She is the founder of Caminar Latino, a comprehensive domestic violence intervention for Latino families. Julia is the Director of El Centro: The National Latino Research Center on Domestic Violence; past President of Tapestri, the Immigrant and Refugee Coalition Challenging Gender-Based Oppression; and an appointee to the Georgia Commission on Family Violence. She has received several awards for her work on behalf of immigrant families affected by domestic violence from the Georgia Psychological Association, Georgia State University, and the Georgia Commission on Family Violence.