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Classmates Rally Around USC Student ⟩
May 15, 2013
Chan in the Media Community and Partners Students
With one touch last summer, what was just another day in the life of a Trojan graduate student suddenly became something much more. “It was the third day of school and I was in class, touching my neck,” recalled Caryn Roach, a student in the entry-level professional program of the USC Division…
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Alum Suzanne Asherson writes in the New York Times and L.A. Times ⟩
May 3, 2013
Alumni Chan in the Media Health and Wellness
Division alumna Suzanne Asherson MA ’06, OTD ’08 writes in the New York Times "Room for Debate" blog and in the L.A. Times on the benefits of cursive handwriting in the classroom. Fight On!
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Gelya Frank Receives Phi Kappa Phi Faculty Award ⟩
April 24, 2013
Awards Chan in the Media Events Faculty
By Mike McNulty Professor Gelya Frank received a Phi Kappa Phi Faculty Recognition Award at USC's 32nd annual Academic Honors Convocation for her latest book Defying the Odds: The Tule River Tribe’s Struggle for Sovereignty in Three Centuries published by Yale University Press. The book is…
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Busy Schedule Keeps USC Therapist on Her Toes ⟩
April 16, 2013
Chan in the Media Faculty
USC News profiles assistant professor of clinical occupational therapy Carlin Daley OTD, OTR/L in Busy Schedule Keeps USC Therapist on Her Toes. Carlin Daley OTD, OTR/L
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Jewish Journal Features Sharon Cermak’s Sensory Adapted Dental Research ⟩
April 10, 2013
Autism Chan in the Media Faculty Research
The Jewish Journal features Professor Sharon Cermak's NIH-funded research on sensory adapted dental environments. Click to read the article Dental Care For All by Claudia Boyd-Barrett.
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Autism Task Force: AOTA President’s Contribution to California’s Autism Law ⟩
March 21, 2013
Associations and Bodies Autism Chan in the Media Faculty
When California became the 28th state to enact autism insurance reform legislation in late 2011, Governor Jerry Brown convened an Autism Advisory Task Force to assist with implementation of the law, which went into effect on July 1, 2012. Florence Clark, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, president of The American…
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KCET Television Features Occupational Therapy Doctorate Resident ⟩
March 14, 2013
Chan in the Media Clinical Health and Wellness Students
USC’s Eisner New Family Care Team was recently featured on KCET’s award-winning news series SoCal Connected for a new pilot program which helps low income and minority women cope with postpartum depression. The program was created in conjunction with the Los Angeles County Perinatal Mental…
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Samia Rafeedie on employee engagement in Dallas Business Journal ⟩
February 27, 2013
Chan in the Media Faculty Health and Wellness
"It’s simple,” says assistant professor of clinical occupational therapy Samia Rafeedie, to the Dallas Business Journal. “Motivate (employees) by asking for their opinions. They know their jobs better than you do." Read more at How to inspire your employees to make them more engaged.
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Research Day celebrates Ostrow student, faculty studies ⟩
February 25, 2013
Awards Chan in the Media Research Students
Congratulations to occupational science PhD student Leah Stein (MA ’06) for taking home the top awards at the 2013 Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC Research Day! Read all about the day, USC's largest such research event, at Research Day celebrates Ostrow student, faculty studies.
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New research examines influence of experience in understanding differences ⟩
January 24, 2013
Alumni Chan in the Media Faculty Research
New research from Division assistant professor Lisa Aziz-Zadeh and alumna Sook-Lei Liew (PhD ’12, MA ’08) uses fMRI to explore the brain pathways activated when observing the movements of other people with different bodies, such as an amputated limb. The article, to be published in a forthcoming…
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