Julie Laveglia, EdD, MA, is Director of the Global Scholars Program in the Department of Global Pediatric Medicine and Assistant Dean of the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences.
With over 20 years of experience in international education, Julie has cultivated expertise in global program development, strategic partnerships, student affairs, policy development and implementation, risk management, and program evaluation. She has worked in institutions and organizations to support innovative international collaborations, beginning with teaching English through the JET Program outside of Kyoto, Japan. Julie then returned to the U.S. to work at New York University with its Center for Global Affairs and NYU-in-Paris program. Afterward, Julie worked on the International Human Resources team at Lehman Brothers. She returned to higher education to join the LASPAU Office of Harvard University, where she advised graduate-level Fulbright grantees from Central and South America. Julie then worked in the Overseas Programs division at Washington University in St. Louis, collaborating closely with students, faculty, and university partners across East and South Asia, the Middle East, and Africa.
At St. Jude, Julie works with the Department of Global Pediatric Medicine and the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences on the design, implementation, management and evaluation of the Master of Science in Global Child Health Program, the Global Scholars Projects, and the Alumni Network. Together these initiatives form the Global Scholars Program. She leads the administration of the Global Scholars Program, operationalizes the vision, and advances the mission to deliver transformative education, generate innovative knowledge, and build global capacities to empower a diverse community of change agents. Julie also serves as an adjunct faculty member in the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences.
Originally from Southern New Jersey, Julie received her bachelor’s degree in Human Development and Environmental Science from Boston College. While an undergrad, she studied abroad at the Universidad de Sevilla. Julie went on to receive her master’s degree in International Education from New York University, where she interned with the Sister City Program within the New York City Commission to the United Nations. Julie received her Doctor of Education degree from the University of Memphis, concentrating in higher and adult education.