CHRISTOPHER D. OTMAR
Social Scientist
Postdoctoral Fellow at UC San Francisco
Researching Health Equity & Social Connection
Education
September 2024 - Present
Postdoc
University of California, San Francisco
PI: Dr. Jason Nagata
Project: Leading analyses related to structural equation modeling (SEM) and cross-lagged panel models for the
Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study and projects related to sexual and gender minority health, mental health, and stigma.
PhD
September 2019 - June 2024
COMMUNICATION
University of California, Santa Barbara
Advisor: Dr. Norah Dunbar
Committee: Dr. Andy Merolla, Dr. Jennifer Kam
Dissertation: Withdrawing from Connection: An Intensive Longitudinal Analysis of Social Anxiety, Isolation, and Moments of Prosocial Communication
MA
September 2017 - May 2019
COMMUNICATION
San Diego State University
Advisor: Dr. Colter Ray
Committee: Dr. Brian Spitzberg, Dr. Sesen Negash
MA Thesis: The Influence of Interpersonal Patterns of Forgiveness on Relational Resilience
BA
September 2012 - May 2016
COMMUNICATION & POLITICAL SCIENCE
California Lutheran University
Advisor: Dr. Monica Gracyalny
Honors Thesis: The Impact of Student-Faculty Interaction Outside the Classroom and Communication Apprehension’s Effect on Student Participation Inside the Classroom