Emily Ochi OTD, OTR/L
Director of the Post-Professional Master's Program, and Associate Professor of Clinical Occupational Therapy
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Emily Ochi attended undergraduate school at Vanderbilt University where she earned her BS in Human and Organization Behavior. She received her Master of Arts degree in occupational therapy and her Doctorate of Clinical Occupational Therapy degree at the University of Southern California. As a doctoral resident at USC, Emily explored the role of family-centered care in occupational therapy.
Dr. Ochi serves as the Director of the Post-Professional Master’s program and teaches in both the Entry-Level and Post-Professional Master’s programs. Dr. Ochi is also Director of the USC Chan Sensory Integration CE Certificate program. She is particularly interested in accessibility and inclusion to promote community participation and creating inclusive visitor experiences for museums and other cultural institutions.
Education
Doctorate of Occupational Therapy (OTD)
2013 | University of Southern California
Master of Arts (MA)
in Occupational Therapy
2012 | University of Southern California
Bachelor of Science (BS)
in Human and Organization Development
2008 | Vanderbilt University
Selected Publications
Ausderau, K. K., Baranek, G. T., & Ochi, E. (2021). Sensory experiences questionnaire. In F. R. Volkmar (Ed.), Encyclopedia of autism spectrum disorders (2nd ed., pp. 4220–4225). Cham, Switzerland: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-91280-6_1192 Show abstract
The Sensory Experiences Questionnaire (Version 3.0; SEQ; Baranek 2009; Ausderau et al. 2014b) is a caregiver report assessment intended to be used by researchers and clinicians to characterize the sensory features in children ages 2–12 years with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and/or other developmental disabilities (DD). The questionnaire typically requires about 15–20 minutes for a parent or caregiver to complete. If needed, the SEQ (Version 3.0) can also be administered in a structured interview format. The SEQ (Version 3.0) has 105 items that measure the frequency of sensory features across four sensory response patterns (i.e., Hyporesponsiveness; Hyperresponsiveness; Sensory Interests, Repetitions and Seeking behaviors (SIRS), and Enhanced Perception), which reflect items across five sensory modality categories (i.e., auditory; visual; tactile; gustatory/olfactory; and vestibular/proprioceptive), and across two contexts (i.e., social or nonsocial).
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April 2, 2021
Two-year project will build formal alliances that accentuate perspectives of autistic people, their family members and caregivers, service providers and researchers.
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By Mike McNulty The Help Group – USC Occupational Science Initiative has announced its next project to develop opportunities for advancing community-based social participation for children with autism spectrum disorders. Under the direction of Mary Lawlor, associate chair of research and professor…
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