Dr. Kimberly Peters, CCC-A/SLP

Professor, Department Chair, SLP Program Director, AR Clinic Director
PhD, University of Connecticut
BA, Trinity College
(360) 650-3206
Current Courses
Infants and Children with Hearing Loss
Aural Rehabilitation
Hearing Science
School Age Language Disorders
Pediatric Aural Habilitation
Assessment and Treatment of Resonance Disorders
Kimberly Peters, Ph.D., is a speech-language pathologist, audiologist, and former public school English teacher. She completed her graduate education and clinical training in communication sciences and disorders at the University of Connecticut in 2001. She worked at the New England Center for Hearing Rehabilitation for 9 years as a rehabilitative specialist, consulting with school districts and providing spoken language intervention to infants, children, and adults who are deaf or hard of hearing. In 2002, she accepted a position at Western Washington University. Kimberly is a Professor, Chair of the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, and Director of the Aural Rehabilitation Clinic at Western. She provides clinical services, supervises graduate students, teaches courses in pediatric hearing loss and habilitation, and conducts research in language, cognitive development, academic outcomes, and social competence in children who are deaf and hard of hearing. In her spare time she enjoys hiking and running the trails in Whatcom County with her family and Jolie, her 10-pound agility dog.
Certifications and Licenses
Certificate of Clinical Competency in Audiology: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Certificate of Clinical Competency in Speech-Language Pathology: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Audiology License: State of Washington
Speech Pathology License: State of Washington
Certified Listening Spoken Language Specialist: A.G. Bell Association for the Deaf
Research Interests
Social language, cognitive development, academic outcomes, and social competence in children who are deaf and hard of hearing.
Faculty Research Interests
Social language, cognitive development, academic outcomes, and social competence in children who are deaf and hard of hearing.Selected Publications
Peters, K. (2011). Including service learning in the undergraduate CSD curriculum: benefits, challenges, and strategies for success. American Journal of Audiology, 20, S181-S196.
Remmel, E. & Peters, K. (2009). Theory of mind and language in children with cochlear implants. Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education. 14(2), 218-236.
Peters, K., Remmel, E. & Richards, D. (2009). Language, cognitive vocabulary, and false belief understanding in young children with cochlear implants. Language, Speech and Hearing Services in Schools, 40, 245-255.