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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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39 USC Trojans presenting at the 2014 International Congress of the WFOT ⟩
June 11, 2014

Alumni Associations and Bodies Conferences Faculty

Congratulations to the 39 USC Trojan alumni and faculty members scheduled to present at the 2014 International Congress of the World Federation of Occupational Therapists in Yokohama, Japan. Congrats and Fight On! Click below to view the list.

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68 Trojans presenting at 2014 AOTA conference ⟩
March 26, 2014

Alumni Associations and Bodies Awards Conferences Faculty Students

Congratulations to the 68 USC Trojan faculty, alumni, students and staff who presented at the 2014 Conference of the American Occupational Therapy Association, March 3-6 in Baltimore. Additionally of special note, alumnae Dottie Ecker Cert. ’58, MA ’68 and Sue Knox MA ’68, PhD ’97 were…

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PTE honor society wins President’s Award ⟩
November 27, 2013

Alumni Associations and Bodies Awards Conferences Students

By Mike McNulty USC’s Alpha Eta chapter of the Pi Theta Epsilon national honor society for occupational therapy students and alumni received the 2013 President’s Award at the 2013 American Occupational Therapy Association/National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy® National…

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85 Trojans representing at 2013 OTAC conference ⟩
October 22, 2013

Alumni Associations and Bodies Conferences Faculty

85 Trojan alumni and faculty will be presenting at the 2013 Conference of the Occupational Therapy Association of California, Oct. 24-27 at the Sacramento (Calif.) Convention Center. On the evening of Friday Oct. 25, be sure to join your USC Trojan Family at the conference's alumni cocktail mixer.…

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Division helps launch Interacting With Autism website ⟩
October 1, 2013

Alumni Autism Chan in the Media Community and Partners Faculty

By Lauren Evashenk/USC News Interacting With Autism, a video-based website, was unveiled at a Sept. 28 launch celebration at the USC School of Cinematic Arts co-sponsored by the USC Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy. Originated three years ago by University Professor Marsha…

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In memoriam: Jim Plumtree, 77 ⟩
July 29, 2013

Alumni Associations and Bodies

Jim Plumtree at the 2012 USC Occupational Science Symposium Jim Plumtree MA ’78, member of the Board of Councilors of the USC Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, died July 1, 2013 at his home in Garden City, Idaho. His wife, Pat, their family members and friends were at his…

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Kingsley and Mailloux publish on early intervention models in latest AJOT ⟩
July 22, 2013

Alumni Clinical Faculty Research

Assistant professor of clinical occupational Karrie Kingsley MA ’01, OTD ’07 and alumna Zoe Mailloux ’77, MA ’81, OTD ’12 have published the article "Evidence for Effectiveness of Different Service Delivery Models in Early Intervention Services" in the July/August 2013 issue of the…

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Advance Magazine Features Alumna’s Surf Therapy for Military Veterans Program ⟩
June 4, 2013

Alumni Chan in the Media Clinical

Advance for Occupational Therapy Practitioners recently featured alumna Carly Rogers OTD ’11, MA ’04 and her Ocean Therapy adaptive surfing program designed to assist military veterans coping with mental and physical illness to access the ocean environment and readjust and reintegrate to…

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