B.A. Indiana University - Bloomington 2002
M.A. Indiana University - Bloomington 2007
Ph.D. University of Kent - Canterbury (UK) 2015

Justin M. Otten, PhD, is responsible for the implementation of the School of Public Health - Bloomington’s operational strategic agenda and special projects, directing a wide-range of activities on behalf of the dean and School leadership. Dr. Otten has served in various capacities in the SPH-B since 2015, initially as the Director of Global Health Affairs, in which he helped acquire over $15.5M in foundation and philanthropic funding for RRT then COVID related research studies. Prior to his work in academia, Dr. Otten served in the US Peace Corps in North Macedonia, and worked in Washington, DC, and throughout Southeast Europe for both governmental and non-governmental organizations. He received his BA & MA (Anthropology & Russian and East European Studies) from Indiana University - Bloomington, and his PhD (Social Anthropology) from the University of Kent in Canterbury, UK.