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May 15, 2020

Opinion: Now is the time to prioritize mental health

It is estimated that only 2% of people around the world have access to mental health and psychosocial support, or MHPSS. The question is, will COVID-19 offer us a chance to change this? Batten’s Kirsten Gelsdorf and Lucy Bassett provide critical insights into the barriers to progress in MHPSS interventions, and identify opportunities to prioritize and invest in new programs going forward.

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Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport largely was empty on Friday

Mar 16, 2020

You Can Be a Good Neighbor and a Global Citizen During the COVID-19 Crisis

International and Global Affairs

Healthcare

Batten's Kirsten Glesdorf and David Leblang, along with Alison Criss from UVA’s School of Medicine and Rebecca Dillingham from the Center for Global Health at the University of Virginia, write about actions to take to develop a preparedness plan and be a good neighbor during the COVID-19 crisis.

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Batten School professors Kirsten Gelsdorf and Lucy Bassett

Mar 02, 2020

Two Batten Professors of Practice Focus on Raising Children in Refugee Camps

International and Global Affairs

Batten School professors Kirsten Gelsdorf and Lucy Bassett create international collaborations to help solve problems of crisis and conflict.

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Dec 10, 2019

Batten's Kirsten Gelsdorf One of Three UVA Professors Among State’s Top 12 for 2019

Leadership

International and Global Affairs

The three University of Virginia professors named 2020 Outstanding Faculty Award winners push the boundaries of the typical classroom and of their academic disciplines, employing hands-on experiences for students and conducting game-changing scholarship to aid humanity.

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Nov 19, 2019

Leadership Unscripted: Role of Women and Girls in a Country’s Development

International and Global Affairs

Batten professor Kirsten Gelsdorf, director of global humanitarian policy, spoke with University of Virginia Darden School of Business alumna Carolyn Miles about her work with Save the Children. Their discussion was part of the Darden School's Leadership Unscripted speaker series.

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Apr 26, 2019

Batten Professor Kirsten Gelsdorf Receives All-University Teaching Award

This week, the University honored its top teachers. Batten's Kirsten Gelsdorf was among those honored with the All-University Teaching Award

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Jan 09, 2019

Collaborative Visual Storytelling

Advocacy

Before winter break commenced, students, professors, and staff from the Batten School and University gathered with members of the United Nations in Minor Hall to study the art of storytelling—or at least one aspect of it.

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Oct 25, 2018

What do you get when you cross a doctor and an impact investor? A reviewer’s perspective on the Humanitarian Grand Challenge

International Development

Professor Gelsdorf was selected to support the United States Agency for International Development Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA), the UK Department for International Development (DFID), and Grand Challenges Canada in advising them on projects to be a part of their multi-million Fund for Creating Hope in Conflict: A Humanitarian Grand Challenge. This Fund seeks to accelerate solutions that enable life-saving or life-improving assistance to reach the most vulnerable in conflict.

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May 08, 2018

Class of 2018: Globetrotting Batten Student Did Anything But Stay Home For School

International Development

Althea Pickering will join the World Food Programme in D.C. as a partnerships officer. The organization is the leading humanitarian organization fighting hunger worldwide, delivering food assistance in emergencies and working with communities to improve nutrition and resilience. (photo courtesy of Dan Addison, University Communications)

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Nov 11, 2016

Kirsten Gelsdorf to Advise Humanitarian Data Center in The Hague

Economics

International Development

As students at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy continue to gain quantitative data and analysis skills they are putting themselves in a cutting-edge category to make them more competitive in the global arena.

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Opinion: Now is the time to prioritize mental health

You Can Be a Good Neighbor and a Global Citizen During the COVID-19 Crisis

Two Batten Professors of Practice Focus on Raising Children in Refugee Camps

Batten's Kirsten Gelsdorf One of Three UVA Professors Among State’s Top 12 for 2019

Leadership Unscripted: Role of Women and Girls in a Country’s Development

Batten Professor Kirsten Gelsdorf Receives All-University Teaching Award

Collaborative Visual Storytelling

What do you get when you cross a doctor and an impact investor? A reviewer’s perspective on the Humanitarian Grand Challenge

Class of 2018: Globetrotting Batten Student Did Anything But Stay Home For School

Kirsten Gelsdorf to Advise Humanitarian Data Center in The Hague