Reva Kleppel

Reva Kleppel MSW, MPH serves as an Instructor in the Department of Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School's Baystate Regional Campus in Springfield, MA. Her academic home is within the School of Medicine, where she contributes to medical education and clinical research.

Education:

• BA in Psychology from University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
• MPH in Health Promotion/Disease Prevention from Boston University
• MSW from Boston University

Dr. Kleppel's research spans multiple critical areas in modern healthcare. Her work in Health Services Research focuses on improving healthcare delivery systems and patient outcomes. In Medical Education, she has developed innovative interprofessional training programs and examined resident research productivity. Her Patient Safety and Quality Improvement research addresses practical challenges in hospital settings, including infection control practices and workflow optimization. Her Women's Health research explores breast cancer prevention and maternity care models. Her work consistently emphasizes practical applications that can directly improve clinical practice and patient experiences.

Analysis of her publication history shows a consistent trajectory of scholarly activity since 2010, with particular focus on medical education (25% of publications), patient safety and quality improvement (20%), women's health (15%), and interprofessional collaboration (10%). Her most cited work relates to hospital waste perception and phantom vibration syndrome among medical staff. Recent publications (2022-2024) increasingly focus on practical interventions in infection control, decision support tools, and interprofessional education.

Dr. Kleppel collaborates extensively with colleagues across disciplines, particularly with Sarah Goff, Kevin Hinchey, Sarah Haessler, and Paul Visintainer. Her network includes researchers in nursing, hospital medicine, women's health, and quality improvement.

She has contributed significantly to interprofessional education initiatives, particularly those involving medical-respiratory therapy student collaborations. Her work on hospital-based doula programs demonstrates community engagement approaches to improving maternal healthcare. Her research on institutional grant programs for women researchers highlights her commitment to advancing gender equity in academic medicine.