Dr. Alicia Powers serves as the Managing Director for the Hunger Solutions Institute at Auburn University. Dr. Powers holds a PhD in Nutrition and Food Systems from The University of Southern Mississippi as well as a MS and BS in Nutrition and Food Sciences from Auburn University.
Prior to joining HSI, Powers worked as Extension Specialist/Community Health Coordinator with the Alabama Extension Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program – Education (SNAP-Ed) at Auburn University. Prior to that role, In this role, Powers served as an associate professor of Health Sciences at Furman University, where she also co-founded Live Well Greenville.