Merry Lee OTD, OTR/L, SWC

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Clinical Occupational Therapy

CHP 133
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Merry Lee, OTD, OTR/L, SWC, has been a treating occupational therapist for over 14 years. She received her Master of Arts degree in Occupational Therapy and Occupational Therapy Doctorate from the University of Southern California. She also graduated from UC Davis with a B.S. in Exercise Biology and a B.A. in Psychology. Dr. Lee is an adjunct assistant professor of clinical occupational therapy at USC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy where she primarily teaches in the pediatrics immersion course and teaches in the online USC Chan sensory integration continuing education certificate courses. 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 was the former director of the occupational therapy department Momentum Pediatric Therapy Network (stepped down recently to focus on teaching and her growing family) and has had extensive experience with the pediatric population. Dr. Lee is passionate about providing family centered care for families and mentoring occupational therapists and future OTs.

Education

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.