Jillian completed her undergraduate studies at Georgia College and State University and her master's and doctoral degrees at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She is a family nurse practitioner with a subspecialty in hospice and palliative care. Jillian has always been an avid reader and discovered her love for writing while completing her doctoral degree in 2024. She enjoys educating her patients and previously ran a nutrition coaching business to help her patients learn healthy dietary and physical activity habits. 

Outside of work, Jillian enjoys spending time outdoors hiking, paddleboarding, running, and swimming. She loves to travel, has been to Yellowstone/ Grand Tetons three times, and has traveled internationally to Thailand, the Philippines, Belize, and Guatemala, to name a few.