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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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Faculty Leaders Chair Occupational Science Summit ⟩
March 30, 2012
Conferences Faculty Research
On March 11, nearly 80 scientists and researchers attended the first occupational science summit in St. Louis, Missouri, which was co-sponsored by the University of Southern California. Florence Clark PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, associate dean and professor, and current president of the American Occupational…
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Rodney Peete highlights 23rd Occupational Science Symposium ⟩
March 16, 2012
Autism Conferences Research
Hundreds of faculty members, students, alumni and community partners gathered on March 9 at the Ronald Tutor Campus Center for the 23rd Occupational Science Symposium hosted by the Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy at the Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC. Read more about the…
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Huffington Post Features Lisa Aziz-Zadeh’s Creativity Research ⟩
March 8, 2012
Chan in the Media Faculty Research
The work of Lisa Aziz-Zadeh PhD, assistant professor of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy co-appointed to the Brain and Creativity Institute at the USC David and Dana Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, which was recently published in Social Cognitive and Affective…
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Occupational Science student awarded NIH postdoc ⟩
February 23, 2012
Associations and Bodies Awards Chan in the Media Research Students
Congratulations to current Occupational Science PhD candidate Sook-Lei Liew (MA ’08) for recently being awarded an NIH postdoctoral fellowship at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. Read more about her award and her accomplishments as a PhD student at USC News Online:…
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2012 Dentistry Research Day a Success ⟩
February 17, 2012
Awards Chan in the Media Events Research Students
The 2012 Dentistry Research Day on February 15th honored the research accomplishments of the faculty, staff, and students of the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry, which includes the Divisions of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, and Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy. This year the…
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Blanche and PUPS team research in OT Practice ⟩
February 7, 2012
Chan in the Media Faculty Research
The latest issue of OT Practice’s Research Update features the USC Pressure Ulcer Prevention in Spinal Cord Injury (PUPS) research article Manualization of Occupational Therapy Interventions: Illustrations From the Pressure Ulcer Prevention Research Program. Erna Blanche PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA,…
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Grant Awarded to Study Sensory Adapted Dental Environments ⟩
October 12, 2011
Autism Awards Chan in the Media Clinical Faculty Research
Division Professor Sharon Cermak and a team of co-investigators at USC and Children's Hospital Los Angeles were recently awarded a two-year grant, totaling over a half million dollars, by the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research. The "Sensory Adapted Dental Environments" grant will…
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Strategies to Help Young Adults Manage Diabetes ⟩
July 26, 2011
Chan in the Media Faculty Health and Wellness Research
Beth Pyatak (PhD ’10, MA ’04), Division postdoctoral research associate and alumna, conducted research with young adults to develop lifestyle-based strategies for coping with diabetes. Read more about her work at Strategies to Help Manage Diabetes.
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