Julia Irwin is the T. Harry Williams Professor of History at Louisiana State University. An award-winning author and teacher, she researches the role of humanitarian assistance in 20th century U.S. foreign relations and international history. Additionally, she studies the history of disasters and epidemic diseases. At LSU, she teaches classes on the history of U.S. foreign relations, modern global and international history, and the history of pandemics.

She is a founding co-editor of the book series InterConnections: The Global 20th Century (published by University of North Carolina Press). She is also a co-editor of the Journal of Disaster Studies (published by University of Pennsylvania Press).

Julia earned her PhD and MA from Yale University and her BA from Oberlin College. For her full c.v., please click here.