Julia is a PhD Candidate in English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University, where she specializes in literary and media exchange between Japan and the United States after 1945. With a strong background in humanities research and cross-cultural analysis, she brings depth, precision, and clarity to academic writing and storytelling.

She holds an MPhil and MA from Columbia University and a BA from Princeton University, where she majored in English and earned certificates in East Asian Studies, Humanistic Studies, and Creative Writing. Julia is currently based in Tokyo, Japan, conducting intensive language study and dissertation research.

From 2019 to 2025, she worked as a private tutor and writing consultant at a Pennsylvania-based educational services company, supporting students in academic writing, critical analysis, and college-level composition.