PUBLICATIONS in peer-reviewed journals (*denotes students working under my supervision)
1. Fucile S, Smith L, Switzer A, Kowalcyzk J, Alguire A, Patel H, Snider L, Dow K. Development of a Virtually-guided Infant Developmental Abilities (VIDA) screening tool to improve access to follow-up care for children with complex medical conditions. American Journal of Occupational Therapy. Accepted June 2025.
2. * Smith L, McParlan A, Niss T, Fucile S. Longitudinal outcomes of a parent-administered sensorimotor intervention in preterm infants at 4 and 18 months. Early Human Development. Accepted February 2025. E-pub ahead of print. doi.org/10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2024.106171
3. * Wong A & Fucile S. The effect of a story-telling refocusing intervention on parental stress in parents with infants in the neonatal intensive care unit. Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Medicine. Accepted March 2025. Epub ahead of print. doi.org/10.1177/19345798251324449
4. *Widrich T, Fournier C, Shanmugarajah L, Fucile S. Oral Feeding Management in the School Setting: A Scoping Review. American Journal of Occupational Therapy. Accepted December 2024.
5. Fucile S, Snider L, Smith L, O’Brian C, Dow K. A parent-administered sensorimotor intervention enhances oral feeding outcomes in infants who are born preterm: A randomized clinical study. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology. 2025; 67(2):208-215.doi.org/10.1111/dmcn.16046
6. *Wakeman S, Pronska P, Fucile S. An Examination of the Benefits of Lactation Consultant Services in NICUs for Mothers and their Newborn: A Scoping Review. Breastfeeding Medicine. 2024; 19(10):768-778. doi.org/10.1089/bfm.2023.0158
7. *Pan L, Cooper M, Fucile S. A national survey of lactation services in Canadian NICUs. The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing. 2024; 49 (5), 284-289. doi: 10.1097/NMC.0000000000001036
8. *Ghimire S, Ang E, Deibert M, Fucile S. Analyzing the psychometric properties of infant (0–24 months) developmental assessments: A scoping review. Developmental Neurorehabilitation. 2024; 27(5-6):205-215. doi.org/10.1080/17518423.2024.2374534
9. Fucile S, Hennessey G, Meghji S, & Dow K. Exploration of the association between sucking measures and ability to attain independent oral feeds among infants who are born preterm. American Journal of Occupational Therapy. 2024; 78(3):780320510. doi.org/10.1080/17518423.2024.2374534
10. *Sheikh-Mohamed A, Wilson S, Fucile S. Interventions to Enhance Achievement to Independent Oral Feeds in Premature Infants: A Scoping Review. Physical and Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics. 2024; 44(3):295-315. https://doi.org/10.1080/01942638.2023.2271064
11. *Nagy S, Dow K, Fucile S. Oral feeding outcomes in infants born with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome. The Journal of Perinatal & Neonatal Nursing. 2024; 38(3):250-255. doi:10.1097/JPN.0000000000000741
12. *Yance B, Do K, Fucile S. Parental perception of the impact of NICU visitation policies and restrictions due to the Covid-19 pandemic: a qualitative study. Advances in Neonatal Care. 2023; 23(4):311-319. doi.org/10.1097/anc.0000000000001077
13. *Nagy S, Bates A, Dow K, Fucile S. Impact of a NICU parental engagement model of care on emergency room visits and hospital readmissions in preterm infants. Journal of Neonatal Nursing. 2023; 29(6):869-874. doi.org/10.1016/j.jnn.2023.04.005
14. *Hirtz K, Lau M, Hall A, Fucile, S. Interventions aimed at reducing the stress of mother’s whose infant is born premature: A scoping review. Journal of Neonatal Nursing. 2023; 29(4):602-611. doi.org/10.1016/j.jnn.2022.12.003
15. Fucile S & Dow K. A unique clinical tool for the evaluation of oral feeding skills in infants. Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy. 2023; 90(3):240-248. doi.org/10.1177/00084174221134738
16. Fucile S, Patterson C, Dow K. Noise reduction in the neonatal intensive care unit: An exploratory study. Journal of Neonatal Nursing. 2023; 29(2):330-333. doi.org/10.1016/j.jnn.2022.07.002
17. Fucile S, Heath J, Dow K. Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on breastfeeding establishment in preterm infants: An exploratory study. Neonatal Network. 2023; 42(1):7-12. doi: 10.1891/NN-2022-0015
18. *D’Costa R, Fucile S, Dickson B, Gallipoli A, Dow K. Benefits of a standardized enteral feeding protocol on the nutrition and health outcomes of very low-birth-weight preterm infants. Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research. 2022; 3(1):1-4. doi: 10.3148/cjdpr-2022-003.
