A science adviser to NASA, the National Institutes of Health and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, among other federal agencies, Sothmann is listed in American Men and Women in Science. He has been an expert witness and has lectured nationally on age discrimination and work performance. He is a fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine and a member of the American Physiological Society. The IU School of Allied Health Sciences includes the departments of cytotechnology, health information administration, health sciences education, histotechnology, medical technology, nutrition and dietetics, occupational therapy, paramedic science, physical therapy, radiation therapy, radiologic sciences, and respiratory therapy. The school offers academic programs on five of the eight campuses in the IU system.
Degrees range from associate of science to graduate education.