Marcia Otto
Associate Professor
713/500-9248
Reuel Stallones Building
1200 Pressler Street, Houston, TX 77030
About
Marcia de Oliveira Otto is a nutritional epidemiologist and Assistant Professor at UT Health School of Public Health. Dr. Otto’s research focuses on the role of diet on diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cognition, and cancer survivorship to inform the design of dietary programs and clinical practice to reduce diet-related disease burden in adult populations. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Otto also co-led a productive, collaborative effort in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which laid the critical groundwork for disease surveillance in the region, facilitating an evidence-based public health response to the outbreak in Southeast Texas.
Center Affiliation
Research Interests
- Cancer
- Cardiovascular and Chronic Diseases
- Epidemiology
- Physical Activity and Nutrition