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Clinical professor Katie Jordan helps score profession-wide victory ⟩
March 6, 2017

Associations and Bodies Chan in the Media Clinical Faculty

AOTA advocacy success: Evaluation payments expected to rise as CMS corrects error

Last week, clinical professor Katie Jordan met with representatives from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to raise concerns on behalf of the American Occupational Therapy Association regarding what was believed to be an error resulting in decreased Medicare reimbursements for…

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In 2016, 100 percent of new USC Chan graduates passed national certification exam ⟩
February 28, 2017

Associations and Bodies Clinical Students

By Mike McNulty According to new data released by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy®, all 132 of USC’s new graduates successfully passed the Occupational Therapist Registered OTR® certification examination during the 2016 calendar year. This 100 percent passing rate…

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USC Chan appoints new associate dean, chair ⟩
February 1, 2017

Autism Events Faculty Research

Dr. Grace Baranek to lead USC’s occupational science and occupational therapy program

By John Hobbs MA ’14 Updated article was originally released on Aug. 23, 2016. The USC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy welcomes newly appointed associate dean and chair, Grace Baranek on Feb. 1. Grace Baranek PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA Baranek comes to USC from the University…

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Shawn Roll is guest editor of latest AJOT on musculoskeletal conditions ⟩
January 23, 2017

Clinical Faculty Health and Wellness Research

Research journal issue kicks off profession's centennial anniversary celebrations

By Mike McNulty Assistant Professor Shawn C. Roll is the guest editor of the January/February 2017 issue of the American Journal of Occupational Therapy. The issue focuses on comprehensive summaries of evidence and multiple original research articles on the treatment of common musculoskeletal…

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Five Trojans aboard 2017 Rose Parade float ⟩
December 29, 2016

Alumni Associations and Bodies Events Faculty

Occupational Therapy Association of California float commemorates 100-year anniversary of profession's founding

Float rendering courtesy of the Occupational Therapy Association of California/Fiesta Floats On the morning of Jan. 2, 2017, five USC Trojans will be floating high above the streets of Pasadena, Calif., during the world-famous Tournament of Roses® Rose Parade. The Trojans will be riding on board…

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23 Trojans on AOTA centennial list of 100 most influential people ⟩
December 6, 2016

Alumni Associations and Bodies Awards Faculty

USC Chan faculty members Cermak and Clark among all-time notables

By Mike McNulty Twenty-three USC alumni and faculty members are among the 100 most influential people who have shaped the occupational therapy profession throughout its century-long history, according to a new list compiled by the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA). In preparation for…

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Remembering Florence Cromwell ⟩
December 1, 2016

Alumni Associations and Bodies Faculty

An esteemed USC alumna and occupational therapy leader passed away on Nov. 5, 2016, at the age of 94

By John Hobbs MA ’14 Florence Cromwell 1922-2016. Photo undated. Occupational therapy visionary, two-time AOTA president, and former faculty member Florence S. Cromwell MA ’52 died Nov. 5, 2016. She was 94. The former faculty member was a USC alumna, an interim chair for two years before…

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China Initiative Visits Yantai and Shanghai | October–November 2016 ⟩
November 27, 2016

China Initiative Community and Partners Faculty Lectures and Talks Students

Purpose In Yantai, the team presented at the "Fourth National Congress of Rehabilitation Education of the Chinese Association of Rehabilitation Medicine." Carey Sokol and OTD Resident Lily Xu presented on OT fieldwork models in the US, while Adley Chan and OTD Resident Sherry Chen gave a…

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Toddler palace may house clues to social skills in autism ⟩
November 12, 2016

Autism Chan in the Media Conferences Faculty Research

Dr. Barbara Thompson's research is highlighted at the 2016 Society for Neuroscience meeting

By Sarah Deweerdt/Spectrum News Palace keep: The amount of time a young child spends in a play castle may provide hints about her social motivation. A half-hour-long ‘playdate’ between a toddler and an adult could help answer a long-standing question about whether and how much a child with…

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Five Trojans to take AOTA awards ⟩
November 7, 2016

Associations and Bodies Awards Conferences Faculty

Florence Clark to receive rarefied AOTA-AOTF Presidents’ Commendation

By Mike McNulty Exhibit Hall at 2016 AOTA Conference Five USC Trojans will win annual awards from the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA). The recipients were revealed last week by AOTA and will be presented their awards during AOTA’s annual conference in April 2017, when the…

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