Barbara Pieper, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC, CWOCN, FAAN

Wayne State University
College of Nursing
380 Cohn
5557 Cass Avenue
Detroit, MI 48202
(313) 577-4057
(313) 577-4144(FAX)
E-mail: bapieper@comcast.net

EDUCATION:

• BSN - Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan
  
• MSN - Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
  
• PhD - Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
  

RESEARCH INTEREST:

Chronic wounds and their care, especially venous ulcers.

CURRENT RESEARCH:

Venous ulcers and injecting drug users.

COURSES TAUGHT:

• NUR 7140 Adult Acute Care 11
  
• NUR 2050 Supportive measures: Basic care
  
• NUR 7980 Master's Research Project
  
• NUR 9990 Doctoral Dissertation Research
  

CURRENT PUBLICATIONS:

Caliri, M.H.L., Mujazaki, M.Y., & Pieper, B. (2003). Knowledge of pressure ulcers by undergraduate nursing students in Brazil. Ostomy/Wound Management, 49 (3); 54-63.

Pieper, B. (2003) Editorial: Scholarship and content diversity: wound prevention and treatment. Journal of WOCN, 30(4): 165-166.

Pieper, B. & Caliri, M.H.L. (2003). Nontraditional wound care: A review of the evidence for the use of sugar, papaya/papain, and fatty acids. Journal of WOCN, 30(4): 175-183.

Templin, T. & Pieper, B. (2003). Causal Modeling in WOC Nursing. Journal of WOCN, 30(4): 168-174.

Pieper, B. & Templin, T. (2003) Lower extremity changes, pain, and function in injection drug users. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 25, 91-97.

Ebright JR & Pieper, B. (2002) Skin and soft tissue infections in injection drug users. Infectious Disease Clinics of North America, 16(3), 697-712.

Pieper, B. & Caliri, MHL. (2002). An international partnership: Impacting wound care in Brazil. Journal of WOCN, 29(6), 287-294.

Pieper, B. (2002). Editorial/Commentary – “Honey: A potent agent for wound healing?” Journal of WOCN, 29(6), 273-274.

OFFICE HOURS:

Wednesday 10:30 to 11:30am and by appointment