Latest Chan Division News
Autism Task Force: AOTA President’s Contribution to California’s Autism Law ⟩
March 21, 2013
Associations and Bodies Autism Chan in the Media Faculty
When California became the 28th state to enact autism insurance reform legislation in late 2011, Governor Jerry Brown convened an Autism Advisory Task Force to assist with implementation of the law, which went into effect on July 1, 2012. Florence Clark, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, president of The American…
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KCET Television Features Occupational Therapy Doctorate Resident ⟩
March 14, 2013
Chan in the Media Clinical Health and Wellness Students
USC’s Eisner New Family Care Team was recently featured on KCET’s award-winning news series SoCal Connected for a new pilot program which helps low income and minority women cope with postpartum depression. The program was created in conjunction with the Los Angeles County Perinatal Mental…
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Camille Dieterle Takes Center Stage at USC Women’s Conference ⟩
March 11, 2013
Conferences Faculty Health and Wellness Lectures and Talks
By Kim Hasday At the 5th annual USC Women’s Conference assistant professor of clinical occupational therapy Camille Dieterle spoke onstage before hundreds of USC alumnae, parents, students, faculty, staff and friends at historic Bovard Auditorium. The March 7th conference, hosted by the USC Alumni…
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2 Students Win Election to AOTA Assembly of Student Delegates ⟩
March 1, 2013
Associations and Bodies Students
Two USC entry-level professional program students have been elected to positions on the American Occupational Therapy Association Assembly of Student Delegates. Susan Lingelbach won the race for ASD Chairperson, and Sean Sullivan emerged victorious from a competitive field of candidates for ASD…
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Samia Rafeedie on employee engagement in Dallas Business Journal ⟩
February 27, 2013
Chan in the Media Faculty Health and Wellness
"It’s simple,” says assistant professor of clinical occupational therapy Samia Rafeedie, to the Dallas Business Journal. “Motivate (employees) by asking for their opinions. They know their jobs better than you do." Read more at How to inspire your employees to make them more engaged.
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Watch Ann Neville-Jan keynote Hollywood, Health & Society ⟩
February 25, 2013
Conferences Diversity, Access, Equity Faculty Lectures and Talks
Associate professor Ann Neville-Jan delivered the keynote address at "People First: Real Disabilities, Reel Stories" sponsored by the Writers Guild of America, West, the WGA Writers with Disabilities Committee, and Hollywood, Health & Society at the Norman Lear Center of the USC Annenberg School for…
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Research Day celebrates Ostrow student, faculty studies ⟩
February 25, 2013
Awards Chan in the Media Research Students
Congratulations to occupational science PhD student Leah Stein (MA ’06) for taking home the top awards at the 2013 Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC Research Day! Read all about the day, USC's largest such research event, at Research Day celebrates Ostrow student, faculty studies.
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New OTAC Flash newsletter keeping students connected ⟩
February 5, 2013
Associations and Bodies Students
OTAC Flash, a new one-page monthly newsletter, is helping keep Trojan students informed about news and events from the Occupational Therapy Association of California. OTAC Flash is published by entry-level professional students Alyssa Concha and Tara Perry, both OTAC Representatives to the USC…
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New research examines influence of experience in understanding differences ⟩
January 24, 2013
Alumni Chan in the Media Faculty Research
New research from Division assistant professor Lisa Aziz-Zadeh and alumna Sook-Lei Liew (PhD ’12, MA ’08) uses fMRI to explore the brain pathways activated when observing the movements of other people with different bodies, such as an amputated limb. The article, to be published in a forthcoming…
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Assistant professor Shawn Roll publishes in latest issue of AJOT ⟩
January 14, 2013
Assistant professor Shawn C. Roll is the lead author of Importance of Tissue Morphology Relative to Patient Reports of Symptoms and Functional Limitations Resulting From Median Nerve Pathology, published in the January/February 2013 issue of the American Journal of Occupational Therapy.…
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