Marilyn Thompson OTD, OTR/L (she/her/hers)

Assistant Professor of Clinical Occupational Therapy

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Marilyn Thompson, OTD, OTR/L, received her master’s in occupational therapy and doctorate of occupational therapy at USC. Dr. Thompson completed her doctoral residency at Kaiser Permanente Inglewood Medical Clinic and West Los Angeles Hospital, where she focused on expanding the role and value of primary care OT. She collaborated with five medical departments and multidisciplinary teams to develop lifestyle intervention services for patients requiring support with bariatric care, chronic condition management, mental health, weight management, sickle cell disease, and pediatric obesity. As a clinical faculty member at the USC OT Faculty Practice, Dr. Thompson will work with clients to improve their self-management of various chronic conditions. She is passionate about reducing health disparities for communities traditionally underserved through providing high-quality, culturally humble care, and increasing access to OT services. Her favorite occupations include dancing, cooking, spending time with her friends and family.

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.