Adjunct Instructor

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Additional Positions at AU: Adjunct Instructor
Degrees: MPH, Social and Behavioral Sciences, University of Florida
BA, Political Science, University of Florida
BS, Family, Youth & Community Sciences, University of Florida
Bio: Victoria Hunter Gibney is a doctoral candidate and adjunct instructor in American University's Department of Public Administration and Policy. Her research interests include material hardship and antipoverty policies such as the Child Tax Credit, Earned Income Tax Credit, TANF, SNAP, and WIC; and the effect these policies have on families and children. She is also interested in applications of GIS software to analyze policies and outcomes spatially and to examine the effects of neighborhood poverty and rurality/urbanicity.

Prior to joining AU, she worked for the University of Florida for seven years in various roles, mostly with the UF/IFAS Extension Family Nutrition Program implementing the federally funded SNAP-Ed program in Florida. Her professional experiences include organizational leadership, monitoring and evaluation, research, and health policy and advocacy. Victoria received her MPH in Social and Behavioral Sciences from the University of Florida and is also Certified in Public Health (CPH).

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