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Julie Grady Professor
Nursing

B.S. – Nursing - Curry College
M.S.N. – Nursing - Curry College
C.A.G.S. – Simmons College
Ph.D. – Health Professions Education - Simmons University

Dr. Julie Grady is a professor in the Nursing Department, School of Nursing and Health Sciences. She teaches in both graduate and undergraduate programs. Her specialty is obstetrics. Dr. Grady is a Board-Certified Lactation Consultant, Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator, Certified Infant Massage Instructor, a Board-Certified Clinical Nurse Leader, and a Fellow of the Association of Women's Health, Obstetrics, and Neonatal Nursing (AWHONN). Her passion for family-centered care stems from more than 24 years of clinical experience caring for mothers, newborns, and families in acute care settings and over 30 years as a registered nurse.

Dr. Grady enjoys working with students in the classroom setting and with clinical faculty and students as a faculty clinical coordinator in various healthcare environments. As an educator, Dr. Grady consistently embraces a student-centered approach and supports all students in the teaching and learning environments, wherever that may be.

Dr. Grady is also the Director of the Master of Science in Nursing Program and Chair of the School of Nursing Educational Outcomes Committee.

Professional Memberships

Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses
International Association of Infant Massage
Lamaze International
March of Dimes
Sigma Theta Tau International, Honor Society of Nursing Theta at-Large Chapter

Research Interests

Dr. Grady's doctoral dissertation focused on healthcare providers' knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors toward women with perinatal substance use disorder. Her scholarly work has led her to pursue initiatives to improve outcomes for mothers and babies worldwide.

Professional Publications

Moore, E.R., Brimdyr, K., Blair, A., Jonas, W., Lilliesköld, S., Svensson, K., Ahmed, A.H., Bastarache, L.R., Crenshaw, J.T., Giugliani, E.R.J., Grady, J.E., Zakarija-Grkovic, I., Haider, R., Hill, R.R., Kagawa, M.N., Mbalinda, S.N., Stevens, J., Takahashi, Y., & Cadwell, K. (2025) Immediate or early skin-to-skin contact for mothers and their healthy newborn infants. Cochrane Database Systematic Review, 22(10):CD003519. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD003519.pub5

Grady, J., Blair, A., Brimdyr, K., and Cadwell, K. (2024). Psychometric properties of the lactation assessment and comprehensive intervention tool (LAT). Nursing Reports, 14, 4119-4128 . https://doi.org/10.3390/nursrep14040300

Grady, J., Mulpeter, E., Brimdyr, K., and Cadwell, K. (2023). Rescinding evidence-based care and practices during the initial COVID-19 outbreak in the United States: A qualitative study of the experiences of lactation support providers. Frontier in Public Health, 11, 1197256.  https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1197256

Brimdyr, K., Stevens, J., Svensson, K., Blair, A., Turney-Maffei, C.,  Grady, J., Bastarache, L., al Alfy, A., Crenshaw, J. T., Giugliani, E. R., Ewald, U., Haider, R., Jonas, W., Kagawa, M. LillieskÖld, S., Lindgren, A., Maastrup, R., Sinclair, R. Swift, E., . . . Cadwell, K. (2023). Skin-to-skin contact after birth: Developing a research and practice guideline. Acta Paediatrica, 112(8), 1633-1643.  https://doi.org/10.1111/apa.16842