Dr. Buchner, the director of IMPACT Research and Consulting.  Shehas 15 years experience designing, conducting and monitoring innovative and socially engaged evaluation and research projects in dynamic and challenging environments. She is a sought after, qualitative researcher who has undertaken numerous qualitative and mixed methods studies that have witnessed the power of weaving the voices of vulnerable populations into traditional research inquiry. IMPACT Research and Consulting specializes in projects that incorporate knowledge Transfer into the research model.