Board of Councilors
Susan Knox PhD, OTR/retired, FAOTA

Susan Knox, PhD, OTR/retired, FAOTA, received her master’s degree in occupational therapy and her PhD in occupational science from the University of Southern California.  She worked as a pediatric occupational therapist for over 40 years.

She is the author of the Knox Preschool Play Scale, an assessment of developmental skills observed in play. The KPPS is the most used assessment of play by occupational therapists in the United States and internationally and it has been translated into many languages.

Susan received advanced training in sensory integration with Dr. A. Jean Ayres and was a research assistant in the development of the SIPT. Susan has lectured internationally on sensory integration, play, and autism and she has authored many chapters in OT books. She has received multiple awards from USC, the Occupational Therapy Association of California, the California Foundation for Occupational Therapy and AOTA.

She received the A. Jean Ayres award from AOTF. Susan was an officer on AOTA, OTAC, and CFOT executive boards and for many years was the California representative to the AOTA Representative Assembly. She joined the Board of Councilors in 2003 and is now an emerita member.

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USC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy

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ACOTE accreditation | NBCOT certification

The USC entry-level doctorate in occupational therapy (OTD) degree program (cost of attendance) is fully accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education® (ACOTE®) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA). The USC entry-level master’s degree program (cost of attendance) is in Accreditation–Inactive status 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 sit for the national certification examination for the occupational therapist administered by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy, Inc.® (NBCOT®), nbcot.org. Program results from the NBCOT can be found online at www.nbcot.org/Educators-Folder/SchoolPerformance.