Born and raised in Southern California, Julie has spent nearly a decade reporting on the weird, the messy, and the human. She's lived in the South, West Hollywood, and Australia — and that curiosity shows up in her work. She's drawn to the stories that don't resolve cleanly, told through the kind of interviews where people surprise themselves.

As a journalist and podcast producer, she's built a reputation for enterprise reporting with an empathic ear. Her work has run on Gimlet, Spotify, Audible, and Vox Media, covering everything from nuclear diplomacy to true crime to the unexpected histories hiding inside everyday American life.

Her debut novel, When The Monsters Call, grew out of that same instinct — a form-bending story about the greasier parts of womanhood and a natural world that won't stay silent. She holds a Master's in global media from the University of Melbourne and a Bachelor's in philosophy from Vanderbilt University.