Post-Doctoral Scholars

Jaime Daniel Leite Junior ⟩(he/him)

The central focus of my studies has been the production of knowledge and practices about historically marginalized populations (e.g. homeless population, poor youth, people who experience dissidence of genders and sexualities, black population) in society and the impacts of these marginalization processes on everyday life, ways of life, activities, and occupations of these people and groups.

More recently, my interests have been related to the understanding of the lived experiences of individuals with chronic conditions; the development and evaluation of innovative lifestyle interventions that enhance the health, well-being, and quality of life of individuals with chronic conditions; and the support of transition and chronic condition management for emerging adults, addressing health inequities among socially disadvantaged and medically underserved populations.

Having as a theoretical-methodological basis social occupational therapy and critical occupational science, I seek to advance in the apprehension of sociopolitical forces that shape inequities and the implications of these occupational and social inequities for how people negotiate everyday life and how life possibilities are perpetuated through sociopolitical forces. For that, I am interested in producing intersectional analyses of the processes of social subordination and proposing contributions to promoting social justice.

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Octavio Marin-Pardo ⟩

Non-invasive neuroimaging methods (e.g., magnetic resonance imaging, electroencephalography) and rehabilitation technology (e.g., human-computer interfaces, virtual reality) to understand motor recovery after stroke.

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Sapir Soker-Elimaliah ⟩(She/Her)

Research Interests

Neurophysiological (EEG/ERP) and psychophysiological (cardiac and electrodermal activity, pupillometry) underlying mechanisms of sensory reactivity and restricted and repetitive behaviors in autistic children and infants with increased likelihood for autism and other neurodevelopmental conditions.

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Ryan J. Walsh ⟩

Research Interests

Workplace health promotion, participatory worker interventions, chronic disease prevention and management, implementation science, systems science.

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ACOTE accreditation | NBCOT certification

The USC entry-level master’s degree program (cost of attendance) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education® (ACOTE®) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA). The USC entry-level doctorate in occupational therapy (OTD) degree program (cost of attendance) is accredited 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 apply for the national certification examination administered by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy, Inc.® (NBCOT®), nbcot.org. All states require licensure to practice; a felony conviction may affect a graduate’s ability to sit for the NBCOT® OTR certification examination or attain state licensure. Program results from the NBCOT® can be found online at www.nbcot.org/Educators-Folder/SchoolPerformance.