Ms. Rasmussen is a Senior Research Analyst within the Division of Epidemiology at the University of Utah School of Medicine and Salt Lake City Veterans Affairs (VA) Informatics, Decision-Enhancement and Analytic Sciences (IDEAS) COIN Center. She recently received her Masters of Science degree in Sociology with an emphasis in Population Health Sciences from the University of Utah. She is currently pursuing her doctoral degree in the Population Health Sciences program at the University of Utah School of Medicine. Ms. Rasmussen also assists in writing research proposals, preparing grant applications, and drafting manuscripts that result in high quality research to address growing priority areas for the VA and other funding agencies. In her free time, she is a dedicated wife and mother to her two kids, ages 7 and 9. When she’s not attending soccer matches or ballet recitals, she is a fervent reader, compulsive learner, and animal lover.