Julia Paul, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC, CCRN, CWS, NP

Assistant Professor
3044 Human Health Building 
Phone: (248) 364-8796
[email protected]

Biography: 

Dr. Julia Paul is a Nurse Practitioner and has been practicing in the area of wound care/ plastic surgery for the last 25 years at Corewell William Beaumont University Hospital East - Royal Oak. She maintains certification in medical-surgical nursing, critical care nursing, and wound care. Her research focus is on itch related to chronic wounds. Dr. Paul has participated in the National Institute of Nursing Research's Summer Genetics Institute and Oakland University's PI Academy. She has received funding from Sigma Theta Tau, Oakland University's Faculty Research Award, and the School of Nursing's pilot funding. In addition, Dr. Paul is a co-founder and continuing co-chair of the Research Focus and Support Group in the School of Nursing, which aims to strengthen and support research initiatives among faculty.

Clinical Expertise: 

• Wound Care
• Medical-Surgical Nursing
• Plastic and Reconstructive Surgical Nursing

Education:

• PhD in Nursing – Wayne State University
• MSN – Wayne State University
• BSN – Valparaiso University

Research Area Interests:

• Chronic Wounds
• Itch
• Wound Care
• Medical-Surgical Nursing
• Plastic and Reconstructive Surgical Nursing
• Interprofessional Practice

Research/Publications:

• Publications (referred)
• Paul, J., Yilmaz, A., Pieper, B., Liu, L., & Graham, S. (2021). Prospective comparative study: metabolomics profiles of exudate and serum for patients with and without venous ulcer wound itch. Itch, 6(2), e46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/itx.0000000000000046
• Paul, J., Templin, T., Carruthers, N. J., Burghardt, P., Ivanics, C., Stemmer, P. & Pieper, B. (2021). C-reactive protein (CRP) in plasma and chronic venous ulcers of persons who inject drugs (PWID): Pilot study. Wounds: A Compendium of Clinical Management and Research, 33(5),106-112. http://dx.doi.org/10.25270/wnds/033121.01
• Paul, J. (2020) Development of the middle-range theory of wound itch. British Journal of Nursing, 29(20), S32-S37: Tissue Viability Supplement.
• Paul, J. (2018). Scratching the surface. Wounds: A Compendium of Clinical Research and Practice, 30(1), A11. [Guest editorial note]. 
• Paul, J. (2018). Descriptors of itch related to chronic wounds. Wounds: A Compendium of Clinical Research and Practice, 30(1), 4-9. https://www.hmpgloballearningnetwork.com/site/wounds/article/descriptors-itch-related-chronic-wounds
• Presentations
• Paul, J., Fouladbakhsh, J., Wallace-Steele, D., & Yarandi, H. (November 17-19, 2019). The Effect of Itch Self-treatment on Quality of Life for Community-dwelling Older Adults. World Congress on Itch (WCI) 2019, Sydney, Australia. [Poster].
• Paul, J. & Graham, S. (September 13, 2018). Venous Ulcer Itch: Metabolomic Analysis of Wound Debris. 2018 State of the Science Congress on Nursing 

Research, Washington, D.C. [Poster].

• Paul, J., & Graham, S. (October 15-17, 2017). Pilot Study of Venous Ulcer Itch: Analysis of Wound Fluid and Serum. Abstracts from the 9th World Congress on Itch, October 15-17, 2017, Wroclaw, Poland. [Poster].

• Presentations (Oral-Refereed)
• Paul, J., & Graham, S. (April 7, 2017). Venous Ulcer Itch: An Analysis of Wound Characteristics and Wound Fluid.  2017 Midwest Nursing Research Society Annual Research Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
• Presentations (Oral-Invited)
• Paul, J., Fouladbakhsh, J., Wallace-Steele, D., Holka, K., Yarandi, H. (December 2, 2019). Self-Treatment of Symptoms Affecting Quality of Life of Older Adults: A Community-based Survey. American Society of Pain Management. Presented to the Theta Psi at-Large Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International at the Winter Induction Ceremony, Troy, Michigan.
• Paul, J. (November 9, 2017). Pilot Study of Venous Ulcer Itch. 2nd Annual Beaumont Health Nursing Research/Evidence Based Practice Conference, Livonia, Michigan. 
• Grants
• Paul, J. C., Graham, S. F., & Stemmer, P. (November, 2018). Metabolomic and proteomic analysis of wound fluid and serum of persons with venous ulcers with and without wound itch. Faculty Research Fellowship Grant, Oakland University. (Requested $10,000 - Not funded). 
• Fouladbakhsh, J., Paul, J., Wallace-Steele, D., & Yarandi, H. (2019). Self-Treatment of Symptoms Affecting Quality of Life of Older Adults: A Community-based Survey. Oakland University Research Committee Faculty Research Award. (Awarded: $2000). 
• Other Scholarly Work
• Editorial review board member and manuscript reviewer:
• WOUNDS: A Compendium of Clinical Research and Practice

• Wound Management & Prevention

• Manuscript reviewer: 
• Advances in Skin & Wound Care

Professional Affiliations:

• International Forum for the Study of Itch
• Sigma Theta Tau, International Honor Society of Nursing, Theta Psi Chapter At-large
• American Board of Wound Management
• Wound Healing Society
• Midwest Nursing Research Society