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New study charts exercise for stroke patients’ brains ⟩
June 12, 2013
Chan in the Media Faculty Research
By Robert Perkins/USC Today A new study has found that stroke patients’ brains show strong cortical motor activity when observing others performing physical tasks — a finding that offers new insight into stroke rehabilitation. Using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), a team of…
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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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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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Assistant professor Shawn Roll publishes in latest issue of AJOT ⟩
January 14, 2013
Faculty Research
Assistant professor Shawn C. Roll is the lead author of Importance of Tissue Morphology Relative to Patient Reports of Symptoms and Functional Limitations Resulting From Median Nerve Pathology, published in the January/February 2013 issue of the American Journal of Occupational Therapy.…
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Therapy Disciplines Meet at OT-PT Forum ⟩
November 27, 2012
Chan in the Media Conferences Faculty Research Students
The recent USC Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy Forum brought together students and faculty from USC’s top-ranked therapy professions for an evening of interdisciplinary learning and collaborative problem-solving. Read more at USC News. Occupational Therapy students join Physical Therapy…
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New faculty research shows how social factors influence brain processing ⟩
October 9, 2012
Chan in the Media Faculty Research
New research co-authored by assistant professor Lisa Aziz-Zadeh shows how social factors, such as interpersonal liking, can influence brain processing. Read a summary of the research, Do you like me now?, on USC Today, and view the full article Interpersonal Liking Modulates Motor-Related Neural…
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Latest Issue of AJOT Includes 8 Trojan Authors ⟩
September 18, 2012
Autism Chan in the Media Faculty Research
Congratulations to the 8 Trojans who co-authored articles in the September/October 2012 issue of the American Journal of Occupational Therapy! Links to Open Access articles are included below. Fight On! "Emerging as Leaders in Autism Research and Practice: Using the Data-Driven Intervention Process…
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USC-Led Study Analyzes Fall Rates Among Short-Stay Nursing Home Patients ⟩
June 1, 2012
Chan in the Media Faculty Health and Wellness Research
A new study led by Division assistant professor Natalie Leland has found that one in five short-stay nursing home patients sustains a fall after admission, and that certified nursing assistant staffing is associated with decreased fall risk. Read more at USC News.
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Division “Lights It Up Blue” for World Autism Awareness Day ⟩
April 1, 2012
Associations and Bodies Autism Clinical Events Research
On April 2, the USC Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy homepage "lights it up blue" in celebration of World Autism Awareness Day (WAAD). The goal of WAAD is to bring the world's attention to autism and autism spectrum disorders (ASD), neurodevelopmental disorders recently…
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