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8 Trojans to be honored with OTAC awards ⟩
September 27, 2017

Alumni Associations and Bodies Awards Conferences Faculty

By Mike McNulty Eight Trojans have been named recipients of annual awards presented by the Occupational Therapy Association of California, a non-profit professional society that represents the interests of the more than 15,000 occupational therapy practitioners working in California. Associate Chair…

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Leland earns record $4.7M to compare models for nursing home residents with Alzheimer’s, dementia ⟩
August 17, 2017

Associations and Bodies Awards Chan in the Media Clinical Community and Partners Faculty Research

Five-year PCORI contract is largest single award in USC Chan Division history

By Mike McNulty / USC Today More than half of America’s 1.4 million nursing home residents have Alzheimer’s disease or dementia. On any given day in any of the thousands of nursing homes across the country, medications need adjusting and activities require adapting as residents are monitored for…

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Mattingly among three USC faculty honored as 2017 Guggenheim Fellows ⟩
April 12, 2017

Awards Chan in the Media Faculty Research

Fellowship to support writing new book on stigma

By Mike McNulty with Susan Bell and Ian Geckler/USC Today Professor Cheryl Mattingly Professor Cheryl Mattingly has been honored with a 2017 Guggenheim Fellowship, one of only three USC faculty members to receive the prestigious award. She joins a diverse cohort of 173 scholars, artists and…

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Two Chan students named Schweitzer fellows ⟩
April 6, 2017

Awards Clinical Community and Partners Research Students

Projects aim to improve health status of vulnerable L.A. populations

By Mike McNulty 2017-18 Schweitzer Fellows Allie Schmiesing MA ’18 and Erin Malia Sako MA ’18/Photo by Kelly Tongoi Erin Malia Sako MA ’18 and Allie Schmiesing MA ’18, first-year students in the division's entry-level occupational therapy professional program, have been selected to the…

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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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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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Trojans take 3 of top 6 AOTF student scholarships ⟩
May 6, 2016

Associations and Bodies Awards Students

By Mike McNulty USC Chan students won three of the top six student scholarships, as ranked by dollar amount, that are administered by the American Occupational Therapy Foundation. Founded in 1965, AOTF is a non-profit organization that administers more than 50 annual scholarships to students…

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Could virtual reality neurofeedback help stroke survivors recover? ⟩
January 28, 2016

Awards Faculty Research Technology

USC researcher Sook-Lei Liew awarded two-year American Heart Association Innovative Research Grant to find out

By John Hobbs MA ’14 Virtual arm Imagine wanting to take a sip of your morning latte. To accomplish this task, your brain will send a signal that will pass from neuron to neuron all the way down your arm to your hand to your fingers, which will grasp the latte, bring it to your lips and, ah,…

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Who knew medical records had a ‘social life’? ⟩
January 13, 2016

Autism Awards Clinical Faculty Research

Two USC researchers show how paper records impact interactions with health care practitioners

By Mike McNulty/USC Today For more than a decade, electronic health records have been hailed as a means of improving health care quality, safety and efficiency. Yet in spite of the ongoing transition to electronic records throughout America’s health care system, two USC researchers are interested…

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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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