Lawrence Stevenson OTD, OTR/L (he/him/they)

Assistant Professor of Clinical Occupational Therapy

CHP 124
(323) 442-0639
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Lawrence earned a Bachelor’s of Art in Elementary and Special Education from LaSalle University in Philadelphia. After a five year career in elementary education and many evening classes, he completed his Master’s of Occupational Therapy at Temple University. His clinical practice was focused in acute care with specialties in NICU and medically complex patients mainly within Level 1 Trauma hospitals both in Philadelphia and San Francisco. Lawrence spent time at Thomas Jefferson University as a clinical Lab instructor within intervention, evaluation and neuroanatomy courses. After twelve years of clinical practice, Lawrence completed a Doctorate of Occupational Therapy here at USC with a focus on themes of Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion and how that translates to equitable teaching and assessment practices during his pedagogy residency. His areas of interest include but are not exclusively related to end of life care for queer communities, harm reduction related to working with drug users and sex workers and centering student voice within pedagogical decisions. Lawrence will mainly be positioned within the entry-level occupational therapy doctorate curriculum. He is also a certified HIV Testing Counselor trained in Motivational Interviewing from the San Francisco Department of Public Health.

Education

Awards

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.