Nandita Raman OTD, OTR/L (she/her/hers)

Assistant Professor of Clinical Occupational Therapy

CHP 123
(408) 876-2803
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Dr. Nandita Raman received her Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Therapy from D Y Patil University, India, and her post-professional Master of Arts and Doctorate of Occupational Therapy degree from the University of Southern California. Dr. Raman completed her doctoral residency with the USC Center for the Neuroscience of Embodied Cognition (CeNEC) research lab, during which she was involved in the planning and execution of studies related to otherness and belonging, embodied semantics, and empathy and affect recognition in autistic children. She has a keen interest in neurological rehabilitation and research and a passion for academia.

Education

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Awards

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.