Orkan Okan is a Professor für Health Literacy at TUM and has previously served as a postdoctoral researcher and scientific staff member at Universität Bielefeld. Earlier in their career, Orkan Okan worked as a student assistant at Universität Duisburg-Essen. Educationally, Orkan Okan earned a Doctorate in Educational Science from Universität Bielefeld between December 2015 and February 2020 and completed the First State Examination in Educational Science at University of Duisburg-Essen from April 2011 to October 2014.