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.

Kevin Casey OTD ’19

Hometown: St. Louis, MO

Program: Post-Professional OTD, Class of 2019

Molly Pogones OTD ’19

Hometown: Austin, MN

Program: Post-Professional OTD, Class of 2019

Zack Pinto OTD ’19

Hometown: Mission Viejo, CA

Program: Post-Professional OTD, Class of 2019

Allison Phillips OTD ’19

Hometown: La Canada, CA

Program: Post-Professional OTD, Class of 2019

Juliana Gutiérrez OTD ’18

Hometown: Bogotá, Colombia

Program: Post-Professional OTD, Class of 2018

Alyssa Cantal OTD ’18

Hometown: Yorba Linda, CA

Program: Post-Professional OTD, Class of 2018

Vivian Chang OTD ’18

Hometown: Monterey Park, CA

Program: Post-Professional OTD, Class of 2018

Bianca Doherty OTD ’17

Hometown: Cork, Ireland

Program: Post-Professional OTD, Class of 2017

Angana Vaishnav OTD ’17

Hometown: Mumbai, India

Program: Post-Professional OTD, Class of 2017

Olivia Carroll OTD ’17

Hometown: San Carlos, CA

Program: Post-Professional OTD, Class of 2017

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.