Tamara Konetzka, PhD, is Professor at The University of Chicago, Department of Public Health Sciences, with a secondary appointment in the Department of Medicine, Section of Geriatrics and Palliative Care. She conducts research in health economics, aging and long-term care, and Medicare and Medicaid policy, focusing on the relationship between economic incentives and quality of care. Her research combines rigorous methodological training with extensive institutional knowledge of long-term care providers and policies acquired through previous experience in the industry. Prior to her current position, Dr. Konetzka completed a PhD in health economics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a post-doctoral fellowship at The University of Pennsylvania and the Philadelphia VA.