Jennifer Reesman

Biography

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH: Dr. Reesman received her doctoral degree in clinical psychology from Gallaudet University in 2008, and completed her pre-doctoral internship training at the Kennedy Krieger Institute and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. After receiving her doctorate, Dr. Reesman completed a post-doctoral fellowship in pediatric neuropsychology at the Children's National Medical Center in Washington, DC. Dr. Reesman is a licensed psychologist in Maryland and she specializes in providing accessible neuropsychological assessments to children who are deaf, hard-of-hearing or affected by some type of hearing loss. She joined the Kennedy Krieger Institute and Johns Hopkins faculty in 2010, and is active in the training and mentoring of pre-doctoral externs, interns, and post-doctoral fellows. RESEARCH SUMMARY: Dr. Reesman's research involves the understanding of brain-behavior relationships in children who are deaf, hard-of-hearing or affected by hearing loss, and in examination of assessment tools that are accessible to this population. She is currently developing studies to examine the accessibility of various computer-based tests as a means of assessment for children with hearing loss. Dr. Reesman is developing a project to examine interventions for improving working memory in children who are deaf or hard-of-hearing. Dr. Reesman is also interested in examining the trajectory of recovery from mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI/concussion), with particular emphasis on recovery in preschool children and in examining features of individuals whose may be slow to recover from this injury.

Research Interest

Neurology