Rachel Patricia Zimmer, DNP, NP
- Assistant Professor, Implementation Science, Public Health Sciences (Winston-Salem)

Rachel Patricia Zimmer, DNP, NP
- Assistant Professor, Implementation Science, Public Health Sciences (Winston-Salem)
Research Interests
- Geriatrics
- Dementia
- Caregivers
- Food Insecurity and Social Determinants of Health
- Education
- NP, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2012
- DNP, East Carolina University, 2016
- Board Certifications
- American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, Gerontological Nurse Practitioner
- Memberships
- American Nurses Association
- American Geriatrics Society
- Positions
- Assistant Professor, Implementation Science, Public Health Sciences (Winston-Salem)
- Assistant Professor, Gerontology and Geriatrics, Internal Medicine (Winston-Salem)
- Departments and Affiliations
- Implementation Science, Public Health Sciences (Winston-Salem)
- Gerontology and Geriatrics, Internal Medicine (Winston-Salem)
- Sticht Center for Healthy Aging and Alzheimer’s Prevention (CHAAP)
- Maya Angelou Research Center for Healthy Communities (MARCH)
Research
- Impacts of a Produce Prescription Program on Food Security, Diet Quality, and Psychosocial Health of Adults with Medicaid and Chronic Health Conditions: A 12-Month Longitudinal Evaluation. Zimmer R, Abdelfattah L, Shenberger D, Crotts C, Birken S, Hanchate A. J Gen Intern Med. 2026 Apr;
- Short-Term Health Outcomes of the Weaver Fertilizer Plant Fire on the Surrounding Community. Brown CL, White BN, Hanchate A, Palakshappa D, Montez K, Moore JB, Zimmer R, Kirby-Straker R, Dixon C, Rigdon J. J Public Health Manag Pract. 2026 Feb;
- Fresh Food Rx: Evaluating the Impact of a Produce Prescription Program on Engagement and Well-being Using the RE-AIM Framework. Zimmer R, Strahley A, Shenberger D, Palakshappa D, Abdelfattah L, Birken SA, Vilardaga R, Crotts C, Hanchate A. J Gen Intern Med. 2025 Jul;
- Assessing the Effects of Home-Based Primary Care on Alzheimer's Caregivers and Support Organizations: An Application of the Health Equity Implementation Framework. Zimmer R, Aguilar A, Reilly K, Chandler A, Gibbs SE, Park H, Yang M. Qual Health Res. 2025 Mar; :10497323251316775.
- Using the Environmental Health Disparities Framework to understand Black and Latino perspectives of a local fertilizer plant fire. Zimmer R, Strahley A, Aguilar A, Montez K, Palakshappa D, Hanchate A, Pulgar CA, Yang M, Moore JB, Kirby-Straker R, Dixon C, Brown CL. BMC Public Health. 2024 Oct; 24(1):2817.