19. *Robinson L, Henga L, Fucile S. Investigating the developmental trajectory of long-term oral feeding problems in preterm infants. Developmental Neurorehabilitation. 2022; 25(5):309-313. doi: 10.1080/17518423.2021.2011975.
20. Fucile S, Samdup D, MacFarlane V, Sinclair MKA. Risk Factors Associated With Long-term Feeding Problems in Preterm Infants: A Scoping Review. Advances in Neonatal Care. 2022; 22(2):161-169 doi: 10.1097/ANC.0000000000000864.
21. * Muir H, Kindanemariam M, Fucile S. The impact of infant and maternal factors on oral feeding performance in premature infants. Physical and Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics. 2022; 42(2):130-136. doi: 10.1080/01942638.2021.1975863.
22. *Wener E, Dow K, Fucile S. Evaluation of Methods of Breast or Bottle Feeding on Length of Hospitalization of Preterm Infants. Breastfeeding Medicine. 2021; 16(11):899-903. doi: 10.1089/bfm.2021.0066.
23. Fucile S, Wener E, Dow K. Enhancing breastfeeding establishment in the NICU: A randomized clinical trial of two non-nutritive sucking approaches. Early Human Development. 2021; 156:105347. doi: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2021.105347.
24. Fucile S, Gallant H, Patel A, Dow K. Developmental Outcomes of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS): A Scoping Review. Physical & Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics. 2021; 41(1):85-98. doi: 10.1080/01942638.2020.1766637.
25. *Casey L, Fucile S, Flavin M, Dow K. A two-pronged approach to reduce noise levels in the NICU. Early Human Development. 2020; 146:105073. doi: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2020.105073.
26. Fucile S, Samson J, Rockley J, Dow K. Goals of parents whose infant is in the neonatal intensive care unit: an explorative study. Advances in Neonatal Care. 2020; 20(6):499-505. doi:10.1097/ANC.0000000000000725.
27. Fucile S, Caulfield A, Geleynse S. Oral feeding in preterm infants: A conceptual model for health care practitioners. Neonatal Network. 2020; 38 (6):348-356. doi: 10.1891/0730-0832.38.6.348.
28. Fucile S, Phillips S, Bishop K, Jackson M, Yuzdepski T, Dow K. Identification of a pivotal period in the oral feeding progression in preterm infants. American Journal of Perinatology. 2020; 36(5):530-536. doi: 10.1055/s-0038-1669947.
29. *Oostlander S, Falla JA, Dow K, Fucile S. Occupational therapy management strategies for infants with neonatal abstinence syndrome: scoping review. Occupational Therapy in Health Care. 2020; 33(2):197-226. doi: 10.1080/07380577.2019.1594485.
30. *Rhooms L, Dow K, Brandon C, Zhao G, Fucile S. Effect of unimodal and multimodal sensorimotor interventions on oral feeding outcomes in preterm infants: An evidence-based systematic review. Advances in Neonatal Care. 2020; 19(1):E3-E20. doi: 10.1097/ANC.0000000000000546.
31. *James Haiyang Xu J, Coo H, Fucile S, Ng E, Ting J, Shah P, Dow K. A national survey of the enteral feeding practices in Canadian neonatal intensive care units. Pediatrics and Child Health. 2019; 25(8):529-533. doi: 10.1093/pch/pxz112.
32. Fucile S, Milutinov M, Timmons K, Dow K. Oral sensorimotor intervention enhances breastfeeding duration in preterm infants. Breastfeeding Medicine. 2018; 13(7):473-478. doi: 10.1089/bfm.2018.0014.
33. *Casey L, Fucile S, Dow K. Determinants of successful direct breastfeeding at hospital discharge in high-risk premature infants. Breastfeeding Medicine. 2018; 13(5):346-351. doi: 10.1089/bfm.2017.0209.
34. *Hardy C, Senese J, Fucile S. Rehabilitation of infant oral feeding difficulties: A survey of occupational therapy practice approaches. Occupational Therapy in Health Care. 2018; 32(1):14-27. doi: 10.1080/07380577.2017.1419398.
