Latest Chan Division News
Class of 2015: A helper by design ⟩
May 13, 2015
Diversity, Access, Equity International Students
Former graphic designer Eun Kyung Bae MA ’15 sets out on a new career path to redesign lives for senior and disabled populations as an occupational therapist
By John Hobbs 2015 master's degree graduate Eun Kyung Bae Eun Kyung Bae MA ’15 didn’t think she would ever be in a position to help others. After a fall left Bae paralyzed from the waist down, the then 31-year-old Korean native says she expected life in a wheelchair would make her always require…
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Class of 2015: The courage to change ⟩
May 7, 2015
Academics and Courses Students
It took him nearly a decade, but Brian Wylie has found a career in occupational therapy that ties together his many disparate interests
By Mike McNulty 2015 master's degree graduate Brian Wylie While one’s life is most often lived looking forward, it is perhaps best understood only by reflecting backwards. For Brian Wylie MA ’15, a soon-to-be master’s degree graduate from the USC Chan Division of Occupational Science and…
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Ten Years of Occupational Therapy in Africa ⟩
April 22, 2015
Chan in the Media Community and Partners Diversity, Access, Equity International Students
More than 200 USC students have taken advantage of an ‘amazing journey’ that led to Ghana
By Jamie Wetherbe/USC News Bonnie Nakasuji ’74, MA ’94, OTD ’08 first went to Ghana in 2003 with a simple mission. She wanted to match patients with wheelchairs. Two years later — thanks to her passion for occupational therapy and a good deal on airfare — Nakasuji returned to Ghana with 10…
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Video game developed at USC lets patients play their way through rehab ⟩
April 20, 2015
Chan in the Media Clinical Community and Partners Faculty Health and Wellness Research Technology
Mystic Isle tracks the coordinates of players’ movements, giving therapists valuable data on progress and future sessions
By Tanya Abrams/USC News Video games for health are not just for fitness gamers who’d rather stumble through Zumba alone than with a judgy gym rat. Clinicians and game developers at USC are teaming up to advance and validate video games for rehabilitation, a segment in the games-for-health…
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The Help Group and USC form a new partnership ⟩
March 6, 2015
Autism Community and Partners Faculty Research
By Mike McNulty The Help Group is pleased to announce an innovative partnership between The Help Group and the University of Southern California (USC) Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy. The Help Group – USC Occupational Science Initiative is dedicated to developing…
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USC Chan students go 3 for 3 in AOTA elections ⟩
February 27, 2015
Alumni Associations and Bodies Students
By Mike McNulty All three USC Chan Division students running for elected positions to the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) Assembly of Student Delegates (ASD) won their respective races. Joseph Ungco MA ’16 was elected chairperson, Ellen Wleklinski BS ’14, MA ’15 was elected…
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Remembering Ann Neville-Jan ⟩
February 2, 2015
The longtime USC Chan Division faculty member, researcher and mentor passed away on Feb. 1, 2015, at the age of 64
Ann Neville-Jan PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, associate chair of curriculum and faculty, and associate professor, died Feb. 1, after experiencing complications from surgery. She was 64. Neville-Jan had been an integral member of the USC Chan Division for 25 years. Throughout her academic career at USC she…
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Assistant clinical professor Samia Rafeedie tells U.S. News why occupational therapy is a best job ⟩
January 20, 2015
When Samia Rafeedie was an undergrad at Ohio State University, she sought out the help of an academic advisor. She knew she wanted to work in health care, but she just didn’t know “where” in health care. Her advisor suggested occupational therapy. Rafeedie remembers thinking: “I don’t want…
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In memoriam: Pat Plumtree, 73 ⟩
January 19, 2015
Patricia “Pat” Volland Plumtree, a 12-year member of the USC Chan Division’s Board of Councilors, died Jan. 10, 2015, as a result of head injuries sustained from a fall. She was 73. Pat was born March 2, 1939, in Los Angeles to Norman and Bernadette Browne Volland. In 1946, her family moved to…
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16 Trojans published in American Journal of Occupational Therapy ⟩
January 5, 2015
Autism Clinical Faculty Research
Congratulations to the 16 Trojans published in the January/February 2015 issue of the American Journal of Occupational Therapy. Assistant Professor Natalie Leland, Assistant Clinical Professor Karen Crum MA ’13, OTD ’14, Board of Councilors Member Shawn Phipps BS ’97, Adjunct Clinical…
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