mental, behavioral health capacities." The…

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A real showcase for virtual technologies ⟩
October 3, 2018

Community and Partners Conferences Events Faculty Research Technology

Inaugural symposium of Trojans working on VR tools for health and rehab

By Mike McNulty Dominique Duncan, assistant professor of neurology at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, explains a demonstration of her Virtual Brain Segmenter, a VR-based tool for correcting errors that are created during the MRI process. (Photo by Glenn Marzano) At the inaugural USC Virtual…

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Board of Councilors member Wayne Hinthorn, 90 ⟩
October 2, 2018

Alumni Chan in the Media

Board of Councilors member Wayne Hinthorn, pictured in June 2018. (Photo by Glenn Marzano) Wayne L. Hinthorn went home to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on the morning of Sept. 27, 2018. Born July 25, 1928, in Canon City, Colo., Wayne was the second son of Clinton B. Hinthorn and…

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USC Chan welcomes Rebecca Aldrich to faculty ⟩
September 26, 2018

Diversity, Access, Equity Faculty Research

Alumna’s research expertise includes occupational perspectives on marginalized populations.

By Mike McNulty It’s been a decade since the September 2008 Wall Street bankruptcies that symbolically marked the start of America’s Great Recession. Yet while today’s jobless claims have fallen to once-in-a-generation lows, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics 1.3 million Americans are…

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USC pilots new course about health and wellness ⟩
August 29, 2018

Academics and Courses Chan in the Media Community and Partners Health and Wellness

The new class will feature TED talk-style lectures with professors and Q&As.

By Andrea Klick / Daily Trojan Former USG Director of Wellness Affairs and alumna Marina Hrovat and Vice President Blake Ackerman attended the new wellness course during the first week of classes. (Kevin Fohrer | Daily Trojan) USC is piloting a one-unit course that aims to advise students on…

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A game like no other: Healing Spaces targets Alzheimer’s, dementia patients ⟩
August 23, 2018

Chan in the Media Community and Partners Faculty Health and Wellness Research Students Technology

The game — USC alum Gabriela Gomes’ MFA thesis project — is a multisensory experience created to help adults suffering from neurodegenerative diseases to relax and connect with their caregiver.

By Joanna Clay / USC News Multisensory video game Healing Spaces offers an immersive experience to help adults suffering from neurodegenerative diseases. (Screencap courtesy of Healing Spaces/Gabriela Gomes) Stein Duker pointed out that Healing Spaces is also unique in that it curates a whole…

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Delegation from PUHSC Visits Salt Lake City and Los Angeles | April 2018 ⟩
July 23, 2018

Associations and Bodies China Initiative Community and Partners Conferences Faculty International

Purpose In April, the USC Chan Division once again hosted a delegation from PUHSC at the annual conference of the American Occupational Therapy Association, held in April 2018 in Salt Lake City, Utah. In addition to conference-related educational and social activities, the delegation visited the…

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USC Chan gives back ⟩
July 9, 2018

Chan in the Media Community and Partners Events Students

Student-led Occupational Therapy and Science Council organizes OT Month activities.

By Yoko Ellie Fukumura and Elissa S. Lee/Occupational Therapy Association of California Newsletter Lady Gaga joins USC Chan students at the 2018 March for Our Lives in Downtown Los Angeles In honor of OT Month, the USC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy chose to celebrate…

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Archive officially opens with Trojan Family fete ⟩
June 18, 2018

Events Faculty Lectures and Talks

More than two years in the making, new USC Chan Archive holds rare and historically significant items.

By Mike McNulty Grace Baranek and Florence Clark unveil the portrait honoring Clark's 42 years as a USC occupational therapy faculty member. (Photo by Glenn Marzano) Occupational therapists from across the generations convened on June 15 to celebrate the opening of a new archive and to honor newly…

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