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.

Kaainaat Ali OTD ’22

Hometown: Los Angeles, CA

Program: Post-Professional OTD, Class of 2022

Elaina C. Rodriguez Garza OTD ’22

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

Marshae Franklin OTD ’21

Hometown: Los Angeles, California

Program: Post-Professional OTD, Class of 2021

Bethrese Elane Young Padini OTD ’21

Hometown: West Covina, CA

Program: Post-Professional OTD, Class of 2021

Elissa S. Lee OTD ’20

Hometown: Austin, Texas & Taipei, Taiwan

Program: Post-Professional OTD, Class of 2020

Valentina Vera Carrasquero OTD ’20

Hometown: Caracas, Venezuela

Program: Post-Professional OTD, Class of 2020

Alexis Nalbach OTD ’20

Hometown: La Verne, CA

Program: Post-Professional OTD, Class of 2020

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.