Her research interests include aging families, long term care, dementia care, depression and mental health among ethnic minorities. Julie completed her Ph.D. at Cornell University followed by a post-doctoral fellowship in the epidemiology of aging at the Yale School of Medicine. She has served as principal investigator or co-principal investigator on several dozen funded research projects and has published over 35 scientific articles and chapters of books. Julie regularly presents research findings in national and community forums on aging and long-term care. Currently, she is principal investigator for a research study funded by the Connecticut State Legislature, “An Assessment of Connecticut Residents’ Long-Term Care Needs and Adequacy of the Present LTC System”.