Hannah Otto works in the Climate Change and Health working group. Her doctoral research (PhD student at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin) examines child health and nutrition in Bangladesh. She has a background in medicine (licensed physician; Freiburg and Lausanne), and epidemiology (MSc, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine) and has studied philosophy (Freiburg and Lausanne). Before joining PIK, she worked as project manager at the German Climate and Health Alliance (KLUG) with a focus on transformative education and health promotion. She brings diverse perspectives to Planetary Health and is driven by the vision of a healthier and more just world for all.
Contact
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)
hannah.otto[at]pik-potsdam.de
P.O. Box 60 12 03
14412 Potsdam
14412 Potsdam
Affiliations
Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Education
- 2022-2023: MSc Epidemiology at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), grade: distinction
- 2014-2022: Medical studies at Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Germany and the University of Lausanne (UNIL, CHUV), grade: good
Prior work
- 2026-2027: Project coordinator at the medical faculty of University Basel for the Swiss planetary health education network (PHUSE)
- 2024-2026: Project manager at the German Climate and Health Alliance (KLUG): prevention and planetary health, transformative education
- 2022-2023: Student ambassador of the Planetary Health Network, LSHTM
- 2022: Research work and authorship for the German Advisory Council on Global Change (WBGU): philosophical concepts of human-nature relationship
- 2020-2022: Student research assistant for the German Climate and Health Alliance (KLUG): Planetary Health Academy
