Julia Bullard teaches viola, string pedagogy, and music theory at the University of Northern Iowa. In 2003 she was also appointed Director of the UNI Suzuki School. She is an active solo, chamber and orchestral performer both in the US and abroad.

Recent solo engagements include performances in Russia, Central and South America, New York and Iowa. She has also presented master classes at Herzen Pedagogical Institute in St. Petersburg, Russia; the University of Costa Rica in San José, Costa Rica; Facultad de Musica, Universidad Juan N. Corpas in Bogota, Colombia; and the State University of New York at Fredonia. Dr. Bullard has served on the boards of the Iowa Viola Society and the Iowa String Teachers' Association, of which she is currently journal editor and President-Elect.

Dr. Bullard received the D.M.A. degree from the University of Georgia, where she was the Director of the Pre-College String Program. She received her M.M. (string pedagogy and music history) and B.M. (performance) degrees from Temple University in Philadelphia, PA, and her principal teachers have included Sidney Curtiss, Emanuel Vardi, Joseph dePasquale, Mark Cedel, and Levon Ambartsumian. She has also coached with Robert Mann (formerly of the Juilliard String Quartet), Jeffrey Solow (Amadeus Trio), Gennady Freidin (Orchestre National de Montpellier), and Roger Chase (Nash Ensemble).

Prior to joining the UNI faculty, Dr. Bullard taught at the University of Georgia's Pre-College Program; Toccoa Falls College; Clarke Middle School; Settlement Music School (Philadelphia); Temple University's Music Preparatory Division; and the Brenau Suzuki School. She has performed with various orchestras, including the Greenville (SC), Trenton (NJ), South Jersey, Macon (GA), Schenectady (NY), and Utica (NY) symphonies, as well as at several summer festivals including the Luzerne Music Center, Camp Encore-Coda, Ash Lawn-Highland Opera Festival, and the Virginia Waterfront International Arts Festival.