Part-Time Lecturer (School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs)
Anna Potter Clifford is a federal budgeting expert whose academic and professional work bridges public policy research and high‑level fiscal leadership in the U.S. Department of Agriculture. She holds a Master of Public Policy from Georgetown University and has published peer‑reviewed research on Social Security Disability Insurance and child nutrition topics. Across more than a decade in federal service, she has applied rigorous analytical methods to budget formulation, regulatory impact analyses, and legislative strategy, contributing evidence‑based insights to major federal nutrition, natural resource, and income support programs.