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 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.