Dr. Dillon is an Assistant Professor in the Center on Aging at the University of Connecticut with a faculty appointment in the Department of Public Health Services. Dr. Dillon received her PhD in sociology from the University of California, San Diego, and was trained in health services research as a post-doctoral fellow at Stanford University’s Clinical Excellence Research Center and Palo Alto Medical Foundation Research Institute. Many of her studies use mixed-methods and qualitative research to understand quality of care and quality of life for individuals with needs for long-term services and supports both in the community and residing in nursing homes, as well as serious illness, and hospice and palliative care. She works closely with the UConn Center on Aging team focused on evaluation of innovations in Connecticut Department of Social Services programs for older adults and people with disabilities.