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.

Kate Romero OTD ’25 ⟩

Hometown: Culver City, CA

Program: Bachelor’s to Doctorate, Class of 2025

Aditya Jayashankar PhD ’24 ⟩

Hometown: Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Program: PhD in Occupational Science, Class of 2024

Zhixin Liu 刘芷忻 OTD ’24 ⟩

Hometown: Guangzhou, China

Program: Post-Professional OTD, Class of 2024

Yansong Li 李岩松 OTD ’24 ⟩

Hometown: Shanxi Province, China

Program: Post-Professional OTD, Class of 2024

Yang Li 李扬 OTD ’24 ⟩

Hometown: Jinan, Shandong, China

Program: Post-Professional OTD, Class of 2024

Wenlei Wu 吴闻雷 OTD ’24 ⟩

Hometown: Henan Province, China

Program: Post-Professional OTD, Class of 2024

Jiehong Shi 施杰洪 OTD ’24 ⟩

Hometown: Yunnan Province, China

Program: Post-Professional OTD, Class of 2024

Erin Chung MA ’24 ⟩

Hometown: Brea, CA

Program: Bachelor’s to Master’s, Class of 2024

Nmachi Obiwuru MA ’24 ⟩

Hometown: Long Beach, CA

Program: Bachelor’s to Master’s, Class of 2024

Tina Peng MA ’23 ⟩

Hometown: Alamo, CA

Program: Entry-Level Master’s, Class of 2023

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.