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Self-care among Latinos with diabetes studied ⟩
September 11, 2014

Awards Chan in the Media Clinical Community and Partners Faculty Health and Wellness Research

Elizabeth Pyatak seeks ways to make health an everyday habit for teens and young adults

By Paul Karon/USC News USC occupational scientist and occupational therapist Elizabeth Pyatak helps young people with diabetes adopt the self-care habits and protocols recommended by their physicians. In a vote of confidence, the National Institutes of Health has given the assistant professor a…

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Occupational therapy student named 2014-15 Albert Schweitzer fellow ⟩
June 20, 2014

Awards Clinical Community and Partners Health and Wellness Students

By Mike McNulty Alyssa Concha MA ’14 Master's student Alyssa Concha MA ’14 has been named one of 15 Los Angeles-area recipients of the Albert Schweitzer Fellowship. In partnership with Esperanza Community Housing Corporation, Concha will be designing and implementing training resources to…

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Two faculty members earn year-end nods ⟩
May 8, 2014

Awards Community and Partners Faculty

By Mike McNulty IPGC wins Extraordinary Engagement Award Two division faculty members received year-end awards from university organizations in recognition of their dedication to serving students and the community. Assistant clinical professor Ashley Halle (pictured second from left) received an…

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Administrative staffers recognized as all-stars ⟩
April 30, 2014

Awards

Four of the division's administrative staff members were recognized in late April by the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC for their excellence in leading the multimillion-dollar, multi-phase projects to renovate the division's physical spaces in the Center for Health Professions building.…

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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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PhD candidate awarded Canadian dissertation scholarship ⟩
July 17, 2013

Associations and Bodies Awards Research Students

By Mike McNulty Michelle Elliot Occupational science PhD candidate Michelle Elliot has been awarded a scholarship from Canada’s Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council to support her qualitative research. The SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship will support the final stages of Elliot’s PhD…

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PhD candidate receives USC Diploma in Innovation grant ⟩
July 15, 2013

Autism Awards Clinical Diversity, Access, Equity Research Students

By Mike McNulty Amber Angell Occupational science PhD candidate Amber Angell was recently awarded a Diploma in Innovation grant from the USC Graduate School with support from the USC Stevens Center for Innovation. The rising prevalence of autism spectrum disorders in the United States has been…

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Occupational Therapy Student Receives Schweitzer Fellowship ⟩
June 5, 2013

Awards Chan in the Media Clinical Community and Partners Students

Master’s student Ingrid Leu is one of seven USC graduate students who have been named 2013-2014 Albert Schweitzer Fellows. The Albert Schweitzer Fellowship supports university graduate students to improve the health and well-being of vulnerable populations. Fellows partner with a community-based…

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Trojan Occupational Therapists Make Firsts with Two USC Awards ⟩
May 21, 2013

Awards Chan in the Media Clinical Faculty Students

Assistant Professor of Clinical Occupational Therapy Phuong Nguyen received the Keck Medical Center of USC’s Care Partner of the Year award at the 2013 Nurses Week Awards Ceremony. The Nurses of Keck Hospital and USC Norris Cancer Hospital annually nominate and select winners for various awards in…

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