Faculty & Research Faculty Faculty A B C D E F G (-) H J K L M O P R S T V W Facet Last Name - Faculty Economics Education Political Science Domestic Policy & Politics Global Politics & International Relations International Development Social Psychology Facet Area of Focus - Faculty Department of Economics Department of Politics School of Education and Human Development Facet UVA Partner - Faculty Facet Batten Department - Faculty Harry Harding University Professor Emeritus and Professor Emeritus of Public Policy hh7b@virginia.edu 434-924-0812 Garrett Hall L027 Harry Harding is university professor emeritus and professor emeritus of public policy at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy, a senior fellow in the Miller Center of Public Affairs at UVA, and Adjunct Chair Professor in the College of Social Science at National Chengchi University in Taipei, where he holds a Yushan Scholarship. Harding is a specialist on Asia and U.S. - Asian relations. Read full bio Gerald Higginbotham Assistant Professor of Public Policy ghigginbotham@virginia.edu Garrett Hall 105 As of Fall 2023, Gerald Higginbotham is an assistant professor of public policy at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy at the University of Virginia. Utilizing social and cultural psychological insights, Higginbotham researches the imprint of history on people’s modern social perceptions and policy attitudes, and the psychological underpinnings of how people perceive history and its consequences. Read full bio John Holbein Associate Professor of Public Policy, Politics, and Education; Shannon Center Mid-Career Fellow jh5ak@virginia.edu 434-243-2899 Garrett Hall 111 John Holbein is an associate professor of public policy, politics, and education at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy. Holbein studies political participation, political inequality, democratic accountability, political representation, and education policy. Read full bio Charles Holt Professor of Economics and Public Policy holt@virginia.edu 434-924-7894 Monroe 234 Charles Holt is a professor of economics and public policy at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy and the A. Willis Robertson Professor of Political Economy at the University of Virginia. Holt is also the current Director of the Experimental Economics Laboratory at Virginia, where he develops and programs the web-based VeconLab experiments that are widely used for teaching and research with over 90,000 participant logins per year. Read full bio Sally Hudson Assistant Professor of Public Policy sally.hudson@virginia.edu 434-924-7817 Garrett Hall L002C Sally Hudson is an assistant professor of public policy at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy. Hudson is a labor economist who studies recruiting and retention in the public sector. Her recent work analyzes teacher retention in hard-to-staff school districts and the effects of salary schedules on mid-career recruiting. Read full bio Chris Hulleman Associate Professor of Education and Public Policy Chris Hulleman is an associate professor of education and public policy at the Batten School. Hulleman conducts research on educational interventions grounded in theories of social and personality psychology, motivation, and human development. Most recently, his work has focused on examining the extent to which helping students find relevance to their lives in their coursework increases learning and interest. Read full bio
Harry Harding University Professor Emeritus and Professor Emeritus of Public Policy hh7b@virginia.edu 434-924-0812 Garrett Hall L027 Harry Harding is university professor emeritus and professor emeritus of public policy at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy, a senior fellow in the Miller Center of Public Affairs at UVA, and Adjunct Chair Professor in the College of Social Science at National Chengchi University in Taipei, where he holds a Yushan Scholarship. Harding is a specialist on Asia and U.S. - Asian relations. Read full bio
Gerald Higginbotham Assistant Professor of Public Policy ghigginbotham@virginia.edu Garrett Hall 105 As of Fall 2023, Gerald Higginbotham is an assistant professor of public policy at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy at the University of Virginia. Utilizing social and cultural psychological insights, Higginbotham researches the imprint of history on people’s modern social perceptions and policy attitudes, and the psychological underpinnings of how people perceive history and its consequences. Read full bio
John Holbein Associate Professor of Public Policy, Politics, and Education; Shannon Center Mid-Career Fellow jh5ak@virginia.edu 434-243-2899 Garrett Hall 111 John Holbein is an associate professor of public policy, politics, and education at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy. Holbein studies political participation, political inequality, democratic accountability, political representation, and education policy. Read full bio
Charles Holt Professor of Economics and Public Policy holt@virginia.edu 434-924-7894 Monroe 234 Charles Holt is a professor of economics and public policy at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy and the A. Willis Robertson Professor of Political Economy at the University of Virginia. Holt is also the current Director of the Experimental Economics Laboratory at Virginia, where he develops and programs the web-based VeconLab experiments that are widely used for teaching and research with over 90,000 participant logins per year. Read full bio
Sally Hudson Assistant Professor of Public Policy sally.hudson@virginia.edu 434-924-7817 Garrett Hall L002C Sally Hudson is an assistant professor of public policy at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy. Hudson is a labor economist who studies recruiting and retention in the public sector. Her recent work analyzes teacher retention in hard-to-staff school districts and the effects of salary schedules on mid-career recruiting. Read full bio
Chris Hulleman Associate Professor of Education and Public Policy Chris Hulleman is an associate professor of education and public policy at the Batten School. Hulleman conducts research on educational interventions grounded in theories of social and personality psychology, motivation, and human development. Most recently, his work has focused on examining the extent to which helping students find relevance to their lives in their coursework increases learning and interest. Read full bio