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WENDI ZIMMER
Clinical Assistant Professor
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Research Interests
Writing Competency Development
Sport Education
Sport Communication
BIOGRAPHY
Wendi Kamman Zimmer, Ph.D., is a writing consultant and Clinical Assistant Professor at Texas A&M University. Her doctoral degree is in Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis in literacy education. Additionally, Wendi partners with Texas A&M University's Center for Teaching Excellence and focuses on managing conflict, graduate writing support, and enhancing teaching and learning. This work includes curriculum redesign efforts, delivery of teaching and learning-based professional development programming for faculty, and graduate-level writing studios to develop strong writing habits and increase writing and publishing productivity. As the Associate Director of POWER, Wendi also provides writing studios for graduate students and undergraduate students interested in pursuing a graduate degree. Wendi currently teaches literacy and communication skills to undergraduate students in the Department of Kinesiology & Sport Management within the School of Education & Human Development. Her research agenda focuses on undergraduate and graduate writing development by using a writing framework she created to enhance writing self-efficacy and competency. Through her model, Wendi analyses how to effectively teach writing skills and habits (face-to-face, virtual, and hybrid), regardless of the content area. She also focuses on the effectiveness of and the need for enhanced instruction and communication in sport. Wendi's work provides a unique opportunity to reflect on students' learning, specifically the correlation between using communication methods to guide thinking and the implications on leading and learning.
Education
Ph.D., Curriculum and Instruction, Texas A&M University (2019)
M.A., Reading Instruction, Sam Houston State University (2010)
B.S., Interdisciplinary Studies, Texas A&M University (2002)
COURSES TAUGHT
CEHD 603. WRITING FOR PUBLICATION
RDNG 371. MLTCTRL INTRDSP LIT MIDG
2016A
RDNG 465. RDNG IN MID/SEC GRADES
2014C
RDNG 490. ASSESS IN RDNG INST MIDG
2016C, 2016A, 2015C
SPMT225. PRAC SKILLS SPORT PROF
2020B,2020A,2019C,2019B,2019A
SPMT265. SPORT COMMUNICATION
2020C
SPMT 340. SPORT GOVERNANCE
SPMT 481. UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH SEMINAR
SPMT482. PROFESSIONAL WRITING SEMINAR
2019C
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Journal Articles
Zimmer, W. K., Chang, C. N., Semma, B. M., & Fowler, D. (2021). Developing graduate writing habits and skills: Establishing writing sessions with STEM graduate students. College Teaching, 1-12.
Springer, D., Stokowski, S. E., & Zimmer, W. K. (2022). The coin model of privilege and critical allyship: Confronting social privilege through Sport Management education. Sport Management Education Journal.
Zimmer, W. K., Matthews, S. D. (2022). Organization change through individual change: Teachers' digital learning growth as a result of professional development. Teacher and Teacher Education.
Patterson, C. A., Zimmer, W. K., & Meyer, A. R. (in press). Connecting college live mascots at the Sugar Bowl with oral history: An interdisciplinary study. Sound Historian.
Patterson, C. A., Zimmer, W. K., Patterson, M. S., & Meyer, A. R. (2021). " I Thee Pledge": Exploring student fan identity with sportsmanship pledge values. International Journal of Sport & Society, 12(1).
Zimmer, W. K., Matthews, S. D. (2022). Organization change through individual change: Teachers' digital learning growth as a result of professional development. Teacher and Teacher Education.
Zimmer, W. K., McTigue, E., & Matsuda. N. (2021). Development and validation of the Digital Learning Identity Survey. International Journal of Educational Research.
McTigue, E. M., Solheim, O. J., Zimmer, W. K., & Uppstad, P. H. (2019). Critically reviewing GraphoGame across the world: Recommendations and cautions for research and implementation of computer‐assisted instruction for word‐reading acquisition. Reading Research Quarterly.
Zimmer, W. K., & Keiper, P. (2020). Redesigning curriculum at the higher education level: Challenges and
successes within a sport management program. Educational Action Research, 1-16.
successes within a sport management program. Educational Action Research, 1-16.
Guo, D., Zimmer, W., Matthews, S. D., & McTigue, E. M. (2019). Critical analysis of research on the impact of visual literacy for learning: Strengths, weaknesses and recommendations for improvement. Journal of Visual Literacy, 1-18.
Hodges, T. S., Wright, K. L., Wind, S. A., Matthews, S. D., Zimmer, W. K., & McTigue, E. (2019). Developing and examining validity evidence for the Writing Rubric to Inform Teacher Educators (WRITE). Assessing Writing, 40, 1-13.
Book Chapters
Zimmer, W. K. (2020). Strategies for writing productivity. In the Textbook and Author’s Association, Guide to making time to write: 100+ time & productivity management tips for textbook and academic authors, pp. 24, 32, 36.