USC Occupational Therapy and Science Council (OTSC)

The purpose of the USC Occupational Therapy and Science Council is:

• To represent Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy student interests to the Division, the Graduate Student Government (GSG), and the university.
• To provide students an opportunity to network, interact, and celebrate with graduate students of other programs by sponsoring, organizing, or advertising events for the purposes of education or socialization.
• To provide students with volunteer and fundraising opportunities to contribute to non-profit and non-governmental agencies around the world sharing our vision.

The following philanthropy reports provide an overview of our accomplishments, and the diversity of the work we do:

USC OTSC Philanthropy Report, 2018–2019
USC OTSC Philanthropy Report, 2017–2018

Connect with Us!

We’re @otsctrojans on Instagram, and OTSC Trojans on Facebook. If you would like to reach out to any of our board members, please contact us at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

If you have any feedback or suggestions, you can also send them to us (anonymously if you prefer!) using our feedback form.

2022-2023 Board Members

Chair | Sophia Lovell
Vice Chair | Emily Matsui
Secretary | Christelli Carmona
Treasurers | Cara Birkby and Leila Yasha
Social Co-Chairs | Gerard Labayen, Leslie White Moon, and Isabella Schaerf
Social Media Representative | Jeanina Ng
Philanthropy Co-Chairs | Amber Butler and Gorety Nguyen
Fundraising Chair | Serena Rex
International Relations Co-Chairs | Yeyang Tang and Yufei Wu
Professional Development Co-Chairs | Tina Peng and Stacey Sanchez
Faculty Liaison | Lydia Kristine Frey
ASD Representative | Aisha Abdullah
OTAC Representative | TBD
OTSpeaks Representative | Carly Martinez
GSG Co-Senators | Azeneth Wong and Kristen Takebayashi
MA-1 Representative | Sheryl Felix
e-OTD Representative | Jasmine Chapman
BA/MS & BA/OTD Representative | TBD
Post Professional OTD Representative | Daniel Hofstadt
OTSC Interest Group Leaders:

Hand Therapy | Tina Peng
Pediatrics | Chioma Ogbuehi and Abby Khou
Oncology | Kyra McClain
Women’s Health | Tess Busey

Faculty Advisors
Samia Rafeedie
Allison Chu

2021-2022 Board Members

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.