(604) Education Doctorate of Science (SD), Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health

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1 Laura Schummers (604) Education Doctorate of Science (SD), Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health Boston MA Minors: Biostatistics; Reproductive, Perinatal, and Pediatric Epidemiology Advisor: Dr. Sonia Hernandez-Diaz Research Committee: Dr. Sonia Hernandez-Diaz; Dr. Tyler VanderWeele; Dr. Paige Williams; Dr. Michele Hacker; Dr. Jennifer Hutcheon Master of Science (SM), Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health Boston MA Advisor: Dr. Ellice Lieberman Bachelor of Science (BSc), Global Resource Systems, University of British Columbia Vancouver BC Awards & Scholarships Pre-doctoral Fellowship in Reproductive, Perinatal, and Pediatric Epidemiology, National Institutes of Health Harvard School of Public Health Tuition Scholarship Four Year Doctoral Fellowship, University of British Columbia (declined) Department of Epidemiology Scholarship Maternal Child Health Leadership Training Award; MCH Bureau/Harvard School of Public Health Maternal Child Health Leadership Training Award, MCH Bureau/University of Washington (declined) 2005 Charles & Jane Banks Scholarship Professional Experience Graduate Research Assistant May, 2013 present Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of British Columbia PIs: Drs. Jennifer Hutcheon & Katherine Himes Author and submit successful project proposal to provincial agency. Collaborate with investigator team to develop study design and analysis plan. Conduct complex statistical analyses using Stata Develop clinical prediction models of prepregnancy BMI on adverse pregnancy outcomes; test internal validity. Prepare and submit successful abstracts to a leading clinical and epidemiology conferences. Identify gap in methodological literature and develop analysis plan to address this gap using simulations methods. Author clinically oriented manuscript for submission to Obstetrics & Gynecology, a leading journal. Author methods paper for submission to a leading epidemiology journal. Research Consultant September, 2012 May, 2014 Self-employed Boston, MA PIs: Drs. Saraswathi Vedam & KS Joseph Provide consultation for a clinical study of a composite fetal health assessment strategy. Assist the research team to solve problems with data collection and to ensure IRB compliance. Independently develop protocol to abstract exposure and outcome data from medical records; supervise abstraction. Develop pilot study data analysis plan; analyze pilot study data. As first author, present pilot study findings at APHA 2013 conference in an oral presentation. As first author, draft pilot study manuscript for submission to Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology of Canada. Contribute to study design and project planning for a full scale clinical study informed by pilot findings. Independently draft sections of a research proposal for clinical study, and meet with research team to incorporate suggestions and submit proposal.

2 Page 2 of 5 Senior Research Assistant November, 2012 May, 2013 Department of Newborn Medicine, Brigham & Women s Hospital Boston, MA PI: Dr. Ellice Lieberman Primary research staff for the design of a study of neonatal respiratory outcomes following antibiotic treatment. Support team preparation and development of NIH R01 grant proposal. Assist with literature review and synthesis, project planning, and organization. Perform statistical analyses in SAS 9.3. Research Manager April, 2009 August, 2012 Division of Midwifery, University of British Columbia PI: Dr. Saraswathi Vedam Developed research capacity of academic division, including preparation of successful grant proposals, and implementation of all studies. Provided research mentorship to midwifery students and junior clinical faculty. Managed multiple research teams and studies to support a program of research. Chaired multidisciplinary research teams meetings, including clinicians, epidemiologists, and statisticians. Oversaw daily operations of research lab with $300,000 annual budget, supervised research staff. Contributed to the design, conduct, and analysis of multiple health services and clinical studies. Created survey and attitude scale, oversaw content validation, sampling plan, recruitment, and analysis. Conducted data collection and analysis, community-based focus groups and interviews with maternity care providers and key stakeholders. Developed knowledge translation strategies; prepared abstracts, academic presentations, and manuscripts. Research Assistant March, 2008 April, 2009 Division of Midwifery, University of British Columbia PI: Dr. Saraswathi Vedam Supported development and submission of a successful operating grant to national granting agency (CIHR). Assisted with prepared manuscripts, abstracts, posters, and presentations for academic journals and conferences. Submitted Research Ethics Board applications, amendments, and annual renewals. Conducted literature reviews and syntheses. Research Assistant September, 2008 August, 2009 School of Nursing, University of British Columbia PIs: Dr. Elaine Carty, Dr. Nichole Fairbrother Provided qualitative data analysis support: created thematic code book and coded survey responses. Participated in team meetings to identify appropriate data analysis strategies, resolve concerns with data, and define focal points for publications and presentations. Contributed to development of manuscripts, abstracts and presentations to present study findings. Research Assistant May, 2008 August, 2008 Centre for Rural Health Research, University of British Columbia PI: Dr. Jude Kornelsen Wrote policy briefs to summarize study findings for communities and policymakers. Reviewed and synthesized qualitative data for report and manuscript development. Conducted literature reviews and syntheses in health sciences databases, such as PubMed, Medline, and Cochrane.

