Jill B. Hamilton, PhD, MRPL, RN is a tenured Professor at the Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing and Affiliate Professor at Candler School of Theology at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Dr. Hamilton earned a BSN, MSN, and PhD in nursing from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, a BS in Accounting from North Carolina Central University, and completed postdoctoral training in the nursing care of older adults at the Oregon Health & Science University.