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Andrew Rasmussen, Ph.D.

Andrew Rasmussen, Ph.D.

Andrew Rasmussen, Ph.D.; Assistant Professor

Phone: 212-994-7175
E-mail: andrew.rasmussen@med.nyu.edu

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Dr. Andrew Rasmussen received his doctorate in Clinical/Community Psychology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2004, where he specialized in research design and quantitative methodology. His work in the Division of Medicine involves research and program evaluation at the Bellevue/NYU Program for Survivors of Torture, a torture treatment center located at Bellevue Hospital, as well as teaching and mentoring as NYUSM faculty.

Dr. Rasmussen's research interests include posttraumatic stress in non-Western refugee populations, the intersection of physical and psychological trauma, and program evaluation in conflict settings. As a former New York City public schools teacher and Dean, Dr. Rasmussen also has a particular interest in how immigrant and refugee youths cope with migration and family stressors. He has published in peer-reviewed journals and presented extensively at professional conferences around the country.
 

Selected Publications:

1. Hooberman, Joshua B; Rosenfeld, Barry; Lhewa, Dechen; Rasmussen, Andrew; Keller, Allen. "Classifying the Torture Experiences of Refugees Living in the United States". Journal of Interpersonal Violence. 2007; 22: 108 (#J0122239)
2. Rasmussen, A; Rosenfeld, B; Reeves, K; Keller, AS. "The subjective experience of trauma and subsequent". Journal of nervous & mental disease. 2007; 195: 137 (#J0124947)
3. Rasmussen, A; Diener, CI. "A prospective longitudinal study of teen court's impact on offending youths behavior". Juvenile & family court journal. 2005; 56: 17 (#J0082624)
4. Rasmussen, Andrew. "Teen Court Referral, Sentencing, and Subsequent Recidivism: Two Proportional Hazards Models and a Little Speculation". Crime & delinquency. 2004; 50: 615 (#J0074377)
5. Rasmussen, Andrew; Aber, Mark S; Bhana, Arvinkumar. "Adolescent coping and neighborhood violence: perceptions, exposure, and urban youths' efforts to deal with danger," American Journal of Community Psychology, 2004 Mar;33(1-2):61-75. (#J0127153)

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