Jamilla Howard is a registered nurse living and working in Maryland. She began her career at Johns Hopkins Hospital as a clinical nurse extern in 2010 and transitioned into nursing after receiving her Bachelor’s in Nursing from Coppin State University’s Helene Fuld School of Nursing in 2012. Jamilla worked on the Neurosciences Critical Care Unit for 2 years before exploring other avenues of nursing. In Fall 2015, Jamilla began working for Johns Hopkins University with the AIDS Clinical Trials Group/HIV Prevention Trials Network where she has found a love for research.