New Study Charts Exercise for Stroke Patients’ Brains →

Jun 12, 2013, in General News

A new study, co-authored by Assistant Professor Lisa Aziz-Zadeh, has found that stroke patients’ brains show strong cortical motor activity when observing others performing physical tasks — a finding that...

Forbes Names Occupational Therapy No. 6 Best Master’s Degree for Jobs →

Jun 11, 2013, in General News

Occupational therapy is the sixth-best master’s degree for jobs, according to a 2013 list released by Forbes.com. The list ranks master’s degrees according to anticipated long-term opportunities, based on salary...

Occupational Therapy Student Receives Schweitzer Fellowship →

Jun 5, 2013, in Student News

Master’s student Ingrid Leu is one of seven USC graduate students who have been named 2013-2014 Albert Schweitzer Fellows. The Albert Schweitzer Fellowship supports university graduate students to improve the...

Advance Magazine Features Alumna’s Surf Therapy for Military Veterans Program →

Jun 4, 2013, in Alumni News

Advance for Occupational Therapy Practitioners recently featured alumna Carly Rogers OTD ‘11, MA ‘04 and her Ocean Therapy adaptive surfing program designed to assist military veterans coping with mental and...

Trojan Occupational Therapists Make Firsts with Two USC Awards →

May 21, 2013, in General News

Assistant Professor of Clinical Occupational Therapy Phuong Nguyen, received the Keck Medical Center of USC’s Care Partner of the Year award at the 2013 Nurses Week Awards Ceremony. The Nurses...

Jaynee Taguchi-Meyer Appointed to California Occupational Therapy Board →

May 16, 2013, in General News Alumni News

Jaynee Taguchi-Meyer (OTD ‘06, MA ‘98), Academic Coordinator of Fieldwork Education and Assistant Professor of Clinical Occupational Therapy, has been appointed by Governor Jerry Brown to the California Occupational Therapy...