Jéssica Tavares is a PhD student in Public Policies at the University of Aveiro and a member of the Governance, Competitiveness and Public Policies Research Unit (GOVCOPP). She has a degree in Gerontology from the School of Health of the University of Aveiro and a MSc in Administration and Public Management from the University of Aveiro. Her main research areas of interest are gerontology, ageing policies and healthcare.