Reva Zimmerman

Reva Zimmerman
  • Undergraduate Coordinator
  • Assistant Professor
  • Department: Communication Sciences and Disorders
  • Institution: West Chester University of Pennsylvania
  • Email: rzimmerman@wcupa.edu

Education

  • 2020 PhD – Speech and Hearing Sciences, University of Washington (Seattle, WA)
  • 2012 MSc – Speech-Language Pathology, University of British Columbia (Vancouver, BC, Canada)
  • 2010 BA (Honors) – Linguistics, University of Washington (Seattle, WA)
  • BS – Speech and Hearing Sciences, University of Washington (Seattle, WA)

Research Interests

aphasiaaphasia treatment outcomessocial determinantshealth and diversity, equity, and inclusionCommunication Sciences and Disorders

Opportunities

Work Study Positions Available: No

Grant Funded Positions Available: No

Course-Credit Research Opportunities Available: No

Volunteer Research Positions Available: No

Biography

Dr. Reva M. Zimmerman earned her BA in Linguistics and BS in Speech and Hearing Sciences from the University of Washington (Seattle) in 2010 and MSc in Speech-Language Pathology from the University of British Columbia (Vancouver, Canada) in 2012. Upon completion of her master’s degree, she returned to Washington State and worked in post-acute, skilled nursing, and home health settings with adults for several years. Her areas of clinical expertise include swallowing, progressive and acquired cognitive disorders, and aphasia. Eventually, Dr. Zimmerman returned to the University of Washington and completed her PhD in Speech and Hearing Sciences in December 2020. Her primary research areas are the assessment and treatment of aphasia and predictors of aphasia treatment outcomes, with secondary interests in social determinants of health and diversity, equity, and inclusion in Communication Sciences and Disorders. Dr. Zimmerman joined the faculty in the WCU Communication Sciences and Disorders Department in January 2021.

Contact Information

Phone: 610-436-2588

List of Publications

  • Hunting Pompon, R., Fassbinder, W., McNeil, M. R., Yoo, H. S., Kim, H. S., Zimmerman, R. M., Martin, N., Patterson, J. P., Pratt, S. R., & Dickey, M. W. (in press). Associations among depression, demographic variables, and language impairments in chronic post-stroke aphasia. Journal of Communication Disorders. Zimmerman, R. M., Silkes, J. P., Kendall, D. L., & Minkina, I. (2019). The link between verbal short-term memory and anomia treatment gains. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 28(3), 1039-1052. [https://doi.org/10.1044/2019_AJSLP-18-0176] Zimmerman, R. M. (2020). COVID-19, telehealth, and the digital divide: Who gets left behind? Journal of the National Black Association for Speech-Language and Hearing , 15(2), 63-65. Zimmerman, R. M. “Exploring Treatment Seeking Decisions at Stroke Onset” (PI, Provost Research Grant No. 000664). $7,929. July 2022 – June 2023. Zimmerman, R. M., Vieira, S., Breslin, H., Minniti, M., Segal, A., & Hunting Pompon, R. (2022, July 15). Baseline Cognitive and Psychosocial Characteristics as Predictors of Aphasia Treatment Response: A Scoping Review Protocol. [Manuscript in preparation]. Silkes, J., Castro, N., Bislick, L., Madden, E. B., Zimmerman, R. M., Hunting Pompon, R. (2022). Maximizing outcomes in restorative aphasia treatment: Models, measures, and predictors [Manuscript in preparation].

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