Jess graduated in 2014 from Curtin University with a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Occupational Therapy, and joined the HULC team in 2015.
Jess’s interest in hand and upper limb rehabilitation followed a student placement in the state trauma unit of Royal Perth Hospital.
Jess is involved in clinical based research and is the site lead at Bethesda.
Jess is an active member of the hand therapy community and was a subcommittee member of the state branch of the Australian Hand Therapy Association (AHTA) from 2016 – 2021. Jess is an accredited hand therapist as awarded by the AHTA.