Latest Chan Division News
Leland earns record $4.7M to compare models for nursing home residents with Alzheimer’s, dementia ⟩
August 17, 2017
Associations and Bodies Awards Chan in the Media Clinical Community and Partners Faculty Research
Five-year PCORI contract is largest single award in USC Chan Division history
By Mike McNulty / USC Today More than half of America’s 1.4 million nursing home residents have Alzheimer’s disease or dementia. On any given day in any of the thousands of nursing homes across the country, medications need adjusting and activities require adapting as residents are monitored for…
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New research shows occupational therapy helps people in pain ⟩
July 19, 2017
Chan in the Media Clinical Faculty Lifestyle Redesign Research
Lifestyle treatment for chronic pain management improves quality of life, confidence and function
By Mike McNulty / USC Today A new study from the USC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy shows that lifestyle-based occupational therapy treatment significantly improves the experiences of people living with chronic pain. “Having quantitative evidence for occupational…
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China Initiative Visits Beijing and Guiyang | June 2017 ⟩
June 27, 2017
China Initiative Community and Partners Conferences Faculty Lectures and Talks Students
Purpose To meet with China Initiative partners and attend the “3rd Annual Conference of Rehabilitation Medicine Society of China International Exchange and Promotion Association for Medicine and Healthcare” highlighted with a keynote address by China Initiative Director Julie McLaughlin Gray.…
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Occupational therapy helps young adults with diabetes ⟩
June 21, 2017
Associations and Bodies Chan in the Media Conferences Faculty Lectures and Talks Lifestyle Redesign
By Miriam E. Tucker/Medscape An occupational therapy intervention can help improve HbA1c and improve quality of life in young adults with diabetes, new research finds. Results from the randomized, controlled Resilient, Empowered Active Living (REAL) diabetes study were presented June 11 here at the…
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Virtual Reality Rehab ⟩
June 13, 2017
Assistant professor Sook-Lei Liew MA ’08, PhD ’12 is exploring new brain-computer interfaces that connect stroke survivors to the worlds of tech and medicine.
By Katharine Gammon For people recovering from a stroke, even the simplest motions can become a struggle. To lift a hand, for example, requires a signal from the brain that travels all the way down an arm to the hand. That’s a lot of moving parts — and when something is damaged, it makes…
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2017 Commencement: Alison Cogan PhD ’17 ⟩
May 10, 2017
By Mike McNulty Alison Cogan, who earns her USC Occupational Science PhD in 2017/Photo by Jenn Page Alison Cogan MA ’12, PhD ’17 may be a civilian but she deeply appreciates the social and family life of military servicemembers. Not only is her brother an active duty Marine, Cogan’s…
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2017 Commencement: Joseph Christian Ungco OTD ’17 ⟩
May 9, 2017
Clinical Diversity, Access, Equity Events Students
By Mike McNulty Joseph Christian Ungco, member of the USC Chan OTD degree class of 2017/Photo by Heather Van Buren Joseph Christian Ungco ’07, ’14, MA ’16, OTD ’17 has a clear vision for the profession’s future. Thanks in part to the occupational therapy doctorate degree he will receive…
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2017 Commencement: Alicia Mendoza MA ’17 ⟩
May 8, 2017
By Mike McNulty Alicia Mendoza, member of the USC Chan master's degree class of 2017/Photo by Angela Lally For as long as she can remember, Alicia Mendoza MA ’17 has admired the work of Christian missionaries. In occupational therapy she found a career with similar attributes: provision of needed…
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AOTA president Amy Lamb keynotes 2017 commencement ⟩
April 26, 2017
Associations and Bodies Events Lectures and Talks Students
By Mike McNulty 2017 USC Chan commencement speaker Amy Lamb/Photo courtesy of the American Occupational Therapy Association Amy Lamb OTD, OT/L, FAOTA, president of the American Occupational Therapy Association and an occupational therapy faculty member at Eastern Michigan University, will deliver…
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Building better doctor’s visits for adults with autism ⟩
April 20, 2017
Autism Clinical Conferences Events Faculty Research
Newly funded study aims to improve primary health care encounters of autistic adults
By Mike McNulty/USC Today Challenges with communication, environmental factors and decision-making processes can add to the anxiety of a doctor's visit for a person with autism./Photo by Martin Kenny (Flickr) During his first visit to the doctor’s office, Bobby fled from the waiting room, ran…
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