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Victoria Gibney Adjunct Instructor Public Administration and Policy

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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 Â鶹ÊÓƵ'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 Â鶹ÊÓƵ, 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).
For the Media
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Teaching

Fall 2024

  • PUAD-685 Topics in Policy Analysis/Mgmt: Child and Family Policy