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Alix G. Sleight, PhD, OTR/L

Assistant Professor
University of Southern California
Santa Monica, CA, United States

Dr. Alix Sleight is an occupational therapist and behavioral scientist. At the University of Southern California (USC), she directs the Cancer Survivorship, Health, and Life Transitions (C-SHIFT) Lab, which focuses on health and quality of life outcomes during cancer survivorship. Dr. Sleight is particularly interested in the ways in which cancer survivors experience everyday activities, health behavior change, post-traumatic growth, self-actualization, and self-transcendence. Prior to joining USC, Dr. Sleight was a faculty member and clinician at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where she founded and directed the RISE (Reinvent, Integrate, Strengthen, Expand) program, an occupational therapy-based health self-management intervention to improve health behaviors and quality of life in people with a history of cancer. Dr. Sleight earned a bachelor’s degree (BA) in English from Wesleyan University, as well as a master’s degree (MA) and clinical doctorate (OTD) in occupational therapy from USC, where she specialized in Lifestyle Redesign® for cancer survivors. She also earned a PhD in occupational science and a master’s in public health (MPH) from USC. Dr. Sleight also completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) within the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

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