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USC Researchers Explore the Source of Empathy in the Brain ⟩
July 19, 2011
Chan in the Media Faculty Research
Read more on Lisa Aziz-Zadeh’s research, funded by the Brain and Creativity Institute, the Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy at the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC, the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship and the USC Provost's PhD Fellowship.…
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13 Trojans recently published in the Journal of Occupational Science ⟩
June 28, 2011
Alumni Chan in the Media Faculty Research Students
Congratulations to the many USC faculty, students and alumni who were recently published in the April and June 2011 editions of the Journal of Occupational Science. Authors include: Gelya Frank PhD, Professor Elizabeth Pyatak (PhD ’10, MA ’04), Postdoctoral Research Associate Linda Muccitelli…
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‘Well Elderly’ follow-up study published! ⟩
June 7, 2011
Chan in the Media Clinical Lifestyle Redesign Research
Published in the June 2nd issue of the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, the study demonstrates the effectiveness of lifestyle oriented occupational therapy for a diverse group of older adults. Read and download the open access article at Effectiveness of a lifestyle intervention in…
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Occupational Therapy Students and Faculty Share Research ⟩
April 5, 2011
Autism Chan in the Media Events Faculty Lectures and Talks Lifestyle Redesign Research Students
USC Occupational Therapy's chapter of Pi Theta Epsilon sponsored the Occupational Therapy Research Day on March 28 to showcase current research being conducted in the Division. Read more at Occupational Therapy Students and Faculty Share Research.
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Sing-Song Speakers Score Highly on Measures of Empathy ⟩
August 11, 2010
Chan in the Media Faculty Research
Assistant Professor Lisa Aziz-Zadeh is featured in Scientific American. Read more at Sing-Song Speakers Score Highly on Measures of Empathy.
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Aziz-Zadeh awarded grant to fund stroke rehabilitation ⟩
July 8, 2010
Associations and Bodies Awards Faculty Research
The American Heart Association has awarded assistant professor Lisa Aziz-Zadeh a three-year $231,000 grant to understand how individuals with stroke process actions.
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Centennial Vision — Rehabilitation Research ⟩
July 1, 2010
Faculty Research
Assistant Professor Trudy Mallinson co-authored Centennial Vision — Rehabilitation Research in the May/June 2010 issue of The American Journal of Occupational Therapy (AJOT).
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Food Selectivity in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders ⟩
April 29, 2010
Dr. Sharon Cermak and a team of experts explore food selectivity in children with autism spectrum disorders in recently published articles from the Journal of the American Dietetic Association and the Journal of Pediatrics. Bandini, L. G., Anderson, S. E., Curtin, C., Cermak, S. A., Evans, E. W.,…
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Does Music in Speech Equal Empathy in Heart? ⟩
February 27, 2010
Chan in the Media Faculty Research
Professor Lisa Aziz-Zadeh is interviewed by USC News about her study on prosody and empathy. "A new study in the journal Public Library of Science ONE finds that people use the same brain regions to produce and understand intonation in speech. Many studies suggest that people learn by imitating…
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$1.25 million Autism Grant ⟩
October 22, 2009
Autism Awards Faculty Research
Olga Solomon PhD, Research Assistant Professor, received a NIH grant for $1.25 million to study Autism in an urban context. This two year multi-method, ethnographic research project examines health and service disparities in Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) diagnosis of African American children…
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