Bio: Crystal E. Snodgrass, DPA Doctoral Candidate, is investigating whether the extent to which health care partners collaborate in a Medicare Accountable Care Organization (ACO) affects ACO performance on federal quality and cost measures. An ACO is a formal partnership established by health care providers willing to be accountable for the cost and quality of care for their patients in exchange for a share in the cost savings associated with improving care.

Hometown: Springfield, IL

Undergraduate Institution and Major: University of Illinois at Springfield, Business Management

Graduate Institution and Major: University of Illinois at Springfield, Public Administration

Hometown: Middlesboro, Kentucky

Undergraduate Institution and Major: James Madison University, Bachelor of Social Work

Graduate Institution and Major: University of Kentucky, Master of Social Work (Community and Family Practice emphasis)

Hometown:  Glenwood, Illinois

Graduate Institution and Major:  University of Illinois at Springfield, MA in Environmental Studies

Undergraduate Institution and Major:  University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, BS in Natural Resources and Environmental Science

Hometown: Rochester, IL (now lives in Bloomington, IL)

Undergraduate Institution and Major: Eureka College, B.A. Political Science and History

Graduate Institution and Major: Illinois State University, M.S. Political Science (public service emphasis)

Hometown: Virginia Beach, Virginia

Undergraduate Institution and Major: University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, B.S. with credentials in Geographic Information Systems, Criminal Justice, and Computer Science

Graduate Institution and Major: Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, M.A. in Criminology & Criminal Justice and Geography & Environmental Resources

Hometown: Chatham, Illinois

Undergraduate Institution and Major: Bangladesh Agricultural University, BS in Agricultural Engineering

Graduate Institution and Major: Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, MS in Civil Engineering

University of Illinois at Springfield, Public Health (MPH)

Hometown: Springfield, Illinois

Undergraduate Institution and Major: Illinois State University, BS in Psychology (Specialization in Social Psychology)

Graduate Institution and Major: Sangamon State University, MPA

Hometown: Aurora, IL

Undergraduate Institution and Major: University of Illinois Springfield at Springfield, Bachelor of Science (BS) in Biology

Graduate Institution and Major: University of Illinois at Springfield, Master of Public Health (MPH), Epidemiology