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Learn more Oct 11, 2022 Quiet quitting and the great resignation have a common cause – dissatisfied workers feel they can’t speak up in the workplace Economics James Detert, Professor of Business Administration and faculty affiliate of the Batten School, explains "organizational silence" in an article for The Conversation. Workers stand up against inappropriate behavior roughly one-third of the time. There are four common fears that keep people from speaking up. Learn more Aug 25, 2022 Hey, Parents of New College Students: This Expert Advice Is Just For You Social Psychology UVA Today reached out to Batten School's Tim Davis, a clinical psychologist, to get tips for the parents of entering students. It’s time to loosen the reins and change how to interact with these young adults. Learn more May 3, 2022 Faculty Spotlight: Gabrielle Adams’ Work Represents ‘the Best of What We Do at Batten’ Social Psychology Batten Professor Gabe Adams, whose latest research examines how sexism can be overlooked in the workplace, is the recipient of a 2022 Award for Excellence in Teaching from the Jefferson Scholars Foundation. Learn more Apr 18, 2022 Health insurance coverage for kids through Medicaid and CHIP helps their moms too Health Policy Economics Batten professor Sebastian Tello-Trillo shares new research suggesting that health insurance coverage for kids through Medicaid and CHIP helps their moms. Learn more Apr 01, 2022 Alum in Action: Curbing the Global HIV/AIDS Epidemic Through Data Economics International and Global Affairs Aaron Chafetz (MPP ’13) is a senior economist in the Office of HIV/AIDS at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), where he has risen in the ranks over the past decade. Learn more Mar 30, 2022 Alumna Outlines Child Care Policy in National Publication Education Economics Batten alum Maureen Coffey (MPP '21), a policy analyst on the early childhood policy team at Center for American Progress, says that lack of affordable child care costs families, employers and the entire economy. In an op-ed for MarketWatch, Coffey and co-author Hailey Gibbs outline how a comprehensive national approach could solve the problem. Learn more Mar 02, 2022 Study: Expanded Medicaid for Kids Results in More Stable Households Health Policy Economics Sebastian Tello-Trillo, an assistant professor in the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy, explains the positive “spill-up” effect on parents of children covered by Medicaid. Learn more Jan 06, 2022 New Research Finds Angry Denials of Wrongdoing Leave Strong Impressions of Guilt Social Psychology The next time you are accused of doing something you did not do, you may want to check your anger at the door. New research from Batten's Gabrielle Adams has found that such strong reactions lead others to assume the worst: that you did exactly what you have been accused of doing. READ IN UVA TODAY Dec 20, 2021 African Americans Are Less Likely to Receive Responses to Emails, Study Finds Social Psychology Racial Justice and Equity New evidence from a team of researchers, including Batten professor John Holbein, suggests that everyday racial discrimination is far more widespread than previous studies have indicated. Learn more Sep 03, 2021 Faculty Spotlight: The Social Innovator Economics Batten professor Molly Lipscomb has a creative solution to a public sanitation crisis—and a new vision for the center that’s helping to address it. Learn more Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Next page Next › Stay Up To Date with the Latest Batten News and Events Subscribe
May 11, 2023 Jefferson Scholars Foundation Honors Six Outstanding UVA Faculty Members Economics Education Batten Professor of economics, education and public policy Sarah Turner was selected as this year's recipient of the Jefferson Scholars Foundation Faculty Prize. Learn more
Nov 09, 2022 Stop Quiet Quitters From Sabotaging Your Company Economics Speaking with Investor's Business Daily, Batten School professor Jim Detert offers tips for identifying “quiet quitters” who are no longer as engaged with their employer’s mission. Learn more
Oct 11, 2022 Quiet quitting and the great resignation have a common cause – dissatisfied workers feel they can’t speak up in the workplace Economics James Detert, Professor of Business Administration and faculty affiliate of the Batten School, explains "organizational silence" in an article for The Conversation. Workers stand up against inappropriate behavior roughly one-third of the time. There are four common fears that keep people from speaking up. Learn more
Aug 25, 2022 Hey, Parents of New College Students: This Expert Advice Is Just For You Social Psychology UVA Today reached out to Batten School's Tim Davis, a clinical psychologist, to get tips for the parents of entering students. It’s time to loosen the reins and change how to interact with these young adults. Learn more
May 3, 2022 Faculty Spotlight: Gabrielle Adams’ Work Represents ‘the Best of What We Do at Batten’ Social Psychology Batten Professor Gabe Adams, whose latest research examines how sexism can be overlooked in the workplace, is the recipient of a 2022 Award for Excellence in Teaching from the Jefferson Scholars Foundation. Learn more
Apr 18, 2022 Health insurance coverage for kids through Medicaid and CHIP helps their moms too Health Policy Economics Batten professor Sebastian Tello-Trillo shares new research suggesting that health insurance coverage for kids through Medicaid and CHIP helps their moms. Learn more
Apr 01, 2022 Alum in Action: Curbing the Global HIV/AIDS Epidemic Through Data Economics International and Global Affairs Aaron Chafetz (MPP ’13) is a senior economist in the Office of HIV/AIDS at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), where he has risen in the ranks over the past decade. Learn more
Mar 30, 2022 Alumna Outlines Child Care Policy in National Publication Education Economics Batten alum Maureen Coffey (MPP '21), a policy analyst on the early childhood policy team at Center for American Progress, says that lack of affordable child care costs families, employers and the entire economy. In an op-ed for MarketWatch, Coffey and co-author Hailey Gibbs outline how a comprehensive national approach could solve the problem. Learn more
Mar 02, 2022 Study: Expanded Medicaid for Kids Results in More Stable Households Health Policy Economics Sebastian Tello-Trillo, an assistant professor in the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy, explains the positive “spill-up” effect on parents of children covered by Medicaid. Learn more
Jan 06, 2022 New Research Finds Angry Denials of Wrongdoing Leave Strong Impressions of Guilt Social Psychology The next time you are accused of doing something you did not do, you may want to check your anger at the door. New research from Batten's Gabrielle Adams has found that such strong reactions lead others to assume the worst: that you did exactly what you have been accused of doing. READ IN UVA TODAY
Dec 20, 2021 African Americans Are Less Likely to Receive Responses to Emails, Study Finds Social Psychology Racial Justice and Equity New evidence from a team of researchers, including Batten professor John Holbein, suggests that everyday racial discrimination is far more widespread than previous studies have indicated. Learn more
Sep 03, 2021 Faculty Spotlight: The Social Innovator Economics Batten professor Molly Lipscomb has a creative solution to a public sanitation crisis—and a new vision for the center that’s helping to address it. Learn more