Michelle Otstot

Dr. Michelle “Mo” Otstot is an Assistant Professor for the BA in the Early Childhood Education and BA Early Childhood Education-Administration programs at the University of Arizona Global Campus. She earned a Doctor of Educational Leadership and Innovation, representing Arizona State University as the Arizona State Administrator’s 2015 recipient of the Outstanding Dissertation Award. Her action research focused on empowering teachers to utilize student-owned mobile devices as instructional tools. Dr. Otstot also holds three master’s degrees in special education, early childhood education (Montessori) and educational administration. In her career, she has enjoyed roles in PreK-12 teaching and educational administration for 26 years and higher education for 8 years. Dr. Otstot and her significant other live in Scottsdale, AZ and have a combined four adult children and three grandbabies together.