Julia Keefer

Dr. Julia Keefer received her Ph.D. from New York University, where she has taught for 30 years. She holds master's degrees from Emerson College and La Sorbonne, Paris, as well as a plethora of certifications and licenses in health sciences and fitness. Keefer is a writer, teacher, fitness instructor, wellness consultant, personal trainer and screenwriting consultant. She has selected screenplays and produced plays, and is the editor-in-chief of three international online magazines. Her publications include six novels, short stories in three Doubleday anthologies, chapters in two public speaking books, and poetry in online journals. As a novelist, professor of world literature and screenwriter, Keefer is particularly interested in adapting fiction to the screen. She teaches at New York University. She is working on a trilogy of novels in French called L'Avalanche des Pertes and another trilogy of medical humanities books unpacking Drama versus Wellness, her lifelong passions.