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®) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA). The USC entry-level doctorate in occupational therapy (OTD) degree program (cost of attendance) has applied for accreditation and has been granted Preaccreditation Status 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. The program must complete an on-site evaluation and be granted Accreditation Status before its graduates will be eligible to sit for the national certification examination for the occupational therapist administered by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy, Inc.® (NBCOT®).

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.