Latest Chan Division News
USC-Led Study Analyzes Fall Rates Among Short-Stay Nursing Home Patients ⟩
June 1, 2012
Chan in the Media Faculty Health and Wellness Research
A new study led by Division assistant professor Natalie Leland has found that one in five short-stay nursing home patients sustains a fall after admission, and that certified nursing assistant staffing is associated with decreased fall risk. Read more at USC News.
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Spring 2012 Magazine Out Now! ⟩
May 21, 2012
The Spring 2012 Magazine of the USC Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy is out now! Fight On!
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Faculty Member to Present at NeuroTrauma 2012 Symposium ⟩
May 10, 2012
Clinical Conferences Faculty Lectures and Talks
Division faculty member Samia Rafeedie OTD, OTR/L, assistant professor of clinical occupational therapy, will be featured at the upcoming symposium NeuroTrauma 2012: How to Talk About Brain and Spinal Cord Injury with Patients and Families. Dr. Rafeedie will specifically cover the topic of…
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Alumna Featured in U.S. News on Good Jobs Great ⟩
May 10, 2012
USC occupational therapy alumna Asha Asher (MA ’91) is featured in a recent article by U.S. News & World Report on the 4 Qualities That Make a Good Job Great. Fight On!
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USC Trojans Shine at 92nd AOTA Conference ⟩
May 1, 2012
Alumni Associations and Bodies Conferences Faculty Lectures and Talks Students
Division Associate Dean and current American Occupational Therapy Association President Florence Clark PhD (’82), OTR/L, FAOTA, presided over the 92nd annual AOTA conference, April 26-29, in Indianapolis, Ind. Conference highlights included a rousing Opening Ceremony, Clark's Presidential Address…
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Occupational Therapy Named a CareerCast.com “10 Best Jobs of 2012” ⟩
April 16, 2012
Read more at CareerCast 10 Best Jobs of 2012 and at the Wall Street Journal Best and Worst Jobs of 2012.
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Division “Lights It Up Blue” for World Autism Awareness Day ⟩
April 1, 2012
Associations and Bodies Autism Clinical Events Research
On April 2, the USC Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy homepage "lights it up blue" in celebration of World Autism Awareness Day (WAAD). The goal of WAAD is to bring the world's attention to autism and autism spectrum disorders (ASD), neurodevelopmental disorders recently…
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Faculty Leaders Chair Occupational Science Summit ⟩
March 30, 2012
On March 11, nearly 80 scientists and researchers attended the first occupational science summit in St. Louis, Missouri, which was co-sponsored by the University of Southern California. Florence Clark PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, associate dean and professor, and current president of the American Occupational…
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Rodney Peete highlights 23rd Occupational Science Symposium ⟩
March 16, 2012
Hundreds of faculty members, students, alumni and community partners gathered on March 9 at the Ronald Tutor Campus Center for the 23rd Occupational Science Symposium hosted by the Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy at the Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC. Read more about the…
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U.S. News & World Report Ranks USC Nation’s #1 Program ⟩
March 13, 2012
U.S. News & World Report, the industry leader in educational program rankings, has released their 2013 graduate school rankings, with the University of Southern California occupational therapy educational program ranked as the best program in the nation! USC has now been ranked by U.S. News as…
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