Phone:

(317) 274-2000

Email:

shbucher@iu.edu

Departments:

Community and Global Health

Additional Appointments:

Adjunct Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, IU School of Medicine

Degrees:

PhD, Child/Developmental Psychology, specialization in Neuroscience, University of Connecticut

MA, Child/Developmental Psychology, specialization in Neuroscience, University of Connecticut

BA, Psychology with Honors, Eastern Illinois University

Resume/CV

Biography

Dr. Bucher is a global public health researcher, technical expert, implementation specialist, and award-winning innovator and educator with nearly two decades of expertise in maternal, child, and newborn health.

She has extensive experience cultivating community-engaged strategic partnerships and international collaborative coalitions by which to strengthen health systems in resource-limited settings through the use of implementation and dissemination research; mHealth solutions; and development of best practices for evidence-based medical, nursing, public health, and midwifery education and training.

Via numerous collaborative partnerships with a variety of stakeholders within the public and private sectors in North America, Europe, sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, and Latin America, Dr. Bucher has developed deep, broad, and rich networks across all levels of the health system, including within Ministries of Health; international, national, and local non-governmental agencies; academic institutions.

Dr. Bucher has mentored nearly 100 academic and professional mentees (undergraduate, graduate, postgraduate, and continuing medical/nursing education) across a variety of domains, including clinical research, implementation and dissemination science, biomedical engineering, public health, and informatics. Dr. Bucher holds three patents (US; Nigeria; ARIPO) for “NeoWarm,” a biomedical device to prevent newborn hypothermia and automatically monitor four key vital signs.

Research Interests

• Maternal, newborn, infant, and child health
• Community-engaged partnerships
• Global public health
• Health services and health sciences research
• Reciprocal innovation
• Dissemination and implementation science

Current Projects

• Content Expert Group: Global Neonatal Advisory Committee (Glo-NAC): American Academy of Pediatrics.
  
• Curriculum Development Working Group: Customized mentoRship and Implementation Support Package (CRISP) for the ENC Now! newborn care training program: American Academy of Pediatrics
  
• Multi-site international placebo-controlled randomized research trial: Postpartum IV Iron to Treat Iron Deficiency Anemia (funded by Foundation of the NIH)
  
• Reciprocal innovation to reduce infant mortality and improve access to non-pharmacological care for opioid-exposed newborns (funded by Indiana CTSI/Center for Global Health Equity)

