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.

Samruddhi Ghaisas OTD ’12

Hometown: Mumbai, India

Program: Post-Professional OTD, Class of 2012

Janna Kuntz OTD ’10

Hometown: Missoula, MT

Program: Post-Professional OTD, Class of 2010

Chantelle Rice OTD ’09

Hometown: San Clemente, CA

Program: Post-Professional OTD, Class of 2009

Karen McNulty OTD ’08

Hometown: Camarillo, CA

Program: Post-Professional OTD, Class of 2008

Arameh Anvarizadeh OTD ’07

Hometown: Studio City, CA

Program: Post-Professional OTD, Class of 2007

Samia Rafeedie OTD ’06

Hometown: Hamilton, OH

Program: Post-Professional OTD, Class of 2006

Heidi McHugh Pendleton PhD ’98

Hometown: Palo Alto, CA

Program: PhD in Occupational Science, Class of 1998

Louise Farnworth PhD ’98

Hometown: Melbourne, Australia

Program: PhD in Occupational Science, Class of 1998

Doris Pierce PhD ’96

Hometown: Richmond, KY

Program: PhD in Occupational Science, Class of 1996

JoAnne Wright PhD ’95

Hometown: Salt Lake City, UT

Program: PhD in Occupational Science, Class of 1995

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.