Presenter Bio

Gill is a clinical physiotherapist, part-time lecturer and PhD candidate at the University of Cape Town. She has pursued her fascination in the physiological mechanisms of pain by completing a Postgraduate Diploma in Interdisciplinary Pain Management in 2018 and a Masters degree with a focus in pain neuroscience in 2020.

Gill was awarded the Vice-Chancellor Postgraduate Scholarship for being one of the top Masters students at UCT.

She has recently embarked on PhD studies in the field of psychoneuroimmunology relating to persistent pain. She lectures on the Postgraduate Diploma in Interdisciplinary Pain Management at UCT and for the Train Pain NPO.

In addition to her academic work, Gill also has clinical experience in the Pain Unit at Groote Schuur Hospital, managing patients with different complex pain conditions.

She is fascinated by the psychological, neurological and immune processes relating to pain and is eager to share her knowledge as she continues to study the complexities of pain.