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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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Nine Trojans publish in July/August AJOT ⟩
July 14, 2016

Alumni Faculty Lifestyle Redesign Research Students

By Mike McNulty Nine members of the USC Trojan Family are cited as authors across three new research articles published in the July/August issue of the American Journal of Occupational Therapy. Professor Sharon Cermak co-authored Atypical Sensory Modulation and Psychological Distress in the General…

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Four alumnae award-winners cap 2015 OTAC conference ⟩
October 26, 2015

Alumni Associations and Bodies Awards Conferences Faculty

The USC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy was well represented at the 39th annual conference of the Occupational Therapy Association of California (OTAC) in Sacramento. Four alumnae were recognized for their outstanding achievements at the annual OTAC awards ceremony:…

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Alumna attempts Ninja Warrior course for cause ⟩
June 23, 2015

Alumni Chan in the Media Clinical Health and Wellness

By Mike McNulty Standing at the starting line of the world’s most notorious obstacle course, USC Chan alumna Karly Streisfeld MA ’05 took a deep breath and mentally visualized her route through the challenges looming ahead. As a competitor on the June 22 episode of the NBC competition television…

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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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Into a new era ⟩
November 10, 2014

Alumni Chan in the Media China Initiative Events Faculty International

With their $20 million gift to the division, USC Trustee Ronnie C. Chan and wife Barbara make history and cement a legacy

By Mike McNulty/USC Chan Magazine USC Trustee Ronnie C. Chan encourages the gathered crowd to Fight On!/Photo by John Skalicky The universe works in mysterious ways. That was the message — equal parts gratitude and awe — delivered by Associate Dean Florence Clark at a confidential gathering of…

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5 awardees and 82 presenters slated for OTAC 2014 conference ⟩
October 3, 2014

Alumni Associations and Bodies Awards Conferences Faculty

By Mike McNulty Five USC Trojans received awards and 82 Trojans presented during the 2014 conference of the Occupational Therapy Association of California, October 16-19 in Pasadena. Assistant clinical professor Sarah Bream received the Award of Appreciation, alumna Diane Mayfield received the…

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Chan family gift creates first named, endowed occupational therapy program in nation ⟩
September 17, 2014

Alumni Chan in the Media China Initiative Faculty International

The $20 million gift establishes an occupational therapy initiative in China and Florence Clark is installed as first holder of Mrs. T.H. Chan Professorship

By Jessica Raymond/USC Today USC Trustee Ronnie Chan and wife, Barbara (Photo/Dave Choi) USC Trustee Ronnie C. Chan MBA ’76 and his wife, Barbara, have dedicated $20 million to USC’s pioneering occupational science and occupational therapy program. Given in honor of Chan’s mother, the gift…

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USC alumna’s surfing program for veterans featured in AJOT study ⟩
July 29, 2014

Alumni Chan in the Media Health and Wellness Research

By Kim Kho USC alumna Carly Rogers MA ’04, OTD ’11 is the lead author of a new article, High-Intensity Sports for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Depression: Feasibility Study of Ocean Therapy With Veterans of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom, published in the July/August…

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