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.

Elaina C. Rodriguez Garza OTD ’22 ⟩

Hometown: Abilene, TX

Program: Post-Professional OTD, Class of 2022

Camille Hazen MA ’22 ⟩

Hometown: Los Angeles, California

Program: Entry-Level Master’s, Class of 2022

Cindy Teow MA ’22 ⟩

Hometown: Singapore

Program: Post-Professional Master’s, Class of 2022

Shreya Shah MA ’22 ⟩

Hometown: Mumbai, India

Program: Post-Professional Master’s, Class of 2022

Hana Khan MA ’22 ⟩

Hometown: Irvine, CA

Program: Entry-Level Master’s, Class of 2022

Vidhi Raja MA ’22 ⟩

Hometown: Mumbai, India

Program: Post-Professional Master’s, Class of 2022

Melody Choi MA ’22 ⟩

Hometown: La Canada, CA

Program: Entry-Level Master’s, Class of 2022

Lawrence Stevenson OTD ’22 ⟩

Hometown: San Francisco, California

Program: Post-Professional OTD, Class of 2022

Megan Price OTD ’22 ⟩

Hometown: Dallas, TX

Program: Post-Professional OTD, Class of 2022

Emeli Castillo OTD ’22 ⟩

Hometown: South Central Los Angeles, CA

Program: Post-Professional OTD, Class of 2022

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.