She completed her Ph.D. in the Management Science and Engineering Department at Stanford in 2003. Her research interests are in the area of supply chain management and she teaches operations management, forecasting, project management, and statistics. Prior to her Ph.D. she worked in manufacturing and industrial engineering positions at Raychem Corporation, Baxter Healthcare, and Applied Imaging. Julia has a B.S. degree in Industrial Engineering from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo and an M.S. degree in Manufacturing Systems Engineering from Stanford.