Hi there! I'm Jillian.

I was born and raised in Knoxville, a fast-growing college town nestled in the Tennessee Valley. As someone who has always been surrounded by the rich folklore of Appalachia, my mind is chronically imaginative and curious.

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Writing became a consistent passion that earned me my Bachelor's in English in 2021. That skill is versatile and reliable – but after working in marketing for two years, I learned that there's much more to my talents than well-worded narratives and copywriting.

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My heart is called to storytelling, and not just within the confines of books. At the center of every story is something that's uniquely human, a desire piloted by our experiences. My interests shifted to psychology; more specifically, the psychology of individualization, identity, and socialization. Authoring stories was a microcosm of my fascination with the self. Conjuring fictional characters and worlds requires psychological and sociological understanding.

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With this newfound drive, I'm hoping to further my education in the realm of social psychology and gear my career aspirations toward human connection and interpersonal health.