3 Teaching Experience Page 3 of 5 Teaching Assistant, Epidemiology 215: Advanced topics in case-control and cohort studies, Fall 2014 Advanced methods course focused on developing and evaluating clinical prediction models, missing data, and multiple testing. Publications & Presentations Peer-reviewed journal articles: 2015 Schummers L, Hutcheon J, Bodnar L, Lieberman E, Himes K. Risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes by prepregnancy body mass index: a population-based study to inform prepregnancy weight loss counseling. Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2015;125(1): Vedam S, Stoll K, Schummers L, Fairbrother N, Rogers J, Dharamsi S, Kornelsen J, Klein M, Liston R Kaczorowski J, Thordarson D. The Canadian Birth Place Study: Examining maternity care provider attitudes and interprofessional conflict around planned home birth. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 2014; 14(1): Vedam S, Stoll K, Schummers L, Rogers J, Paine L. Home birth in North America: Attitudes and practice of American Certified Nurse-Midwives and Canadian Registered Midwives Journal of Midwifery & Women s Health 2014, 59(2): Ellis C, Stoll K, Schummers L, Carty E, Vedam S. Assessment of the Midwifery Education Program at the University of British Columbia: A survey of the first 5 cohorts of graduates and midwife mentors. Canadian Journal of Midwifery Research & Practice 2013, (12)1: Vedam S, Schummers L, Stoll K, Fairbrother N, Rogers J, Dharamsi S, Kornelsen J, Klein M, Liston R Kaczorowski J. The Canadian Birth Place Study: Describing maternity practice and providers exposure to home birth. Midwifery 2012, 28(5): Fairbrother N, Stoll K, Schummers L, Carty E. Obstetrician, Family Physician, or Midwife: University Students Birthing Preferences. Canadian Journal of Midwifery Research & Practice; 2012, 11(2): Schummers L, Vedam, S, Fairbrother N, Klein M, Kaczorowski J. The Canadian Birth Place Study: Development, validation, and administration of a questionnaire to multi-disciplinary maternity care providers. Canadian Journal of Midwifery Research & Practice 2012, 11(1): Ellis C, Schummers L, Rostoker M. Applying the Three Delays Framework to examine maternal mortality in Uganda. International Journal of Childbirth 2011, 1(4): Vedam S, Stoll K, White S, Aaker J, Schummers L. Nurse-midwives experiences with planned home birth: impact on attitudes and practice. Birth 2009, 36(4): Manuscripts in progress: 2015 Schummers L, Lim K, Joseph KS, Paine LL, Hutcheon JA, Palmer L, Janssen P, Humphreys A, Blackburn K, Gelb K, Vedam S. Movement and pulse index: A clinical prediction model to improve fetal surveillance. Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology of Canada. To submit spring, Schummers L, Himes K, Bodnar L, Hutcheon J. Will my clinical prediction model work? A simulation study to guide clinical prediction model building. American Journal of Epidemiology. To submit Spring, 2015 Published abstracts: above their ideal body weight. American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, (1): Supplement S Vedam S, Stoll K, Aaker J, Schummers L. Exposure to planned home birth experiences more likely to favorably influence midwives attitudes and practices (abstract). Journal of Midwifery and Women s Health. 51(3): Vedam S, Stoll K, Schummers L. What do Certified Nurse-Midwives Believe? Measuring CNM Attitudes towards Planned Home Birth (abstract). Journal of Midwifery and Women s Health (5): 425.

