Meet Our Trojan Family
Post-Professional Doctorate (OTD)
of Occupational Science

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.

Zhaowen Zhou 周兆雯 OTD ’22

Hometown: Guangzhou, China

Program: Post-Professional OTD, Class of 2022

Ruisheng Yun 贠瑞生 OTD ’22

Hometown: ShanXi, China

Program: Post-Professional OTD, Class of 2022

Luming Yang 杨璐铭 OTD ’22

Hometown: Zibo, Shandong Province, China

Program: Post-Professional OTD, Class of 2022

Zhizhuo Wang 王志灼 OTD ’22

Hometown: Fujian Province, China

Program: Post-Professional OTD, Class of 2022

Chen Gong 公晨 OTD ’22

Hometown: Laiwu, Shandong Province, China

Program: Post-Professional OTD, Class of 2022

Kaainaat Ali OTD ’22, MA ’21

Hometown: Los Angeles, CA

Program: Post-Professional OTD, Class of 2022

Elaina C. Rodriguez Garza, OTD ’22, MAOT, OTR/L

Hometown: Abilene, TX

Program: Post-Professional OTD, 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 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 secure.nbcot.org/data/schoolstats.aspx.