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Making aging more mobile with new smartphone app ⟩
October 16, 2017

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NIH-funded MovingUp app developed by Schepens Niemiec will be first of its kind

By Mike McNulty / USC Today If the infomercials are to be believed, older adults want cellphones that are anything but smart. With oversized displays and one-touch medical alert buttons, products like the Jitterbug flip phone are simple by design. But technology usage trends among seniors are…

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Who are the people in your neighborhood? Meet Viviana Padilla ’16, MA ’19 ⟩
August 23, 2017

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The first-generation college student’s journey from a South Los Angeles elementary school to the 2017 White Coat Ceremony

By Mike McNulty Viviana Padilla ’16, MA ’19, whose latest Trojan affiliation is as a new USC Chan graduate student/Photo by Hong Le Most of the USC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy’s new grad students are adults when they first set foot on campus. Viviana Padilla…

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

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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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New research shows occupational therapy helps people in pain ⟩
July 19, 2017

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Lifestyle treatment for chronic pain management improves quality of life, confidence and function

By Mike McNulty / USC Today A new study from the USC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy shows that lifestyle-based occupational therapy treatment significantly improves the experiences of people living with chronic pain. “Having quantitative evidence for occupational…

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Occupational therapy helps young adults with diabetes ⟩
June 21, 2017

Associations and Bodies Chan in the Media Conferences Faculty Lectures and Talks Lifestyle Redesign

By Miriam E. Tucker/Medscape An occupational therapy intervention can help improve HbA1c and improve quality of life in young adults with diabetes, new research finds. Results from the randomized, controlled Resilient, Empowered Active Living (REAL) diabetes study were presented June 11 here at the…

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

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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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Painted Brain at USC’s APGSA ⟩
March 28, 2017

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By Kristina Han/Painted Brain Suminagashi artwork courtesy of the Painted Brain This past week, the Painted Brain (PB) joined USC’s Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy (OT) in an art workshop hosted by Asian Pacific Graduate Student Association (APGSA) for students…

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The people who make you look good are suffering ⟩
March 7, 2017

Chan in the Media Clinical Faculty Health and Wellness Research

By Monica Luhar/Vice.com "For tattoo artists, hair stylists or anybody holding a device with the tendons contracted and potentially flexing or holding against resistance, that nerve might be getting compressed over time," says Shawn Roll, assistant professor of Occupational Science and Occupational…

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Clinical professor Katie Jordan helps score profession-wide victory ⟩
March 6, 2017

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AOTA advocacy success: Evaluation payments expected to rise as CMS corrects error

Last week, clinical professor Katie Jordan met with representatives from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to raise concerns on behalf of the American Occupational Therapy Association regarding what was believed to be an error resulting in decreased Medicare reimbursements for…

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Toddler palace may house clues to social skills in autism ⟩
November 12, 2016

Autism Chan in the Media Conferences Faculty Research

Dr. Barbara Thompson's research is highlighted at the 2016 Society for Neuroscience meeting

By Sarah Deweerdt/Spectrum News Palace keep: The amount of time a young child spends in a play castle may provide hints about her social motivation. A half-hour-long ‘playdate’ between a toddler and an adult could help answer a long-standing question about whether and how much a child with…

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