Victoria J. Hoverman
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- School: Montgomery College
- Campus: Rockville
- Department: Sociology
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51 Mannakee Street
Rockville, MD - 20850 - Dates at Montgomery College: Rockville Campus: March 2015 - April 2015
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Biography
Montgomery College Rockville - Sociology
Research Associate at Westat
Research
Victoria
Hoverman
Montgomery Village, Maryland
Vicki Hoverman earned her PhD and MA in Sociology and her BA in Psychology all from George Mason University. Her areas of expertise include survey research methodologies and health and illness. Currently, Vicki is working full-time as a Research Associate on the Instrument Design, Evaluation, and Analysis (IDEA) Services Team at Westat. There, Vicki contributes to the design and evaluation of survey instruments, analyzes quantitative and qualitative data for projects and reports, and assists with the pre-testing and usability evaluation of questionnaires and study materials.
Vicki's past academic research included conducting surveys on factors leading to perceived community HIV/AIDS stigma amongst Black, White, and Hispanic men who have sex with men, HIV stigma amongst college students, Cambodian Youth Dance as a way of bridging the cultural gap between first generation Cambodian Americans and their immigrant parents, and modern racism in the workplace. Previously, Vicki worked as a Data Scientist on the Behavioral Methods team at Nielsen. She also held adjunct faculty positions at Montgomery College, George Mason University, Northern Virginia Community College, Hesser College, and the University of New Hampshire- Manchester.
While at George Mason University, Vicki worked for over a year as a graduate research assistant at the Cochrane Collaboration, contributing to research related to health policy. In addition, she worked for four and a half years as a graduate research assistant at the Center for Social Science Research (CSSR), and served concurrently as the lab manager for the CSSR Computer-Assisted Telephone Interviewing (CATI) Survey Lab. While in these roles, Vicki conducted various forms of quantitative and qualitative research, programmed web-based and telephone surveys, trained interviewers, performed data analysis, assisted in writing final reports, and managed data collection for 20 separate telephone and web-based survey research projects.
Experience
Montgomery College
Adjunct Professor
Victoria worked at Montgomery College as a Adjunct Professor
Cochrane Collaboration at George Mason University
Graduate Research Assistant
Victoria worked at Cochrane Collaboration at George Mason University as a Graduate Research Assistant
George Mason University Center for Social Science Research
Computer-Assisted Telephone Interviewing Survey Lab Manager
Victoria worked at George Mason University Center for Social Science Research as a Computer-Assisted Telephone Interviewing Survey Lab Manager
George Mason University Center for Social Science Research
Graduate Research Assistant
Victoria worked at George Mason University Center for Social Science Research as a Graduate Research Assistant
Westat
Research Associate
Victoria worked at Westat as a Research Associate
Nielsen
Summer Intern
Victoria worked at Nielsen as a Summer Intern
Nielsen
Data Scientist
Victoria worked at Nielsen as a Data Scientist
Education
George Mason University
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
Psychology
George Mason University
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Sociology
George Mason University
Master of Arts (M.A.)
Sociology
Publications
Understanding HIV Stigma among University Students: Judgement, Blame, and Interpersonal Avoidance
Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice
Using vignettes, levels of HIV stigma among university students (n = 971) were examined to identify the likelihood of judging and blaming or avoiding personal and intimate contact with an HIV-positive individual. Reactions to the vignettes showed judgment and blame and intimate avoidance were higher when HIV was contracted through unprotected sex. Additionally, interpersonal avoidance and judgment and blame were higher when HIV was contracted through intravenous drug use. The results of this study can aid educators and health personnel in developing resources better suited to address and reduce HIV stigmatization.
Understanding HIV Stigma among University Students: Judgement, Blame, and Interpersonal Avoidance
Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice
Using vignettes, levels of HIV stigma among university students (n = 971) were examined to identify the likelihood of judging and blaming or avoiding personal and intimate contact with an HIV-positive individual. Reactions to the vignettes showed judgment and blame and intimate avoidance were higher when HIV was contracted through unprotected sex. Additionally, interpersonal avoidance and judgment and blame were higher when HIV was contracted through intravenous drug use. The results of this study can aid educators and health personnel in developing resources better suited to address and reduce HIV stigmatization.
Diseases (Racial Biases)
The Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and Nationalism
The term disease refers to a biological problem within a living organism. Disease is something that impacts the lives of all humans, but unfortunately due to various social and structural factors, certain racial minority groups disproportionately suffer from particular types of diseases compared to the white majority group. Though, in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, the dominant medical consensus claimed racial differences in disease were due to biological differences, current scientific understandings of race as a socially created classification show racial bias in disease is actually due more to a complex interplay of social, institutional, and environmental factors than biological determinants. In order to eliminate racial bias in disease, policies and programs need to be implemented that focus on addressing how social inequalities, such as residential segregation, perpetuate racial bias in disease.
Understanding HIV Stigma among University Students: Judgement, Blame, and Interpersonal Avoidance
Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice
Using vignettes, levels of HIV stigma among university students (n = 971) were examined to identify the likelihood of judging and blaming or avoiding personal and intimate contact with an HIV-positive individual. Reactions to the vignettes showed judgment and blame and intimate avoidance were higher when HIV was contracted through unprotected sex. Additionally, interpersonal avoidance and judgment and blame were higher when HIV was contracted through intravenous drug use. The results of this study can aid educators and health personnel in developing resources better suited to address and reduce HIV stigmatization.
Diseases (Racial Biases)
The Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and Nationalism
The term disease refers to a biological problem within a living organism. Disease is something that impacts the lives of all humans, but unfortunately due to various social and structural factors, certain racial minority groups disproportionately suffer from particular types of diseases compared to the white majority group. Though, in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, the dominant medical consensus claimed racial differences in disease were due to biological differences, current scientific understandings of race as a socially created classification show racial bias in disease is actually due more to a complex interplay of social, institutional, and environmental factors than biological determinants. In order to eliminate racial bias in disease, policies and programs need to be implemented that focus on addressing how social inequalities, such as residential segregation, perpetuate racial bias in disease.
Indispensable But Invisible: A Report of the Working Climate of Non-Tenure Track Faculty at George Mason University
White Paper
According to institutional data, during the 2012-2013 academic year, adjunct and other contingent faculty made up 71 percent of the total faculty at George Mason University. Like contingent faculty at other colleges and universities, much of Mason’s non-tenure track faculty, especially part-time faculty members, earn less than a living wage, have little to no benefits, lack job security, lack representation, and have few opportunities for advancement. This report documents the results of a working conditions (climate) survey conducted on contingent faculty at George Mason University during the Spring Semester of 2013, along with suggested recommendations.
