Dennis Robert Rasmussen

Background

Rasmussen, Dennis Robert was born on July 14, 1949 in Glendale, California, United States. Son of Robert Harvey and Verla (Alvinia) Rasmussen.

Education

AB, Humboldt State University, 1971; Master of Arts, University of California, Riverside, 1972; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, Riverside, 1978.

Career

Principal investigator, California Primate Center, Davis, 1978-1982; principal investigator, Wisconsin Primate Center, Madison, 1986-1990; National Institute of Mental Health senior research associate, Wisconsin Primate Center, Madison, 1986-1989; founder, director, Animal Behavior Research Institute, Madison, since 1982; faculty member, Florida State University. Founder, director animal behavior research unit Mikumi National Park, Tanzania, 1974-1976, Tamarin Reserve, Panama, 1981-: lecturer University of California, Davis, 1979-1981, University of California, Berkeley, 1981, 82. Assistant professor California State University, Sacramento.

Achievements

• Dennis Robert Rasmussen has been listed as a noteworthy Behavioral ecologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Coach soccer team, Madison, 1990-1991. Scout master Boy Scouts American, since 1995. Member American Psychological Society, American Society Primatologists, International Primatological Society, Animal Behavior Society, Behavioral and Brian Sciences Association, International Society for Comparative Psychology.

Connections

Married Carol Ann Buckey, February 14, 1983. Children: Blake, Mark, David.

Father:

Robert Harvey Rasmussen

Mother:

Verla (Alvinia) Rasmussen

Spouse:

Carol Ann Buckey

child:

Blake Rasmussen

child:

Mark Rasmussen

child:

David Rasmussen