Julia Davatzes

Julia Davatzes is a current graduate student at the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University. She is pursuing her M.A. in International Development Studies with concentrations in Humanitarian Assistance and Community Resilience. She previously earned her B.S. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of Virginia. Before beginning her graduate program, she worked for a disaster management company in the United States, helping communities to build resilience to disasters, as well as serving on active disaster deployments. Julia is very excited to be supporting the work of the Gulu Disabled Persons Union and Women in Action for Women in northern Uganda this summer.