Jia grew up as an only child in South China. Both of her parents are physicians (obgyn and nephrology). Jia attended Beijing Language University where she received her Bachelor of Arts in Teaching Chinese as 2nd Language. In 1991, she moved to Tuscaloosa, Alabama to earn her Masters of Science in Communicative Disorders from The University of Alabama. Jia has been a practicing Speech Therapist since 1995 in all settings, with a specialization in pediatrics. Jia is one of the founding partners of Helping Hands Therapy, She is also a partner at Mind and Motion Developmental Centers of Georgia, one of the five specialty centers for Autism in Georgia.
Jia has a son lives in Washington DC. Jia enjoys exercising and can often be found on the tennis court.
