Staff Profile

Jay Otto M.S.- Research Scientist

Jay Otto received a bachelors and masters in Electrical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1989. Most recently, he worked for West Park Hospital in Cody, WY where he managed a prevention and wellness office providing prevention services to the community addressing the issues of substance abuse, tobacco-free environments, child wellness, and cancer prevention. Jay has applied social norms strategies in a wide-variety of issues at the community level. He works for MOST of Us as a research scientist and assists with research design, research projects, and data analysis. He has assisted on the Wyoming statewide project using social norms to address the misuse of alcohol among all ages, assisted on the Minnesota Prevention and Intervention pilot project with nine communities and 12 schools to reduce underage drinking, and is presently involved in a project to improve traffic safety in Edmonton, Canada. His areas of interest are in substance abuse prevention, comprehensive community development, and child wellness. His research interests involve applying social norms strategies to impact community systems to improve health and wellness.