She graduated from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst in 2014 with a BS in nutrition and went on to pursue her Masters Degree in Exercise Science from Northeastern University. She completed her dietetic internship through the University of Houston. She did rotations at Lowell General’s Bariatric Surgery Program, Community Action Inc., and Anna Jaques Hospital. Jillian officially became registered in December 2016 and licensed in the state of MA shortly, thereafter.