She earned a bachelor’s degree in Physician Assistant studies from Saint Francis University in 1999, and proceeded to earn a master’s degree in physician assistant studies with emphasis in neurosurgery at The University of Nebraska. Jill has been working in neurosurgery since 2004, and joined the Johns Hopkins team in 2008. She works directly with Dr. Henry Brem, Chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital with a specialty in brain tumors. She was awarded the Miller-Coulson Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant Clinical Excellence Award in 2016.