USC Independent Health Professions at the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry

USC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy

Faculty

Mrs. T.H. Chan Professorship in Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, Associate Dean and Chair: Florence A. Clark, Ph.D., OTR/L, FAOTA

Associate Chair: Ann Neville-Jan, Ph.D., OTR/L, FAOTA

Professors: Sharon Cermak, Ed.D.; OTR/L, FAOTA; Florence A. Clark, Ph.D., OTR/L, FAOTA; Gelya Frank, Ph.D.; Mary Lawlor, Sc.D., OTR/L, FAOTA; Cheryl Mattingly, Ph.D.; William Morgan, Ph.D.

Associate Professors: Lisa Aziz-Zadeh, Ph.D.; Ann Neville-Jan, Ph.D., OTR/L, FAOTA

Assistant Professors: Natalie Leland, Ph.D., OTR/L, BCG (Gerontology), FAOTA; Elizabeth Pyatak, Ph.D., OTR/L; Shawn Roll, Ph.D., OTR/L, CWCE, RMSK; Olga Solomon, Ph.D.; Barbara Thompson, Ph.D.

Professor of Clinical Occupational Therapy: Linda Fazio, Ph.D., OTR/L, FAOTA

Associate Professors of Clinical Occupational Therapy: Erna Blanche, Ph.D., OTR/L; Katie Jordan, OTD, OTR/L; Linda Liang, MOT, OTR/L; Julie McLaughlin Gray, Ph.D., OTR/L

Assistant Professors of Clinical Occupational Therapy: Amanda Aaron, OTD, OTR/L; Sarah Bream, OTD, OTR/L; Elizabeth Carley, OTD, OTR/L; Carlin Daley, OTD, OTR/L; Celso Delgado Jr., OTD, OTR/L; Camille Dieterle, OTD, OTR/L; Michelle Farmer, OTD, OTR/L; Joan Forry, Ph.D.; Don Gordon, Ph.D., OTR/L; Ashley Halle, OTD, OTR/L; Kiley Hanish, OTD, OTR/L; Jess Holguin, OTD, OTR/L; Michelle Hsai, OTD, OTR/L; Karrie Kingsley, OTD, OTR/L; John Margetis, OTD, OTR/L; Jenny Martinez, OTD, OTR/L; Michael McNulty, OTD, OTR/L; Jaynee Meyer, OTD, OTR/L; Helen Mirsaeidi, OTD, OTR/L; Stacey Morikawa, OTD, OTR/L; Phuong Nguyen, OTD, OTR/L; Shannon O’Brien, OTD, OTR/L; Emily Ochi, OTD, OTR/L; Jazminne Orozco, OTD, OTR/L; Daniel Park, OTD, OTR/L; Joanne Park, OTD, OTR/L; Kimberly Perring, OTD, OTR/L; Elyse Peterson, OTD, OTR/L; Deborah Pitts, Ph.D., MBA, OTR/L, BCMH (Mental Health); Lyndsay Price, OTD, OTR/L; Samia Rafeedie, OTD, OTR/L; Chantelle Rice, OTD, OTR/L; Kimberly Rice, OTD, OTR/L; Clarissa Saunders-Newton, Ph.D., OTR/L; Shelby Surfas, OTD, OTR/L; Ashley Uyeshiro, OTD, OTR/L; Myka Winder, OTD, OTR/L

Instructors of Clinical Occupational Therapy: Aimee Aguillon, OTR/L; Mahjabeen Aftab, OTR/L; Catherine Crowley, OTD, OTR/L; Kim Eggleston, M.A., OTR/L; Kathleen Gross, OTD, OTR/L; Heather Kitching, OTD, OTR/L; Stephanie Mielke, OTD, OTR/L; Tessa Milman, OTD, OTR/L; Scott Orr, M.A., OTR/L; Whitney Pike, B.S., OTR/L; Lindsay Pugh, M.S., CCC-SLP; Janice Rocker, M.S., OTD, OTR/L; Carey Sokol, M.A., OTR/L; Joan Vartanian, B.S., OTR/L

Research Professor: Michael Carlson, Ph.D.

Research Adjunct Professors: Barbara Gage, Ph.D.; Susan Lipton Garber, Ph.D.

Research Associate Professor: Sarah Jeanne Salvy, Ph.D.

Research Assistant Professors: Stefanie Bodison, OTD, OTR/L; Jesus Diaz, OTD, OTR/L; Stacey Schepens, Ph.D., OTR/L; Derek Snyder, Ph.D.; Cheryl Vigen, Ph.D.

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Clinical Occupational Therapy: Susanne Roley, OTD, OTR/L

Adjunct Instructors of Clinical Occupational Therapy: Susan Bowles, OTD, OTR/L; Cynthia Burt, M.A., OTR/L; Remy Chu, MHA, OTR/L; Lisa Deshaies, M.A., OTR/L; Heidi Dombish, M.S., OTR/L; Colette Nagami, OTR/L, HTC; Anna Nguyen, OTD, OTR/L; Karen Park, OTD, OTR/L; Tammy Richmond, M.A., OTR/L; Pamela Roberts, M.A., OTR/L, FAOTA; Joan Surfus, M.A., OTR/L

Distinguished Emeritus Professor: Elizabeth J. Yerxa, Ed.D., LHD (Hon.), FAOTA

Emeritus Professor: Ruth Zemke, Ph.D., FAOTA

Degrees Offered

The USC Mrs. T.H. Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy offers a Bachelor of Science in Occupational Therapy, a minor in Occupational Science, and a Master of Arts in Occupational Therapy. The Master of Arts in Occupational Therapy is offered for students continuing their education following their undergraduate degree in occupational therapy, for students whose first degree is in another field and also for certified occupational therapists seeking a post-professional degree. The division also offers the Occupational Therapy Doctorate (OTD) and the Ph.D. in Occupational Science. The USC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy master’s-level professional degree program is fully accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education®, c/o Accreditation Department, American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc., 4720 Montgomery Lane, Suite 200, Bethesda, Maryland 20814-3449, (301) 652-6611 x2914, acoteonline.org.

Entry into occupational therapy practice is at the graduate degree level only. In order to practice, students in the bachelor’s program must earn an M.A. degree in Occupational Therapy, successfully complete a minimum of 24 full-time weeks of clinical fieldwork, sit for the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy® (NBCOT) exam and apply for a license (in most states including California).

Pi Theta Epsilon

Pi Theta Epsilon is the national honor society for occupational therapy students and alumni. This society recognizes and encourages superior scholarship among students enrolled in entry-level graduate programs of occupational therapy across the United States.

The Alpha Eta Chapter of Pi Theta Epsilon (PTE) at the University of Southern California selects candidates early in the spring semester of each year based on National PTE guidelines related to academic standing and students’ potential for leadership in the profession.

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