Meet Our Trojan Family
Bachelor’s to Doctorate (BS to OTD)
in Occupational Therapy

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 Bendetson MA ’20

Hometown: Los Angeles, CA

Program: Bachelor’s to Master’s, Class of 2020

Lindsey Taylor MA ’20

Hometown: Elk Grove, CA

Program: Bachelor’s to Master’s, Class of 2020

Angela Kim MA ’20

Hometown: Cypress, CA

Program: Bachelor’s to Master’s, Class of 2020

Yiyang Fang (Sunny) MA ’20

Hometown: Shanghai, China

Program: Bachelor’s to Master’s, Class of 2020

Veerali Juthani MA ’20

Hometown: San Jose, CA

Program: Bachelor’s to Master’s, Class of 2020

Yushi Wang MA ’19

Hometown: Charleston, WV

Program: Bachelor’s to 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

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.