Meet Our Trojan Family

Find out about some of the students and alumni from each of our academic programs. The Trojan Family of students at USC Chan have a wide range of backgrounds, experiences and interests. Click their names and photos to find out more.

Current students are invited to submit their information for a featured profile.

Ellie Clark MA ’19 ⟩

Hometown: Hastings, MN

Program: Entry-Level Master’s, Class of 2019

Claire Ficca MA ’19 ⟩

Hometown: Renton, WA

Program: Bachelor’s to Master’s, Class of 2019

Tiffany Tung MA ’19 ⟩

Hometown: Portland, OR

Program: Bachelor’s to Master’s, Class of 2019

Pengchen Zhao MA ’19 ⟩

Hometown: Shenzhen, China

Program: Bachelor’s to Master’s, Class of 2019

Angeline Hernandez MA ’19 ⟩

Hometown: Walnut, CA

Program: Bachelor’s to Master’s, Class of 2019

Shannon Westerberg MA ’19 ⟩

Hometown: Sacramento, CA

Program: Bachelor’s to Master’s, Class of 2019

Juliana Gutiérrez OTD ’18 ⟩

Hometown: Bogotá, Colombia

Program: Post-Professional OTD, Class of 2018

Kristine Carandang PhD ’18 ⟩

Hometown: Stafford, VA

Program: PhD in Occupational Science, Class of 2018

Laurena Chen MA ’18 ⟩

Hometown: London and Hong Kong

Program: Post-Professional Master’s, Class of 2018

Alyssa Cantal OTD ’18 ⟩

Hometown: Yorba Linda, CA

Program: Post-Professional OTD, Class of 2018

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). The USC entry-level OTD degree program (cost of attendance) has been granted Candidacy Status by ACOTE. View our program’s ACOTE standards public data. ACOTE c/o Accreditation Department, American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc.®, 6116 Executive Boulevard, Suite 200, North Bethesda, MD 20852-4929, (301) 652-6611 x2914, acoteonline.org

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.