Jill Jim

Jill Jim is an American (Navajo) health administrator and epidemiologist serving as executive director of the Navajo Department of Health. She is a member of U.S. President Joe Biden's COVID-19 Advisory Board.

Jill Jim
Member of the COVID-19 Advisory Board
In office November 9, 2020–January 20, 2021
Director of the Navajo Department of Health
In office 2019–2020
Personal details
Education	Northern Arizona University (BA) University of Utah (PhD)

Education

Jim completed a bachelor's degree in health promotion and community health education at Northern Arizona University. She earned a master's degree in health care administration and public health from University of Utah where she later completed a PhD in public health in 2017.^[1] Her dissertation was titled Healthcare Cost and Utilization Differences among American Indian and Alaska Native Compared with Non-Hispanic White Patients with Lung Cancer. Jim's doctoral advisor was Mia Hashibe.^[2]

Career

Jim was a health care analyst for HealthInsight in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She worked as a consultant for the Navajo Area Indian Health Service and later as an epidemiologist for the Utah Department of Health. In January 2019, she became a member of Jonathan Nez's cabinet as executive director of the Navajo Department of Health.^[1] On November 28, 2020, Jim was announced as a member of U.S. President-elect Joe Biden's COVID-19 Advisory Board.^[3]

Personal life

Jim is originally from Navajo Mountain, Utah.^[4] Jim is fluent in the Navajo language and a member of the Navajo Nation.^[1]