Elissa M. Taylor OTD, OTR/L (she/her/hers)

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Clinical Occupational Therapy

CHP 222N
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Elissa Mooney Taylor, OTD, OTR/L, received her bachelor’s degree in exercise science and liberal arts from Montana State University, then went on to complete her master’s and doctorate of occupational therapy at the University of Southern California. Dr. Taylor completed her doctoral residency with Dr. Beth Pyatak’s Lifestyle Redesign for Chronic Conditions research lab, providing Lifestyle Redesign interventions at the Adult West Primary Care Clinic at LAC+USC. Dr. Taylor then went on to work with older adults with cognitive impairments and dementia as the rehab director at an assisted living and memory care facility.

Education

ACOTE accreditation | NBCOT certification

The USC entry-level master’s degree program (cost of attendance) is fully accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education® (ACOTE). The USC entry-level OTD degree program (cost of attendance) has been granted Candidacy Status by ACOTE. View our program’s ACOTE standards public data. ACOTE c/o Accreditation Department, American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc.®, 6116 Executive Boulevard, Suite 200, North Bethesda, MD 20852-4929, (301) 652-6611 x2914, acoteonline.org

Professional program graduates are eligible to apply for certification by 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.