Jennifer J Otten
Associate Professor, Env. and Occ. Health Sciences
Adjunct Associate Professor, Health Systems and Population Health
University of Washington
Box 353410
Seattle, WA 98195-
206-221-8233
jotten@uw.edu
Research Interests
Impacts of public health, nutrition, and food policies and the policy process on health behaviors and health outcomes. Food systems, as it relates to food and nutrition policy. Understanding and improving the ways in which research gets to the public policy table. Exploring the Effects of Wage on the Culture of Health in Early Childhood Education Centers. Seattle Minimum Wage Study.
DEOHS Biography
Education
PhD Animal, Nutrition, and Food Sciences, University of Vermont, 2009
MS Nutrition Communications, Tufts University, 1998
RD Dietetics, Massachusetts General Hospital, 1996
In the News
Rising food prices are a major issue for Washington families
Northwest News Radio, 03/08/2023
WA families struggle with hunger as federal food assistance expires
KUOW, 02/27/2023
WA food insecurity still soaring, including in Pierce County
Tacoma News Tribune, 02/23/2023
Studies show extent of strain to Washington’s food access and food production systems due to COVID-19
Washington State Department of Agriculture , 12/14/2021
Washington researchers start second round of food security surveys amid coronavirus pandemic
Seattle P-I, 12/22/2020
What you can do to help reduce food waste
Chicago Sun Times, 12/14/2020
Food insecurity rates have more than doubled since start of COVID-19 pandemic
KNKX, 09/15/2020
At least half of child care businesses impacted by Seattle's minimum wage
KING 5, 02/13/2019
Food systems, nutrition and health
SPH News, 10/16/2018
Army of UW students descends on Bellevue to identify problems
KUOW, 10/10/2018