Julie Hagen Elliott
- Ph.D. Student, Biden School
- Doctoral Student
ADDRESS:
University of Delaware
Newark, DE 19716
EMAIL: jhe@udel.edu
PHONE: 302-831-6618
BIO INFO: Associated Projects | CV/Resume
BIOGRAPHY
Julie Elliott is a PhD student at the University of Delaware studying Disaster Science & Management. Julie’s research interests focus on cross-sector collaboration, faith-based groups, and religion in disasters. Her current work is exploring how voluntary organizations collaborate within and outside their networks and communities during disaster events.
Prior to beginning her studies in Delaware, Julie worked as an emergency manager at the University of North Texas (UNT) for 3.5 years. While at UNT, Julie was a part of the University’s responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, the February 2021 Texas winter storm and power outage, and several events and incidents. During this time, Julie also taught two semesters of an introductory to emergency management course for undergraduates. Prior to her work with UNT, Julie held positions in the private sector as a technical writer and in the nonprofit sector as a grant writer.
Julie has been featured on the Weather Channel and has previously presented at conferences on faith-based groups and public outreach campaigns. Julie has a Master of Science in Emergency Management & Disaster Science and a Bachelor of Science in Emergency Administration & Planning, both from UNT. Julie’s master’s thesis focused on the role of faith-based congregations in disaster response and recovery through a case study of Katy, TX (a community impacted by Hurricane Harvey) and a portion of this work is forthcoming in the Journal of Emergency Management.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Cross-Sector Collaboration, Faith-Based Organizations, Voluntary Organizations Active in Disasters, Emergence