She received her undergraduate degree in sports medicine form the University of Evansville in 1999, then went on to practice as an athletic trainer for the next 13 years in the Bellevue School District and Monroe School District. While in the Monroe School district, she also taught sports medicine for high school students. Upon deciding to return to clinical patient care, Jennifer attended physician assistant school at Anne Arundel Community College in Baltimore, Maryland. She graduated with a certificate in physician assistant studies and Master of Medical Science from Saint Francis University in 2014.