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.

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

Rebecca Cunningham OTD ’16 ⟩

Hometown: Newbury Park, CA

Program: Post-Professional OTD, Class of 2016

Elizabeth Franco OTD ’16 ⟩

Hometown: Oxnard, CA

Program: Post-Professional OTD, Class of 2016

Scotty Orr OTD ’15 ⟩

Hometown: Pennington, New Jersey

Program: Post-Professional OTD, Class of 2015

Shain Davis OTD ’13 ⟩

Hometown: Downey, CA

Program: Post-Professional OTD, Class of 2013

Michaelann Gabriele OTD ’13 ⟩

Hometown: Los Angeles, CA

Program: Post-Professional OTD, Class of 2013

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.