Julia was named to Diversability’s 2023 Disability Impact List for her activism. She graduated with a BA from Barnard College of Columbia University, where she is Alumnae Class of 2021 President, and with an MSEd from City College, where she helped found the Alliance for Disability Inclusion, a committee to address issues of access for all people with disabilities on campus. She has previously worked at places such as the New York City Department of Education and the United Nations Secretariat. Julia’s writing has appeared in The Manifest-Station, The Mighty, ReadWorks, Immigrantly, and The Columbia Spectator, among other publications.