She is also an affiliated Research Faculty at the Northwest Indian College in Bellingham, Washington. Dr. Rasmus is trained in the social and behavioral sciences with specific expertise in the translation of Indigenous knowledge and practice into health interventions that are community-driven and culturally-centered. She currently leads several federal grants that focus on increasing strength and resilience and reducing risk for substance use disorders and suicide in American Indian and Alaska Native communities. Her most recent award, through the National Institute of Mental Health, will establish the ANCHRR as a centralized resource for developing statewide partnerships and disseminating strategies and successes in suicide prevention.