Selected Publications

• Kavi A, Hoffman MK, Somannavar MS, Metgud MC, Goudar SS, Moore J, Nielsen E, Goco N, McClure EM, Lokangaka A, Tshefu A, Bauserman M, Mwenechanya M, Chomba E, Carlo WA, Figueroa L, Krebs NF, Jessani S, Saleem S, Goldenberg RL, Das P, Patel A, Hibberd PL, Esamai F, Bucher S, Koso-Thomas M, Silver R, Derman RJ. Aspirin delays the onset of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy among nulliparous pregnant women: A secondary analysis of the ASPIRIN trial. BJOG. 2023 Jul 20. doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.17607. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37470099.
• Tita ATN, Carlo WA, McClure EM, Mwenechanya M, Chomba E, Hemingway-Foday JJ, Kavi A, Metgud MC, Goudar SS, Derman R, Lokangaka A, Tshefu A, Bauserman M, Bose C, Shivkumar P, Waikar M, Patel A, Hibberd PL, Nyongesa P, Esamai F, Ekhaguere OA, Bucher S, Jessani S, Tikmani SS, Saleem S, Goldenberg RL, Billah SM, Lennox R, Haque R, Petri W, Figueroa L, Mazariegos M, Krebs NF, Moore JL, Nolen TL, Koso-Thomas M; A-PLUS Trial Group. Azithromycin to Prevent Sepsis or Death in Women Planning a Vaginal Birth. N Engl J Med. 2023 Mar 30;388(13):1161-1170. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2212111. Epub 2023 Feb 9. PMID: 36757318.
• Nuss EE, Hoffman MK, Goudar SS, Kavi A, Metgud M, Somannavar M, Okitawutshu J, Lokangaka A, Tshefu A, Bauserman M, Mwapule A, Chomba E, Carlo WA, Figueroa L, Krebs PNF, Jessani S, Saleem PS, Goldenberg PRL, Kurhe K, Das P, Hibberd PPL, Achieng E, Nyongesa P, Esamai PF, Liechty PEA, Bucher S, Goco N, Hemingway-Foday J, Moore J, McClure EM, Silver PRM, Derman PRJ; ASPIRIN Study Group. The Impact of Risk Factors on Aspirin's Efficacy for the Prevention of Preterm Birth. Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM. 2023 Aug 11:101095. doi: 10.1016/j.ajogmf.2023.101095. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37574046.
• Kavi A, Goudar SS, Somannavar MS, Moore JL, Derman RJ, Saleem S, Naqvi S, Billah SM, Haque R, Figueroa L, Mazariegos M, Lokangaka A, Tshefu A, Esamai F, Mwenechanya M, Chomba E, Patel A, Das P, Bauserman M, Petri WA Jr, Krebs NF, Carlo WA, Bucher S, Hibberd PL, Koso-Thomas M, McClure EM, Goldenberg RL. COVID-19 symptoms and antibody positivity among unvaccinated pregnant women: An observational study in seven countries from the Global Network. BJOG. 2023 Jul 20. doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.17604. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37470094.
• Hoffman MK, Goudar SS, Kodkany BS, Metgud M, Somannavar M, Okitawutshu J, Lokangaka A, Tshefu A, Bose CL, Mwapule A, Mwenechanya M, Chomba E, Carlo WA, Chicuy J, Figueroa L, Garces A, Krebs NF, Jessani S, Zehra F, Saleem S, Goldenberg RL, Kurhe K, Das P, Patel A, Hibberd PL, Achieng E, Nyongesa P, Esamai F, Liechty EA, Goco N, Hemingway-Foday J, Moore J, Nolen TL, McClure EM, Koso-Thomas M, Miodovnik M, Silver R, Derman RJ; ASPIRIN Study Group. Low-dose aspirin for the prevention of preterm delivery in nulliparous women with a singleton pregnancy (ASPIRIN): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Lancet. 2020 Jan 25;395(10220):285-293. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(19)32973-3. Erratum in: Lancet. 2020 Mar 21;395(10228):e53. PMID: 31982074; PMCID: PMC7168353.
• Bucher S, Nowak K, Otieno K, Tenge C, Marete I, Rutto F, Kemboi M, Achieng E, Ekhaguere OA, Nyongesa P, Esamai FO, Liechty EA. Birth weight and gestational age distributions in a rural Kenyan population. BMC Pediatr. 2023 Mar 8;23(1):112. doi: 10.1186/s12887-023-03925-2. PMID: 36890485; PMCID: PMC9993805.
• Shukla VV, Eggleston B, Ambalavanan N, McClure EM, Mwenechanya M, Chomba E, Bose C, Bauserman M, Tshefu A, Goudar SS, Derman RJ, Garcés A, Krebs NF, Saleem S, Goldenberg RL, Patel A, Hibberd PL, Esamai F, Bucher S, Liechty EA, Koso-Thomas M, Carlo WA. Predictive Modeling for Perinatal Mortality in Resource-Limited Settings. JAMA Netw Open. 2020 Nov 2;3(11):e2026750. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.26750. PMID: 33206194; PMCID: PMC7675108.
• Bluhm NDP, Hoilett OS, Walters BD, Pickering AS, Bucher SL, Linnes JC. NeoWarm: Kangaroo Mother Care with Continuous Temperature Tracking and Heating. Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2020 Jul;2020:4514-4517. doi: 10.1109/EMBC44109.2020.9176509. PMID: 33018997.
• Bucher SL, Cardellichio P, Muinga N, Patterson JK, Thukral A, Deorari AK, Data S, Umoren R, Purkayastha S. Digital Health Innovations, Tools, and Resources to Support Helping Babies Survive Programs. Pediatrics. 2020 Oct;146(Suppl 2):S165-S182. doi: 10.1542/peds.2020-016915I. PMID: 33004639.
• Bucher S, Konana O, Liechty E, Garces A, Gisore P, Marete I, Tenge C, Shipala E, Wright L, Esamai F. Self-reported practices among traditional birth attendants surveyed in western Kenya: a descriptive study. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2016 Aug 12;16(1):219. doi: 10.1186/s12884-016-1007-8. PMID: 27514379; PMCID: PMC4981994.

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