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Education

• University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Ph.D., 2004

• State University of New York, Brockport, M.S.Ed., 1999

• Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya, B.S.C., 1994

Background

2022 – present: Professor, Indiana University School of Public Health – Bloomington
2019 – 2022: Professor and Chair, North Carolina Central University
2015 – 2019: Professor, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro, NC
2010 – 2015: Associate Professor, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro, NC
2005 – 2010: Assistant Professor, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro, NC
2001 – 2004: Adjunct Instructor, Greensboro College, Greensboro, NC
2000 – 2019: Adjunct Professor, Guilford College, Greensboro, NC
2001 – 2004: Program Coordinator, Immigrant Health Access Project Center at the Center for New North Carolinians, UNC at Greensboro, NC
1993 – 1995: Lecturer, Field Experience and Student Teaching Coordinator, Kenya Science Teachers College, Nairobi, Kenya

Dr. Rotich has led academic initiatives in institutions both domestic and abroad, including facilitating the establishment of the Kinesiology and Sports Institute at the University of The Gambia, Sere Kunda, Gambia, and developing the Global Understandings course with Mahatma Gandhi University, in India, and with Dalian University, China. In 2021, she served as a Carnegie Fellow at the University of Nairobi, Kenya. She is a member of numerous organizations, including the American College of Sports Medicine, American Public Health Association, Kenyan Students and Scholars Association (President, 2019-2022), Kappa Delta Pi, and the National Association for Kinesiology in Higher Education.

Dr. Rotich is also CEO and founder of Women & Youth Global Diversity Consultant, JVV Wellness and Safety, LLC., and the Kenya Students in Diaspora

2022 – present: Professor, Indiana University School of Public Health – Bloomington
2019 – 2022: Professor and Chair, North Carolina Central University
2015 – 2019: Professor, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro, NC
2010 – 2015: Associate Professor, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro, NC
2005 – 2010: Assistant Professor, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro, NC
2001 – 2004: Adjunct Instructor, Greensboro College, Greensboro, NC
2000 – 2019: Adjunct Professor, Guilford College, Greensboro, NC
2001 – 2004: Program Coordinator, Immigrant Health Access Project Center at the Center for New North Carolinians, UNC at Greensboro, NC
1993 – 1995: Lecturer, Field Experience and Student Teaching Coordinator, Kenya Science Teachers College, Nairobi, Kenya

Dr. Rotich has led academic initiatives in institutions both domestic and abroad, including facilitating the establishment of the Kinesiology and Sports Institute at the University of The Gambia, Sere Kunda, Gambia, and developing the Global Understandings course with Mahatma Gandhi University, in India, and with Dalian University, China. In 2021, she served as a Carnegie Fellow at the University of Nairobi, Kenya. She is a member of numerous organizations, including the American College of Sports Medicine, American Public Health Association, Kenyan Students and Scholars Association (President, 2019-2022), Kappa Delta Pi, and the National Association for Kinesiology in Higher Education.

Dr. Rotich is also CEO and founder of Women & Youth Global Diversity Consultant, JVV Wellness and Safety, LLC., and the Kenya Students in Diaspora Foundation.

Scholarly Interests

• Health disparities, diversity, and inclusion
• Public health and global partnerships
• Behavior modification and obesity prevention
• Community health engagement
• Immigration and refugee health