Meet Our Trojan Family
Post-Professional Master’s (MA)
of 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.

Mary Rose Masangcay MA ’21 ⟩

Hometown: Batangas City, Philippines

Program: Post-Professional Master’s, Class of 2021

Deena Alhusseini MA ’20 ⟩

Hometown: Jordan

Program: Post-Professional Master’s, Class of 2020

Chandan Maru MA ’20 ⟩

Hometown: Mumbai, India

Program: Post-Professional Master’s, Class of 2020

Apoorva Devendra Deshpande MA ’19 ⟩

Hometown: Nasik, India

Program: Post-Professional Master’s, Class of 2019

Shraddha Kalgutkar MA ’19 ⟩

Hometown: Mumbai, India

Program: Post-Professional Master’s, Class of 2019

Mariella Ysobel Timbang MA ’19 ⟩

Hometown: Cavite, Philippines

Program: Post-Professional Master’s, Class of 2019

Laurena Chen MA ’18 ⟩

Hometown: London and Hong Kong

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

Rishita Shah MA ’18 ⟩

Hometown: San Diego, CA

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

Vidhisha Nair MA ’18 ⟩

Hometown: Mumbai, India

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

Edmond Tang MA ’18 ⟩

Hometown: Hong Kong

Program: Post-Professional Master’s, 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.