Merry Lee OTD, OTR/L

Associate Professor of Clinical Occupational Therapy

CHP 133
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Merry Lee OTD, OTR/L has been a treating occupational therapist since 2009. She received her Master of Arts degree in Occupational Therapy and Occupational Therapy Doctorate degree from the University of Southern California. She also graduated from UC Davis with a Bachelor of Science degree in Exercise Biology and Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology.

At the USC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, Dr. Lee is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Occupational Therapy, primarily teaching in the pediatrics immersion and in the online Sensory Integration Continuing Education Certificate courses, and serves as a faculty advisor as well as a faculty mentor for students in their final year in the program. Other courses she has taught include: OT 617 Visionaries: Innovation and Technology to Promote Occupation and OT 517 Foundations of Occupations: Sensory Processing in Daily Life.

Dr. Lee is certified in the Sensory Integration and Praxis Tests (SIPT), and she has received advanced practice certification in Swallowing Assessment, Evaluation, or Intervention from the California Board of Occupational Therapy.

Dr. Lee has spent the last 14 years primarily working at Pediatric Therapy Network, where she has held different roles including therapist, former supervisor and former director of the PTN occupational therapy department. She has extensive experience with the pediatric population, is passionate about providing family-centered care for families and mentoring occupational therapists and future OTs.

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