Justin Rasmussen

Fellow, von der Heyden Global Fellows

Justin Rasmussen is a sixth-year clinical psychology PhD candidate working with Dr. Eve. Puffer. His primary interests center on improving access to mental health care in East Africa through professional training and existing community structures. Justin is especially interested in understanding the influence of cultural and social context on mental health promotion and intervention. His dissertation explores the integration of lay counselors into family support networks in a community-delivered family counseling intervention in Eldoret, Kenya.