4 Page 4 of 5 Reports & non-peer-reviewed publications: 2013 Vedam S, Schummers L, Fulton C. Home Birth: An annotated guide to the literature. : Division of Midwifery, University of British Columbia; October, Vedam S, Schummers L, Fulton C. Home Birth: An annotated guide to the literature. : Division of Midwifery, University of British Columbia; October, Vedam S, Schummers L, Fulton C. Home Birth: An annotated guide to the literature. : Division of Midwifery, University of British Columbia; May, Vedam S, Schummers L. Normal Labour & Birth Research Conference: UBC Midwifery makes its mark. Bear Bones: UBC Department of Family Practice Research Office Journal; April 11(1): Rural Maternity Care New Emerging Team with student support for this policy brief from Laura Schummers. Policy Brief 1.2: A Rational Approach to Rural Service Planning The Rural Birth Index. : Centre for Rural Health Research; Rural Maternity Care New Emerging Team with student support for this policy brief from Laura Schummers. Policy Brief 1.4: Sustaining Intrapartum Services in Communities with No Local Cesarean Section. Vancouver, BC: Centre for Rural Health Research; Oral Presentations (presenter) 2014 Hutcheon J, Schummers L. (invited workshop) Advanced methods workshop: Risk prediction models in perinatal epidemiology. Presented at the Society for Perinatal Epidemiology and Research Annual Meeting; June 23-24, Seattle, WA Schummers L, Paine LL, Joseph KS, Vedam S. Movement and pulse index: A clinical prediction model to improve fetal surveillance. Paper presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Expo; November 6, Boston, MA Vedam S, Paine L, Rogers J, Schummers L, Stoll K. North American midwives: Who are we and what do we think about planned home birth? Paper presented at the Joint Conference of the Canadian Association of Midwives, the Midwives Alliance of North America and the American College of Nurse-Midwives; November 9, 2011; Niagara Falls, Ontario. Oral Presentations (co-author) 2013 Vedam S, Stoll K, Schummers L. The Canadian Birth Place Study: Conversations with physicians and midwives. Paper presented at the Family Medicine Forum. November 7, Vedam S, Schummers L, Stoll K. The Canadian Birth Place Study: Predictors of attitudes towards home birth. Paper presented at the Canadian Association of Midwives Annual General Meeting; November 10-12, St. John s, Newfoundland Vedam S, Kaczorowski J, Rogers J, Fairbrother N, Schummers L. Why are American Midwives and Doctors in conflict over Home Birth? Lessons learned from The Canadian Birth Place Study. Paper presented at the American College of Nurse-Midwives Annual Conference; May 26, 2011; San Antonio, Texas Vedam S, Schummers L. How can UBC Midwifery support the growth and sustainability of rural midwifery? Rural Midwifery Research Workshop. Vancouver BC. May Vedam S, Rogers J, Schummers L. The Canadian Birth Place Study: The Environment for Practice. Paper presented at Canadian Association of Midwives 10th Annual General Meeting, Conference, and Exhibit; October 8, 2010; Edmonton, Alberta Stoll K, Fairbrother N, Carty E, Schummers L., Delous S. An online survey of university students maternity care provider preferences. Normal Labour & Birth, 5 th International Research Conference: The benefits & challenges of preserving physiologic birth., July Vedam, S.; Stoll, K.; Aaker, J.; White, S.; Schummers, L. What do providers believe? Examining the influence of attitudes on home birth. Normal Labour and Birth: 4th Research Conference: Normalizing childbirth through authentic collaboration. University of Central Lancashire, UK. June 11, 2009.

