Julia Irwin is the T. Harry Williams Professor of History at Louisiana State University. She earned her Ph.D. in History, with a concentration in the History of Medicine and Science, from Yale University in 2009. Her research focuses on the place of humanitarian assistance in 20th century U.S. foreign relations and international history. Her first book, Making the World Safe: The American Red Cross and a Nation’s Humanitarian Awakening is a history of U.S. international relief efforts during the First World War era. Her second book, Catastrophic Diplomacy: U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance in the American Century, published in 2024, is a history of U.S. foreign disaster assistance and emergency relief during the 20th century. She is a founding co-editor of Journal of Disaster Studies, published by University of Pennsylvania Press, and a founding co-editor of the book series InterConnections: The Global 20th Century, published by University of North Carolina Press. Professor Irwin was also a very helpful informal advisor to the UAA team as we began work which led to John Norris’ The Enduring Struggle, the history of USAID.
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