Marilyn Thompson OTD, OTR/L, LRC (she/her/ella)

Assistant Professor of Clinical Occupational Therapy

HRA 500
(323) 442-3340
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Marilyn Thompson OTD, OTR/L, LRC earned her master’s and doctorate in occupational therapy from the University of Southern California. She completed her doctoral residency at Kaiser Permanente, where she advanced the role of occupational therapy in primary care by developing interdisciplinary lifestyle intervention services for individuals managing chronic conditions, mental health needs, bariatric care, sickle cell disease, and pediatric obesity. As an assistant professor of clinical occupational therapy at USC and clinical faculty member within the USC Occupational Therapy Faculty Practice, Dr. Thompson focuses on supporting clients in chronic condition self-management while advancing culturally responsive care and health equity for underserved communities.

Education

USC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy

1540 Alcazar Street, CHP 133, Los Angeles, CA 90089-9003

ACOTE accreditation | NBCOT certification

The USC entry-level doctorate in occupational therapy (OTD) 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 master’s degree program (cost of attendance) is in Accreditation–Inactive 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.

Professional program graduates are eligible to sit for the national certification examination for the occupational therapist administered by the 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.