Georgia Power Foundation Faculty Fellow and
Assistant Professor
Education
- Ph.D. Operations Research (2022), Georgia Institute of Technology
- M.S. Health Systems Engineering (2015), Georgia Institute of Technology
- Sc.B. Biomedical Engineering (2010), Brown University
About
Jovan Julien is an Assistant Professor with joint appointments in the H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering and the School of Public Policy at Georgia Tech. They are also a Georgia Power Faculty Fellow.
Jovan received their B.Sc in Biomedical Engineering from Brown University, and a MS in health systems engineering and PhD degree in Operations Research from Georgia Institute of Technology's H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial & Systems Engineering where they were a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Research Scholar.
As part of the Haitian Diaspora, they trace their roots to the Haitian Revolution, a legacy that was imparted to them by listening to their grandmother’s stories about her homeland, its history, and its culture. Fascinated by the courage and resilience of the Haitian people, who decided to and fought for their collective liberation and dignity against colonial oppression, Jovan is inspired to seek transformative models for informing public policy that can manifest a pathway towards a more humane future for all.
Research
Dr. Julien's research interests center on collective decision making under uncertainty, as well as predictive and speculative models that can inform health systems & public policy at the individual, interpersonal, and systemic levels. Before joining the Georgia Tech faculty, they were a postdoctoral fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital's Institute for Technology Assessment and Harvard Medical School, where they leveraged simulation models to explore the impact of breathing modulation and other meditation and mindfulness techniques on disease mitigation strategies.
Teaching
Professor Julien's teaching focuses on fundamental operations research and industrial engineering for health and healthcare at the graduate levels. Their instruction encompasses optimization methods, stochastic processes, and decision analysis. Jovan emphasizes rigorous analytical skills and practical problem-solving approaches, supporting student engagement and development in systems engineering and quantitative modeling. Additionally, Professor Julien teaches on Social Policy Issues at the undergraduate level in the school of Public Policy.
Representative Publications
P Basu, J Julien, S Goswami, A Avanceña, (2025), “Population-level interventions to prevent alcohol-related cancers: A scoping review.”, American Association of Cancer Meeting Annual Meeting 2025 Chicago, IL
M Brendle, A Avanceña, J Julien, (2025), “Costs and Healthcare Utilization Associated with Alcohol Use Disorder: A Cohort Study.”, 2025 IHEA Congress, Bali, Indonesia, Substance Use and Mental Health
E Kocher, A Abdeen, Y Long, A Baker; A Sharma,T Ayer, J Julien, M Ali, N Tandon, J Sam Varghese, G Garcia, (2025), “Cost-Effectiveness of the WHO Diabetes Compact Targets for Diabetes Control in India—A Microsimulation Modelling Study.”, American Diabetes Association Annual Meeting 2025, Chicago IL
J Julien, “A Radical Queer Black Feminist Approach to Improved Quantification of Lost Opportunity Cost of Haitian Indemnity Payments.”, Haitian Studies Association Annual Meeting 2025, Pittsburgh, PA
N Kulkarni, M Şahinkoç, J Julien, M Kataoka, D Ghahremani, R Fleurence, M Sacchet, J Chhatwal, “The Health Benefits of Controlled Breathing Meditation: A Scoping Review.”, SMDM Annual Meeting 2025, Ann Arbor, MI
J Julien, T Ayer, EB Tapper and J Chhatwal, (2022), “The Rising Costs of Alcohol-associated Liver Disease in the United States.”, Official journal of the American College of Gastroenterology| ACG 2022 Pages 10-14309
J Julien, T Ayer, EB Tapper, C Barbosa, W Dowd, J Chhatwal, (2021), “Effect of Increased Alcohol Consumption During COVID‐19 Pandemic on Alcohol‐related Liver Disease: A Modeling Study.”, Hepatology. 2021 Dec 8.
J Julien, T Ayer, ED Bethea (M.D.), EB Tapper (M.D.), J Chhatwal (2020), “Projected prevalence and mortality associated with alcohol-related liver disease in the USA, 2019–40: a modelling study”, The Lancet Public Health [Impact Factor (IF): 16.292], 5 (6), e316-e323