B.A. in Music (Performance Honors) - Grand Valley State University, MI
B.S. in Physics - Grand Valley State University, MI 
Minor in Mathematics - Grand Valley State University, MI
M.M. in Music Theory - McGill University, Canada 
M.M. in Performance - McGill University, Canada  
D.M.A. - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Illinois 

Julia is currently a doctoral candidate in oboe performance and a graduate fellow at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She received her MM in oboe performance and MA in music theory from McGill University (Montreal). While she was at GVSU, she was a member of the composition studio and the New Music Ensemble, winning first prize in the annual Art Gallery Competition in 2015. Julia has performed across the Midwest and Quebec, most recently with the Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra, Sinfonia da Camera, the Kankakee Valley Symphony Orchestra, and the Illinois Modern Ensemble. Her doctoral research focuses on seamlessly incorporating musicianship skills into applied instrumental study, and she especially interested in developing methods to enhance listening skills. Her teachers include John Dee, Ted Baskin, Marlen Vavrikova, and Dan Stolper.