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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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Huffington Post Features Lisa Aziz-Zadeh’s Creativity Research ⟩
March 8, 2012
Chan in the Media Faculty Research
The work of Lisa Aziz-Zadeh PhD, assistant professor of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy co-appointed to the Brain and Creativity Institute at the USC David and Dana Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, which was recently published in Social Cognitive and Affective…
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Alumnus Shawn Phipps Wins AOTA Election ⟩
March 6, 2012
Associations and Bodies Faculty
Congratulations to Shawn Phipps PhD, MS, OTR/L, FAOTA (BS ’97) for being elected to the Board of Directors of the American Occupational Therapy Association!
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U.S. News Names Occupational Therapist to “Best Jobs 2012” ⟩
February 28, 2012
U.S.News & World Report names Occupational Therapist as a Best Jobs 2012, with an emphasis on the profession's significant growth outlook over the next decade. Fight On, occupational therapists!
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Division Push Makes Hospital Pet Therapy Program Reality ⟩
February 27, 2012
Chan in the Media Clinical Community and Partners Health and Wellness
Spurred by the USC Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy's initial requests to incorporate a pet therapy program, the Keck Medical Center of USC hospitals recently launched a Pet Therapy Program to bring certified therapy animals to visit with patients staying in the hospitals.…
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Occupational Science student awarded NIH postdoc ⟩
February 23, 2012
Associations and Bodies Awards Chan in the Media Research Students
Congratulations to current Occupational Science PhD candidate Sook-Lei Liew (MA ’08) for recently being awarded an NIH postdoctoral fellowship at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. Read more about her award and her accomplishments as a PhD student at USC News Online:…
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2012 Dentistry Research Day a Success ⟩
February 17, 2012
Awards Chan in the Media Events Research Students
The 2012 Dentistry Research Day on February 15th honored the research accomplishments of the faculty, staff, and students of the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry, which includes the Divisions of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, and Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy. This year the…
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