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.

Joana Nana Serwaa Akrofi MA ’21 ⟩

Hometown: Larteh, Ghana

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

Erika Julyann Tolentino MA ’21 ⟩

Hometown: Cavite, Philippines

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

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

USC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy

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ACOTE accreditation | NBCOT certification

The USC entry-level doctorate in occupational therapy (OTD) degree program (cost of attendance) is fully accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education® (ACOTE®) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA). The USC entry-level master’s degree program (cost of attendance) is in Accreditation–Inactive status 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 sit for the national certification examination for the occupational therapist administered by the 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.