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Twelve Trojans receive OTAC annual awards ⟩
November 11, 2024

Alumni Associations and Bodies Awards Conferences

The awards were announced during the association's annual conference in Pasadena in early November.

OTAC 2024 Conference attendees celebrate during the Trojan Family Reception (Photo courtesy of Christine Sebastian) Twelve Trojans have been named recipients of annual awards presented by the Occupational Therapy Association of California, a non-profit professional society that represents the…

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Cogan named recipient of ACRM’s Deborah L. Wilkerson Early Career Award ⟩
June 21, 2024

Associations and Bodies Awards Conferences Faculty

Annual award recognizes significant contributions made to rehabilitation research within the first five years of one’s career.

Assistant Professor Alison Cogan Assistant Professor Alison Cogan MA ’12, PhD ’17 has been named the 2024 recipient of the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine's Deborah L. Wilkerson Early Career Award. Cogan will receive the award during the ACRM 101st Annual Fall Conference in…

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FDA Health Care at Home Initiative identifies occupational therapy as a key need ⟩
April 26, 2024

Associations and Bodies Community and Partners Faculty

Occupational therapy will figure prominently in the launch of the FDA's Health Care at Home Initiative to Help Advance Health Equity, with the expert assistance of Associate Professor Beth Pyatak.

Occupational therapy will figure prominently in the launch of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Health Care at Home Initiative to Help Advance Health Equity. The Initiative aims to better position the FDA to address health care needs by moving care into the home setting. Based within the…

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Shawn Roll receives 2024 Distinguished Sonographer Award ⟩
April 23, 2024

Associations and Bodies Awards Faculty

Award recognizes outstanding contributions to the development of medical ultrasound.

Professor Shawn Roll is the recipient of the 2024 Distinguished Sonographer Award from the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine. Roll was honored at the institute's annual conference in April. Established in 1997, the Distinguished Sonographer Award recognizes and honors AIUM members who…

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Jordan named next AOTA Executive Director ⟩
March 15, 2024

Alumni Associations and Bodies Faculty

Regulatory, policy and compliance expert to lead the national occupational therapy professional association.

Associate Chair of Occupational Therapy Clinical Services Katie Jordan Katie Jordan, associate chair of occupational therapy clinical services, has been selected as the next executive director of the American Occupational Therapy Association, effective August 7, 2024, according to an announcement…

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Trojans win their 2024 AOTA elections races ⟩
February 26, 2024

Alumni Associations and Bodies Faculty

Anvarizadeh, Bream and Edwards will assume nationwide volunteer leadership positions on July 1.

By Mike McNulty USC Chan faculty members and alums Arameh Anvarizadeh ’05, MA ’06, OTD ’07 and Sarah Bream MA ’96, OTD ’09, and alumnus Bryant Edwards MA ’05, OTD ’06, have each won their races for volunteer leadership positions in the American Occupational Therapy Association,…

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Three Trojans on the ballot in AOTA’s 2024 elections ⟩
January 29, 2024

Alumni Associations and Bodies Faculty

Meet the faculty and alums running for elected leadership positions in the American Occupational Therapy Association.

Editor's Feb. 26 update: Anvarizadeh, Bream and Edwards have each won their races for volunteer leadership positions in the American Occupational Therapy Association, according to election results released today. They will assume their respective roles beginning July 1. Congratulations, and Fight…

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Eight faculty members, alums presenting at adult rehabilitation specialty conference ⟩
September 14, 2023

Alumni Associations and Bodies Clinical Conferences Faculty

The American Occupational Therapy Association’s Adult Rehabilitation Specialty Conference to be held in mid-October.

Eight USC Chan faculty members and alumni will be sharing their expertise at the upcoming adult rehabilitation specialty conference hosted by the American Occupational Therapy Association. The conference will be held Oct. 20-21 in Baltimore, Maryland. “The AOTA adult rehab conference offers…

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Students from PKUHSC Attend the 2023 AOTA Inspire Conference ⟩
April 24, 2023

Associations and Bodies China Initiative Community and Partners Conferences International Students

USC-PKUHSC Cohort 2 dual-degree students attend the 2023 AOTA Inspire Conference in Kansas City, Missouri and share their transformative experiences.

The American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) Inspire Annual Conference and Expo aims to provide a platform for knowledge exchange, collaboration, and celebration of the occupational therapy profession. This conference is the largest of its kind in which occupational therapy (OT)…

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More than two dozen Trojans on WROTSS 2023 agenda ⟩
February 13, 2023

Associations and Bodies Conferences

More than two dozen USC Chan faculty, students and alumni will be speaking at the 2023 Western Regional Occupational Therapy Spring Symposium in Las Vegas from Mar. 3-5. The event is a collaboration between the occupational therapy state professional associations of Arizona, Idaho, New Mexico,…

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