Reesman, Jennifer, Ph.D.

Instructor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Supervising Neuropsychologist, Kennedy Krieger Institute DREAM Clinic and Sports NeuroRehabiliation Concussion Clinic Main Office Address Department of Neuropsychology Kennedy Krieger Institute 1750 East Fairmount Avenue Baltimore, MD 21231 Phone: 443-923-4442 (voice) Fax: 443-923-4470 DREAM Clinic Videophone: 877-399-7092 Email: reesman@kennedykrieger.org

Education

Professional Interests

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.

Selected Publications

Zabel, T.A., Reesman, J., Wodka, E.L., Gray, R., Suskauer, S.J., Turin, E., Ferenc, L.M., Lin, D.D., Kossoff, E.H., & Comi, A.M. (2010). Neuropsychological features and risk factors in children with Sturge-Weber syndrome: Four Case Reports. The Clinical Neuropsychologist, 24, 841-859.

Reesman, J., Gray, R., Suskauer, S.J., Ferenc, L.M., Kossoff, E.H., Turin, E., Comi, A.M., Brice, P.J., & Zabel, T.A. (2009).  Hemiparesis is a clinical correlate of general adaptive dysfunction in children and adolescents with Sturge-Weber syndrome. Journal of Child Neurology, 24, 701-708.