5 Page 5 of Vedam, S.; Stoll, K.; Schummers, L. What do CNMs believe? Measuring CNM attitudes towards planned home birth. American College of Nurse-Midwives Annual Meeting. Seattle, Washington. May 25, Vedam S, Aaker J, White S, Stoll K, Schummers L. Do provider attitudes affect home birth rates? Division of Midwifery Research Rounds, University of British Columbia. March 9, Vedam S, MacHattie L, Schummers L. Current Clinical Issues in Midwifery Care: The State of the Science: Group B Streptococcus. Paper presented at Canadian Association of Midwives 9th Annual General Meeting, Conference, and Exhibit; November, 2009; Winnipeg, Manitoba Vedam S, Stoll K, Schummers L. Do Care Providers Attitudes towards Planned Home Birth affect Choice of Birth Site? Paper presented at: Canadian Association of Midwives 8th Annual General Meeting, Conference, and Exhibit; November, 2008; Quebec City, Quebec Vedam S, Stoll K, Schummers, L. Why Don t CNMs Practice in the Home? Paper presented at: Midwives Alliance of North America Conference; October, 2008; Traverse City, MI Poster Presentations above their ideal body weight. Poster presented at 47 th Annual Society for Epidemiologic Research Meeting; June 24-27, 2014: Seattle, WA. above their ideal body weight. Poster presented at the 2014 Society of Maternal-Fetal-Medicine Annual Meeting; February 3-8, 2014: New Orleans, LA Vedam S, Stoll K, Schummers L. The Canadian Birth Place Study: Predictors of attitudes towards home birth. Poster presented at Normal Labour and Birth Research Conference; June 5-7: Grange-over-Sands, England Vedam S, Paine L, Schummers L, Stoll K. Evaluation of fetal health assessment strategies: the need for new tools Poster presented at the Canadian Association of Midwives Annual General Meeting; November 10-12, St. John s, Newfoundland Ellis C, Stoll K, Schummers L. Evaluation of the educational and professional experiences of midwifery program graduates in British Columbia. Poster presented at the American College of Nurse-Midwives Annual Conference; November 9, 2011; Niagara Falls, Ontario. Awarded Best Poster Prize Ellis C, Schummers L, Rawstron J. Birthing Experiences of Rural Nepalese Women. Poster presented at Canadian Association of Midwives 9th Annual General Meeting, Conference, and Exhibit; November, 2009; Winnipeg, Manitoba. Awarded 2nd poster prize. Awards & Designations 2012-present: Ad Hoc Peer reviewer, Canadian Medical Association Journal 2012-present: Member, Research and Data Collection Task Force, Home Birth Consensus Summit 2011 Invited delegate, Research and Data Collection Task Force, Home Birth Consensus Summit 2011 Poster awarded Best Poster Prize : Ellis C, Stoll K, Schummers L. Evaluation of the educational and professional experiences of midwifery program graduates in British Columbia. Poster presented at the American College of Nurse-Midwives Annual Conference; November 9, 2011; Niagara Falls, Ontario $750 Professional Development funding to attend the North American Midwifery Conference $750 Professional Development funding to attend the 2010 American College of Nurse-Midwives Annual Meeting & Exhibit Session Moderator & Peer Reviewer, Family Practice Research Day, University of British Columbia 2009 $200 Awarded second prize for best poster: Ellis C, Schummers L, Rawstron J. Birthing Experiences of Rural Nepalese Women. Poster presented at Canadian Association of Midwives 9th Annual General Meeting, Conference, and Exhibit; November, 2009; Winnipeg, Manitoba $1500 Professional Development Award for Research Assistants to attend the Canadian Association of Midwives Conference.