Jemma attained her Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) in 2018 and worked on a PhD on the cognitive neuroscience of mind wandering for a few years before taking a break from research to focus on her gender affirmation journey. She is currently employed as a Project Officer for Northern Sydney Local Health District implementing the NSW Health LGBTIQ+ Strategy. She is also a research officer at UNSW publishing research on a Personalised-Autonomous Model of English-Language learning for International Students.