Director
Julia Neusner is a lawyer and researcher focusing on climate change, migration, and human rights. She is currently a researcher with the Rule of Law program at Stanford Law School and formerly served as the Climate Research Specialist with the International Refugee Assistance Project.
Previously, Julia was Legal Director of the Stanford Migration and Asylum Lab and a Research and Policy Attorney with Human Rights First. As a law student, she founded the Stanford Refugee Rights Network, an interdisciplinary student research organization, and the Stanford Asylum Project, which provides pro bono legal services to asylum seekers at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Julia received her JD and MA in International Policy from Stanford University, an MS in Education from Long Island University Brooklyn, and a BA in Comparative Literature from New York University. Before law school, she taught special education in New York City public schools through the NYC Teaching Fellows program.
Julia is admitted to the New York State Bar and lives in Oakland, California. She speaks Spanish.