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USC Chan Magazine
Fall 2022 / Winter 2023

Cover Story
Doing Diversity

This issue’s cover story showcases three ways — from the clinic to the curriculum to the classroom — that USC Chan faculty members are making a real difference for diversity.

Cover article

Daily Affirmations ⟩

by Mike McNulty ’06, MA ’09, OTD ’10

Occupational therapist Nora Dixon leads new Lifestyle Redesign® program for supporting transgender and gender expansive clients.

Cover article

Doing Decolonization ⟩

by Mike McNulty ’06, MA ’09, OTD ’10

Faculty members Tessa Milman, Janet Gunter and Jennifer Jones in conversation with USC Chan Magazine editor Mike McNulty about dismantling occupational therapy’s colonial ideologies and practices.

Cover article

USC OT/PT Summer Institute is Diversifying Tomorrow’s Workforce Today ⟩

by Mike McNulty ’06, MA ’09, OTD ’10

How a six-week undergraduate pathway program empowers future occupational, physical therapists from underrepresented minority backgrounds.

Featured article

More Than Just Fun and Games ⟩

by Esther Jahng MA ’20, OTD ’21
Staff Member

Netflix’s sensation Squid Game highlights real-world issues for further consideration by occupational therapists and occupational scientists.

Research Buzz

The Science of “Tuning in” ⟩

by Emily Campi MA ’20, PhD ’24
Occupational Science Doctoral Student

Building a Measure of Parent Responsiveness to Better Understand Its Effect on Infants’ Sensory Development.

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ACOTE accreditation | NBCOT certification

The USC entry-level master’s degree program (cost of attendance) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education® (ACOTE®) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA). The USC entry-level doctorate in occupational therapy (OTD) degree program (cost of attendance) is accredited by ACOTE®. View our program’s ACOTE® standards public data. ACOTE® c/o the American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc.®, 7501 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 510E, Bethesda, MD 20814, (301) 652-AOTA, www.acoteonline.org.

Professional program graduates are eligible to apply for the national certification examination administered by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy, Inc.® (NBCOT®), nbcot.org. All states require licensure to practice; a felony conviction may affect a graduate’s ability to sit for the NBCOT® OTR certification examination or attain state licensure. Program results from the NBCOT® can be found online at www.nbcot.org/Educators-Folder/SchoolPerformance.