Rate My Professor Mark Rasmussen

Mark Rasmussen serves as an Assistant Professor (Clinical) in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Utah College of Health. He earned his Doctor of Audiology (Au.D.) from the University of Utah, Master of Arts in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages from Sookmyung University in South Korea, and Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics from the University of Utah. Holding certifications as AuD, CCC-A, and CPS/A, Dr. Rasmussen specializes in audiology, with clinical expertise encompassing vestibular diagnostics and rehabilitation, audiological diagnostics, hearing aids, cochlear implant programming, and tele-audiology. His specialties include hearing aids, balance/vestibular disorders, and diagnostic audiology. Dr. Rasmussen primarily focuses on clinical education, guiding audiology graduate students through direct patient care at the University of Utah Health Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic located at 417 Wakara Way, Salt Lake City.

Dr. Rasmussen's research background lies in pedagogy and teacher action research within audiology education, employing sociocultural theory, situated learning theory, and ecological perception to investigate concept internalization in teaching and learning environments. His scholarly interests extend to clinician-patient interactions, aural rehabilitation, tinnitus management, and vestibular disorders. Notable publications reflect his prior work in linguistics and language education, including 'Entwining Bridging Activities, the EEE framework, and Coup in a 6th grade advanced EFL writing class' (2020), 'English Front Vowel Perception by Korean Elementary and University EFL Students: The Influence of Syllable Codas and Foreign Living Experience' (2017 thesis), 'Emotion Communication in Intercultural Online Chat Tutoring' (2016), and 'Political Economy of Language Use in an International ESL Teacher Relationship in South Korea' (2015). Before his current appointment as Associate Clinical Professor since August 2020, he worked as a Graduate Assistant at the University of Utah, English teacher at Seoul Robotics High School (2018-2019), and instructor at Yonsei University (2017-2018). He contributes to clinical practice committees and teaches courses such as Clinical Methods in Audiology Practice (CSD 5450), Vestibular Assessment (CSD 6520), and Year 1 and Year 2 Clinic Practicum (CSD 6720).