Julie Attys, MPH

Julie Attys, MPH, has over six years of experience delivering high-quality technical assistance and supporting both quantitative and qualitative data collection efforts. Specializing in maternal and child health, Julie also works across multiple public health areas, including HIV, substance use, and STI prevention, with a focus on addressing health disparities in underserved communities.

Julie has supported maternal and child health initiatives across the U.S. In New Hampshire, she collaborated with local implementing agencies to assess training and technical assistance needs, and played a key role in designing and implementing diverse learning opportunities for staff. In New York, Julie led an initiative to provide technical assistance and training to agencies working to eliminate racial, ethnic, and economic disparities in perinatal and infant health outcomes. She worked closely with community-based organizations and Federally Qualified Health Centers, implementing a community health worker model to enhance the delivery of health services.

Julie’s qualitative research includes exploring maternity care access among birthing people in Delaware, as well as examining the role of doulas within care teams in hospitals, specifically for Black birthing people and Haitian Creole-speaking patients in Massachusetts. Additionally, Julie has contributed to reproductive justice efforts in Massachusetts by supporting the coordination and planning of a symposium for sexual and reproductive health providers, aiming to integrate reproductive justice principles into their services.

Julie holds a Master of Public Health (MPH) in Monitoring and Evaluation from Boston University School of Public Health.