Paule Valery Joseph, PhD, RN, MS, FNP-BC, CTN-B-
Paule Valery Joseph, PhD, RN, MS, FNP-BC, CTN-B
Lasker Clinical Research Scholar/Investigator
National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Nursing Research & National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Dr. Paule V. Joseph is a Lasker Clinical Research Scholar and National Institutes of Health (NIH) Distinguished Scholar. She is a Tenure Track Clinical Investigator and Chief of the Sensory Science and Metabolism Unit (SenSMet) at the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) with a dual appointment at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA). Dr. Joseph received an AAS in Nursing at Hostos Community College, a BSN from the College of New Rochelle, and a Master of Science with a specialty as a Family Nurse Practitioner from Pace University. She completed her PhD with a focus in Genomics and Nursing from the University of Pennsylvania and conducted her PhD work at the Monell Chemical Senses Center. She then completed a Workforce Diversity Clinical and Translational Postdoctoral Fellowship at the NINR. Combined Dr. Joseph has over 15 years of clinical, research, and academic experience.
Dr. Joseph has received several awards, including the highly competitive Johnson & Johnson- American Association of Colleges of Nursing’s Minority Nurse Faculty Scholarship and the Rockefeller University Heilbrunn Nurse Scholar Award. She is a fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine and an international Transcultural Fellow. Dr. Joseph’s leadership comprises her multifaceted career combining research and clinical practice.
Dr. Joseph’s lab studies the interplay between metabolic disorders, sensory-related pathways and health. Her lab conducts pre-clinical, clinical, and translational studies aimed at enhancing the understanding of molecular, cellular, neural, and behavioral mechanisms underlying sensory and metabolic disorders in the context of obesity and addiction. As a nurse and family nurse practitioner, Dr. Paule Joseph has worked extensively with individuals with various chronic conditions, including diabetes, obesity, alcoholism, and substance abuse.
Aside from her research at the NIH, Dr. Joseph is devoted to promoting diversity and decreasing health disparities. Her visionary leadership of national and global non-profits has focused on increasing the promotion of health within underserved populations and increasing diversity among the next generation of clinical and translational researchers. She currently serves as Vice-president of the Amazing Grace Children’s Foundation based in Ghana. She also mentors and trains students and junior faculty from underrepresented backgrounds. Additionally, she serves as the Director of Mentorship for the African Research Academy for Women. Dr. Joseph’s clinical experience, research interests, leadership skills, and dedication to diversity and health have distinguished her as a young nurse scientist.