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Meet our new students: David Matharu ’95, MA ’17 ⟩
August 25, 2015

Clinical Diversity, Access, Equity Events Students

In advance of the USC Chan Division’s 2015 White Coat Ceremony on Friday, Aug. 28, we're profiling three of the newest Trojan Family members: incoming occupational therapy students. Today, meet David Matharu ’95, MA ’17

By Yasmine Pezeshkpour David Matharu ’95, MA ’17/photo credit Heather Van Buren Helping others is a family affair for David Matharu ’95, MA ’17. His parents owned seven residential facilities in Los Angeles for adults with developmental disabilities. His brother Yogi Matharu ’95, DPT ’98…

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Class of 2015: A helper by design ⟩
May 13, 2015

Diversity, Access, Equity International Students

Former graphic designer Eun Kyung Bae MA ’15 sets out on a new career path to redesign lives for senior and disabled populations as an occupational therapist

By John Hobbs 2015 master's degree graduate Eun Kyung Bae Eun Kyung Bae MA ’15 didn’t think she would ever be in a position to help others. After a fall left Bae paralyzed from the waist down, the then 31-year-old Korean native says she expected life in a wheelchair would make her always require…

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Class of 2015: The courage to change ⟩
May 7, 2015

Academics and Courses Students

It took him nearly a decade, but Brian Wylie has found a career in occupational therapy that ties together his many disparate interests

By Mike McNulty 2015 master's degree graduate Brian Wylie While one’s life is most often lived looking forward, it is perhaps best understood only by reflecting backwards. For Brian Wylie MA ’15, a soon-to-be master’s degree graduate from the USC Chan Division of Occupational Science and…

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Ten Years of Occupational Therapy in Africa ⟩
April 22, 2015

Chan in the Media Community and Partners Diversity, Access, Equity International Students

More than 200 USC students have taken advantage of an ‘amazing journey’ that led to Ghana

By Jamie Wetherbe/USC News Bonnie Nakasuji ’74, MA ’94, OTD ’08 first went to Ghana in 2003 with a simple mission. She wanted to match patients with wheelchairs. Two years later — thanks to her passion for occupational therapy and a good deal on airfare — Nakasuji returned to Ghana with 10…

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USC Chan students go 3 for 3 in AOTA elections ⟩
February 27, 2015

Alumni Associations and Bodies Students

By Mike McNulty All three USC Chan Division students running for elected positions to the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) Assembly of Student Delegates (ASD) won their respective races. Joseph Ungco MA ’16 was elected chairperson, Ellen Wleklinski BS ’14, MA ’15 was elected…

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AOTA president to deliver white coat keynote ⟩
August 26, 2014

Associations and Bodies Events Lectures and Talks Students

Virginia "Ginny" Stoffel PhD, OT, BCMH, FAOTA American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) President Virginia "Ginny" Stoffel PhD, OT, BCMH, FAOTA is the scheduled keynote speaker at the 2014 White Coat Ceremony of the USC Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, an annual…

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Occupational therapy student named 2014-15 Albert Schweitzer fellow ⟩
June 20, 2014

Awards Clinical Community and Partners Health and Wellness Students

By Mike McNulty Alyssa Concha MA ’14 Master's student Alyssa Concha MA ’14 has been named one of 15 Los Angeles-area recipients of the Albert Schweitzer Fellowship. In partnership with Esperanza Community Housing Corporation, Concha will be designing and implementing training resources to…

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JEP and occupational therapy — New mini courses ⟩
May 8, 2014

Academics and Courses Chan in the Media Community and Partners Health and Wellness Students

JEP pilots its first semester introducing OT mini courses with great response from students

By Madison Aguirre MA ’14/USC JEP Newsletter April marks the start of OT Awareness Month. But, what is OT? As a second-year master's student in USC's Division of Occupational Science (OS) and Occupational Therapy (OT), I am quite familiar with this question. According to USC's Division of OS and…

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68 Trojans presenting at 2014 AOTA conference ⟩
March 26, 2014

Alumni Associations and Bodies Awards Conferences Faculty Students

Congratulations to the 68 USC Trojan faculty, alumni, students and staff who presented at the 2014 Conference of the American Occupational Therapy Association, March 3-6 in Baltimore. Additionally of special note, alumnae Dottie Ecker Cert. ’58, MA ’68 and Sue Knox MA ’68, PhD ’97 were…

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MA student Phillip Lin wins AOTA election ⟩
February 18, 2014

Associations and Bodies Students

Phillip Lin USC entry-level professional program student Phillip Lin MA ’15 has been elected to a position on the American Occupational Therapy Association Assembly of Student Delegates. Lin won the race for Student Representative to the Representative Assembly, becoming a voting member of AOTA's…

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