| Education |
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- 1994 B.A. in Political Science, Columbia University, New York, NY
- 2004 Ph.D. in Psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL
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Clinical Interests
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- Cultural and community psychology
- Trauma and stress
- Immigrants and refugees
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| Major Research Interests |
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- Social-ecological effects of forced migration
- Measurement of culturally-defined idioms of distress
- Trauma and psychosocial stressors in humanitarian disasters
- Immigrants' access to healthcare
- Program evaluation
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| Projects |
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- "K23 Award to Study Intergenerational Conflict among West African Migrants" (PI; sponsored by NIHCD/NIH)
- "Child Health-Seeking Networks among West African Refugees" (PI; Foundation for Child Development's Young Scholars Program)
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| Courses |
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- Trauma and Family Violence
- Introductory Psychology (Eloquentia Perfecta)
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| Further Professional Expertise/Experience/Tasks |
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- Member, NIMH Review Section: Fellowships & Dissertation Grants
- Member, NIMH Reveiw Section: Global Mental Health Hub Grants (U19)
- Reviewer, WHO mhGAP Guidelines: Disorders & Problems Specifically Related to Exposure to Stress
- Reviewer (ad hoc): American Journal of Community Psychology, British Journal of Psychiatry, Child Development, Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, Depression and Anxiety, Journal of Traumatic Stress, Psychological Medicine, Transcultural Psychiatry
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| Cooperations |
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- Dr. Adeyinka Akinsulure-Smith, City College of New York, CUNY, New York, NY
- Dr. Tracy Chu, Brooklyn College, CUNY, Brooklyn, NY
- Dr. Francesca Gany, Sloan Kettering Cancer Research Institute, New York, NY
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Selected Publications (since 2010)
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- Rasmussen, A., Crager, M., Chu, T., & Gany, F. (2012). Onset of posttraumatic stress disorder and major depression among refugees and voluntary migrants to the United States. Journal of Traumatic Stress. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1002/jts.21763
- Rasmussen, A., Akinsulure-Smith, A., Chu, T., & Keatley, E. (2012). "911" among West African immigrants in New York City: A qualitative study of disciplinary practices and perceptions of child welfare authorities. Social Science and Medicine, 75, 516-525. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2012.03.042
- Akinsulure-Smith, A.M., Keatley, E. & Rasmussen, A. (2012). Responding to
secondary traumatic stress: A pilot study of torture treatment programs in the
United States. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 25, 232-235. doi: 10.1002/jts.21684
- Raghavan, S., Rasmussen, A., Rosenfeld, B., & Keller, A. S. (2012, April 30). Correlates of Symptom Reduction in Treatment-Seeking Survivors of Torture. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1037/a0028118
- Rasmussen, A., Crager, M., Keatley, E., Keller, A. S., & Rosenfeld, B. (2011). Screening for Torture: A narrative checklist comparing legal definitions in a torture treatment clinic. Zeitschrift f’[r Psychologie / Journal of Psychology, 219(3), 143-149. doi: 10.1027/2151-2604/a000061
- Rasmussen, A., Katoni, B., Keller, A.S., & Wilkinson, J. (2011). Posttraumatic idioms of distress among Darfur refugees: Hozun and majnun. Transcultural Psychiatry, 48(4), 392-415. doi: 10.1177/1363461511409283
- Rasmussen, A., Nguyen, L., Wilkinson, J., Raghavan, S., Vundla, S., Miller, K., Keller, A.S. (2010). Rates and impact of trauma and current stressors among Darfuri refugees in eastern Chad. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 80(2), 227-236. doi: 10.1111/j.1939-0025.2010.01026.x
- Rasmussen, A., & Annan, J. (2010). Predicting stress related to basic needs and safety in Darfur refugee camps: A structural and social ecological analysis. Journal of Refugee Studies, 23, 23-40. doi: 10.1093/jrs/fep044
- Greene, D., Rasmussen, A., & Rosenfeld, B. (2010). Defining torture: A review of 40 years of health science research. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 23(4), 528-531. doi: 10.1002/jts.20552
- Miller, K. & Rasmussen, A. (2010). War exposure, daily stressors, and mental health in conflict and post-conflict settings: Bridging the divide between trauma-focused and psychosocial frameworks. Social Science & Medicine, 70, 7-16. doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.09.029
- Hooberman, J., Rosenfeld, B., Rasmussen, A., & Keller, A. (2010). Resilience in Trauma-Exposed Refugees: The Moderating Effect of Coping Style on Resilience Variables. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 80(4), 557-563. doi: 10.1111/j.1939-0025.2010.01060.x
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