Contact Julie:
fox.264@osu.edu
614-247-6996
OVERVIEW OF RESPONSIBILITIES
As a professor and member of Extension’s leadership team, Julie serves multiple priorities.
- She provides leadership for Extension’s approach to addressing Ohio’s urban influence and urban-rural connections.
- Through strategic initiatives, she brings together faculty, staff, students, and community leaders for innovative solutions to fulfill the land-grant university mission.
- As interim director for the OSU South Centers, she leads a team of more than 20 research and Extension professionals.
“Collaborating with Ohio communities and OSU campus communities is a privilege with plenty of meaningful work and a lot of fun.”
–Julie Fox
ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Julie began her Ohio State career in 1998, with a program leadership position at the OSU South Centers. Through a national search in 2014, she was selected to serve as a member of OSU Extension's Administrative Cabinet, and her leadership role continues to serve statewide priorities.
Julie's teaching, scholarship, service, and grantsmanship have earned her national recognition. She created the national Leadership in the City course for entrepreneurial urban Extension professionals; and she co-taught a capstone course in leadership for the Department of Agricultural Communication, Education, and Leadership (ACEL). Her research focuses on entrepreneurial leadership and urban-suburban-rural interdependencies. She has served on the University Senate for Ohio State, the National Urban Research and Extension Center (NUREC) advisory board, the board of directors for the National Association of Community Development Extension Professionals (NACDEP), and the Extension Journal board. Her professional service also includes guest editing the urban-themed issues of the Journal of Human Sciences and Extension (JHSE).
Julie's background includes working in Africa, Asia, Australia, and Europe. Prior to working for Ohio State, she served as the executive director for an international trade association and as a marketing manager for a worldwide nonprofit organization.
EDUCATION
Bachlor of Arts, general studies, Ohio University
Master's of Business Administration, global management, University of Phoenix
PhD, human and community resource development, The Ohio State University