Gabriel Cravens OTD, OTR/L (he/him)

Assistant Professor of Clinical Occupational Therapy

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Dr. Gabe Cravens earned his Bachelor of Arts in Gender Studies and Minor in Occupational Science degree from the University of Southern California, as well as received both his Master of Arts and Doctorate of Occupational Therapy degree from USC. During his residency at USC’s Undergraduate Minor Program in Occupational Science, Dr. Cravens focused on ways to infuse Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) content into curriculum and implement recommendations for equitable and accessible educational practices. He is passionate about advocating, supporting and empowering students through a liberatory pedagogical approach in the classroom and is currently part of the faculty on USC’s main campus teaching undergraduate level courses such as OT 220: Lifestyle Design: Introduction to Occupational Therapy and OT 310: Creativity Workshop.

Research Interests

Dr. Cravens has a unique interest in advocating and supporting LGBTQ+ individuals and sex workers. His specific research interests include sex, gender affirming care, sexuality, sexual health/education, sex work, harm reduction, justice, diversity, equity and inclusion. Notable presentations on these topics include: OTAC 2021 “Occupational Therapy’s Role in Gender-Affirming Care” and Ithaca College Honorarium 2022 “Introduction to Sex Work”.

Education

Awards

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.