35. * Barton C, Bickel M, Dow K, Fucile S. Pediatric oral motor feeding assessments: A systematic review. Physical & Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics. 2018; 38(2):190-209. doi: 10.1080/01942638.2017.1290734.
36. *Bickel M, Barton C, Dow K, Fucile S. A systematic review of infant oral motor assessments. Developmental Neurorehabilitation. 2018; 21(6):351-361. doi:10.1080/17518423.2017.1289272.
37. Lau C, Fucile S, Schanler RJ. A self-paced oral feeding system that enhances preterm infants’ oral feeding skills. Journal of Neonatal Nursing. 2015; 21(3):121-126. doi: 10.1016/j.jnn.2014.08.004.
38. Lau C, Fucile S, Gisel EG. Impact of nonnutritive oral motor oral stimulation and infant massage on oral feeding skills in preterm infants. Journal of Neonatal-Perinatol Medicine. 2012; 5(4):311-317. doi: 10.3233/NPM-1262612
39. Fucile S, Gisel, EG, McFarland DH, Lau C. Oral and non-oral sensorimotor interventions facilitate suck-swallow-respiration functions and their coordination in preterm infants. Early Human Development. 2012; 88(6):345-50. doi: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2011.09.007.
40. Fucile S, Gisel, EG, McFarland DH, Lau C. Oral and non-oral sensorimotor interventions enhance oral feeding performance in preterm infants. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology. 2011; 53(9):829-835. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.2011.04023.x. .
41. Fucile S, Gisel EG. Sensorimotor interventions improve growth and motor function in preterm infants. Neonatal Network. 2010; 29(6):359-66. doi: 10.1891/0730-0832.29.6.359.
42. Fucile S, Gisel, EG, Schanler RJ, Lau C. A controlled-flow vacuum-free bottle system enhances preterm infants' nutritive sucking skills. Dysphagia. 2009; 24(2):145-51. doi: 10.1007/s00455-008-9182-z. Epub 2008 Oct 4.
43. Liptak GS, Fried R, Baltus-Hebert E, Eyer Tierney S, Fucile S, Doremus TL. Do grip and pinch strength predict neurologic complications in children with spina bifida and hydrocephalus? Pediatric Neurosurgery. 2006; 42(4):208-13. doi: 10.1159/000092356.
44. Fucile S, Gisel EG, Lau C. The effect of an oral stimulation program on the maturation of sucking skills of preterm infants. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology. 2005; 47(3):158-62. doi: 10.1017/s0012162205000290.
45. Fucile S, Gisel EG, Lau C. Oral stimulation accelerates the transition from tube to oral feeding. The Journal of Pediatrics. 2002; 141(2):230-6. doi: 10.1067/mpd.2002.125731.
46. Fucile S, Wright PM, Chan I, Yee S, Langlais M, Gisel EG. Functional oral motor skills: Do they change with age? Dysphagia. 1998; 13(4):195-201. doi: 10.1007/PL00009571.
PAPERS submitted (*denotes students working under my supervision)
43. Fucile S, Snider L, O’Brian C, Dow K. A parent’s positive touch program enhances preterm infant development: A randomized clinical study, Revise resubmit, to Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology.
44. Wakeman S, Pronska P, Fucile S. An Examination of the Benefits of Lactation Consultant Services in NICUs for Mothers and their Newborn: A Scoping Review. 3rd round revise resubmit Breastfeeding Medicine Journal
45. * Wong A & Fucile S. The effect of a story-telling refocusing intervention on parental stress in parents with infants in the neonatal intensive care unit submitted to American Journal of Perinatology
46. Lopes S, Murray-MacDonal K, Wenner E, Fucile S. Sustained impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on direct breastfeeding rates in infants who are born preterm submitted to Breastfeeding Medicine Journal
Working papers (Studies are completed, manuscripts are in draft stages)
Widrich T, Fournier C, Shanmugarajah L, Fucile S. Feeding in Schools: Why Are Occupational Therapists Not Doing it? A Scoping Review
Nagy S, Storm E, Dephoure E, Fucile S. Mother’s of infants with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome: Exploring their perception on parenting and community resources after hospitalization
Kowalczyk J, Alguire A, Patel H, Fucile S. Oral feeding management in preterm infants: A national survey of all Canadian NICUs.
Fridman E, Dephoure E, Fucile S. Parental Administered Sensorimotor Intervention: Exploring its Impact on Parental Stress, Self-Efficacy and Satisfaction in the NICU Environment