Paule V. Joseph, Ph.D., MBA, MS, FNP-BC, FNYAM, FTCNS, FAAN is a Lasker Clinical Investigator at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and a Distinguished Scholar at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) and the National Institute on Deafness and Communication Disorders (NIDCD).  She is Chief of the Sensory Science and Metabolism Section (SenSMet) at the Division of Intramural Clinical and Biological Research and co-director of the NIH National Smell and Taste Center at the NIDCD. Dr. Joseph received an Associate in Applied Science in Nursing from Hostos Community College, a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the College of New Rochelle, a Master of Science with a specialty in Family Nurse Practitioner from Pace University, and an Executive MBA from the Quantic School of Business and Technology. She completed her Ph.D. at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Joseph conducted her Ph.D. work at the Monell Chemical Senses Center, where she focused on sensory biology and genomics. She then completed a Clinical and Translational Postdoctoral Fellowship at the National Institute of Nursing Research. Dr. Joseph leads a multidimensional translational research program combining basic and clinical research on chemosensation, obesity, and substance abuse.  Her interdisciplinary laboratory team conducts research focused on understanding neurological and molecular mechanisms underlying chemosensation and motivational pathways of eating behaviors and how they might differ among individuals with obesity, alcohol, neurodegenerative, and substance use disorders. During the COVID-19 pandemic, she examined the effects of the virus on taste and smell and co-founded the Global Consortium for Chemosensory Research. She is a nationally and internationally recognized figure in sensory science research, with over 130 peer-reviewed publications. Her work has been showcased in top-tier academic journals and has captured the attention of media outlets such as TIME, NPR, and The New York Times, among others. She leads initiatives that improve healthcare access in Africa and Latin America, such as the Amazing Grace Children's Charity in Ghana, where she is the Director of Medical Services. She is the President of the African Research Academy for Women, which focuses on increasing the number of women in STEM in Africa. She is also the Vice President of the Latino Nurses Network. Dr. Joseph has been honored with multiple awards from several global organizations, such as the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society and recently inducted in the Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame, Friends of the National Institutes of Nursing Research Protégé Award, the 40 under 40 National Minority Quality Forum Award, the 40 under 40 and the Dr. Ildaura Murillo-Rohde Award for Academic Excellence from the National Association of Hispanic Nurses, among others. She is a 2024 TED Fellow, and her TED talk is featured on TED.com and YouTube. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing, a Fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine, a Fellow of the Transcultural Nursing Society, and a member of the Royal Society of Medicine in the United Kingdom. She is also the Inaugural 2022-2024 American Academy of Nursing Fellow at the National Academy of Medicine and the 2025 Presidential Leadership Scholar supported by the presidential centers of George W. Bush, William J. Clinton, George H.W. Bush, and Lyndon B. Johnson. She recently received a 2025 Guggenheim Fellowship from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Dr. Joseph practices clinically as a certified nurse practitioner working at the NIH.