Lauren Zauche, PhD, CPNP-PC is a Senior Clinical Instructor at the Emory University School of Nursing. She completed her PhD in Nursing at Emory University in 2017 with a focus on preterm birth and infant development. She has a BS in Biology and Peace Studies from Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio and a BSN and MS from Emory University. In addition to her position at Emory University, she works at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention applying her nursing knowledge and clinical skills to improve public health.

Madni, S.A., Strickland, K., Konrad, V., Zauche, L.H., Olson, C.K., Sharma, A.J. (2024). COVID-19 vaccine reactogenicity among young children. JAMA Network Open, 7 (11): e2447492. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.47492

Madni, S.A., Sharma, A.J., Zauche, L.H., Waters, A.V., Nahabedian, J.F.3rd, Johnson, T., Olson, C.K. (2024). CDC COVID-19 Vaccine Pregnancy Registry: Design, data collection, response rates, and cohort description. Vaccine, 42 (7): 1469-1477. Doi: 10.1016/j/vaccine.2023.11.061.

Fleming-Dutra, K.E., Zauche, L.H., Roper, L.E., Ellington, S.R., Olson, C.K., Sharma, A.J., Woodworth, K.R., Tepper, N., Havers, F., Oliver, S.E., Twentyman, E., Jatlaoui, T. (2023). Safety and effectiveness of maternal COVID-19 vaccines among pregnant people and their infants. Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics of North America, 50 (2): 279-297. doi: 10.1016/j.ogc.2023.02.003

Crider, K.S, Qi, Y.P., Yeung, L.F., Mai, C.T., Zauche, L.H., Wang, A., Daniels, K., Williams, J.L. (2022). Folic acid and the prevention of birth defects: 30 years of opportunities and controversies. Annual Review of Nutrition, 42 (1): 423-552. Doi: 10.1146/annurev-nutr-043020-091647

Zauche, L.H., Pomeroy, M., Demke, H., Mettee Zarecki, S., Williams, J.L., Newsome, K., Hill, L., Dooyema, C.A. (2022) Answering the call: The response of CDC’s federal public health nursing workforce to the COVID-19 pandemic. American Journal of Public Health. 112 (S3): S226-S230. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2021.306703. 

Zauche, LH., Wallace, B., Smoots, A.N., Olson, C.K., Oduyebo, T., Kim, S.Y., Petersen, E.E., Ju, J., Beauregard, J., Wilcox, A.J., Rose, C.E., Delman-Meaney, D., & Ellington, S.R (2021). Receipt of COVID-19 vaccines and risk of spontaneous abortions. New England Journal of Medicine, 385: 1533-1535. doi: 10.1056/NEJMc2113891.

Zauche, LH., Zauche, M.S., Williams, B.L. (2020) Influence of quiet time on the auditory environment of infants in the NICU. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing, 50(1). doi: 10.1016/j.jogn.2020.09.159

Zauche, LH., Zauche, M.S., Williams, B.L., Dunlop, A.L. (2020) Predictors of parental presence in the neonatal intensive care unit. Advances in Neonatal Care, 20(3): 251-259. doi:10.1097/ANC. 0000000000000687

Bussenius, H., Zauche, L.H. (2020) BMI categories and pediatric hypertension categories. Journal of Nurse Practitioners, 17(3): 299-304. Doi: 19.1016/j.nurpra.2020.10.014

Zauche, LH., Darcy Mahoney, A.E., Thul, T.A., Zauche, M.S., Weldon, A., Stapel-Wax, J.L. (2017) The power of language nutrition for children’s brain development, health, and future academic achievement. Journal of Pediatric Health Care, 31(4): 493-504. 

Darcy Mahoney, A.E., Zauche, LH, Weldon, A., Stapel-Wax, J.L. (2017). Leveraging the skills of nurses and the power of language nutrition to ensure a better future for our children. Advances in Neonatal Care, 17(1): 45-52. 

Zauche, L.H. Thul, T.A., Darcy Mahoney, A.E., Stapel-Wax, J.L. (2016). Influence of language nutrition on children's cognitive and language development: an integrated review. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 36: 318-333. doi: 10.1016/j.ecresq.2016.01.015

Lauren teaches in the DABSN  undergraduate nursing programs. Her teaching includes professional nursing, population health, pediatrics, and health assessment.

Her goal for teaching is to guide the development of students into reflective thinkers, nurse leaders, and caring, competent nurses. She sees the role of an educator as an extraordinary honor as she is charged with the responsibility to help her students achieve their dreams while having the opportunity to shape them into nurses that will be patient advocates and leaders in healthcare.

Research interests include improving infant and child outcomes, developmental disabilities and birth defects, public health, vaccine safety, and reducing health disparities.