Faculty & Research Faculty Faculty C F H J K L M P S V W Facet Last Name - Faculty Economics Leadership Domestic Policy & Politics Education Health Policy International Development Social Psychology National Security Racial Justice and Equity Environmental Policy Social Equity Advocacy Global Politics & International Relations Social Entrepreneurship Ethics Humanitarian Policy Public Administration (-) Political Science Facet Area of Focus - Faculty Department of Politics Center for Effective Lawmaking Global Policy Center National Security Policy Center Miller Center School of Law The Equity Center Facet UVA Partner - Faculty Center for Effective Lawmaking Global Policy Center National Security Policy Center Social Entrepreneurship @ UVA Facet Batten Department - Faculty Michele Claibourn Assistant Professor of Public Policy mclaibourn@virginia.edu 434-924-3282 As Director of Equitable Analysis for The Equity Center at UVA, Michele Claibourn leads the Center’s community-engaged data science work in support of a more equitable and just region. She has directed or supervised multiple community-based research projects in the Charlottesville community, including racial equity studies for the City of Charlottesville, Albemarle County, and the Thomas Jefferson Area Coalition for the Homeless. Read full bio Kevin Cope Associate Professor of Law and Public Policy cope@law.virginia.edu (434) 924-4492 WB345 Kevin Cope is an associate professor of law at the Law School and faculty affiliate at the Woodrow Wilson Department of Politics. Read full bio Galen Fountain Lecturer Galen Fountain has taught at the Batten School since fall of 2012. Previously, he served for nearly two decades as Clerk of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies and prior to that as Counsel to the Senate Committee on Small Business. Read full bio Harry Harding University Professor and Professor of Public Policy hh7b@virginia.edu 434-924-0812 Garrett Hall L027 Harry Harding is a specialist on Asia and U.S.-Asian relations. Read full bio John Holbein Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Education jh5ak@virginia.edu 434-243-2899 Garrett 111 John Holbein studies political participation, political inequality, democratic accountability, political representation, and education policy. Read full bio Peter Johannessen Assistant Professor of Public Policy pgj4d@virginia.edu Garrett L017 Peter Johannessen’s research explores how popular participation shapes the local policy-making process, including projects that focus on local electoral responsiveness and the design of participatory governance institutions in Brazil. Read full bio Justin H. Kirkland Associate Professor of Politics and Public Policy jhk9y@virginia.edu S162 Gibson Hall Justin H. Kirkland is an Associate Professor of Politics and Policy specializing in American Politics, Legislative Politics, and Subnational Politics. Read full bio Jennifer Lawless Commonwealth Professor of Politics and Public Policy jll9jx@virginia.edu 264 Gibson Hall Jennifer L. Lawless is the Commonwealth Professor of Politics at the University of Virginia. Read full bio David Leblang Professor of Politics and Public Policy, Director of the Global Policy Center leblang@virginia.edu 434-243-1574 Garrett Hall L028, Gibson S281 David Leblang is the Ambassador Henry J. Taylor and Mrs Marion R. Taylor Endowed Professor of Politics at the University of Virginia as well as a Professor of Public Policy at the University’s Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy. Read full bio Christine Mahoney Professor of Public Policy and Politics and Director of Social Entrepreneurship @ UVA cm2cg@virginia.edu 434-243-3727 Garrett Hall L020C Christine Mahoney is Professor of Public Policy and Politics at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy and Director of Social Entrepreneurship at the University of Virginia. Read full bio Paul S. Martin Associate Professor of Public Policy psm4d@virginia.edu 434-924-2933 Garrett Hall L037 Paul Martin is a political scientist who studies how and when political elites respond to the preferences of ordinary people. His research also examines how and when citizens become involved in the policy process. Read full bio Andrew S. Pennock Associate Professor of Public Policy andrew.pennock@virginia.edu 434-243-1128 Garrett Hall L004A Professor Andy Pennock came to Batten to teach courses in leadership, policy analysis, political institutions, and Virginia politics and policy. Read full bio Philip Potter Associate Professor of Politics and Public Policy and Director of the National Security Policy Center pbp2s@virginia.edu S183 Gibson Hall, Garrett Hall L056 Philip Potter is an Associate Professor specializing in foreign policy and international relations. He also conducts research in the area of international terrorism and is a principal investigator for a Department of Defense Minerva Initiative project to map and analyze collaborative relationships between terrorist organizations. Read full bio James Savage Professor of Politics and Public Policy jds2y@virginia.edu (434) 924-3750 Gibson S483 James D. Savage received his Ph.D. and M.P.P. from the University of California, Berkeley. His research examines comparative budgetary politics and macroeconomic policies. Read full bio Todd S. Sechser Professor of Politics and Public Policy tsechser@virginia.edu S182 Gibson Hall Todd S. Sechser is the Pamela Feinour Edmonds and Franklin S. Edmonds Jr. Discovery Professor of Politics at the University of Virginia; Professor of Public Policy at the Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy; and a Senior Fellow at the Miller Center of Public Affairs. Read full bio Allan Stam University Professor of Public Policy and Politics stam@virginia.edu 434-924-0828 Garrett Hall L048 Allan C. Stam is University Professor of Public Policy and Politics at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy at the University of Virginia. Previously he was Director of the International Policy Center at the Gerald R Ford School of Public Policy and Professor of Political Science and Senior research scientist at the University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research. Prior to moving to Michigan in 2007 he was the Daniel Webster Professor at Dartmouth College (2000-2007) and was Assistant Professor at Yale University (1996-2000). His research focuses on the dynamics of armed conflict between and within states. Read full bio Craig Volden Professor of Public Policy and Politics and Director of the Center for Effective Lawmaking volden@virginia.edu 434-243-3725 Garrett Hall 109 Craig Volden is a professor of public policy and politics, with appointments in the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy and the Woodrow Wilson Department of Politics. He studies legislative politics and the interaction among political institutions, including within American federalism. Read full bio Gerald Warburg Professor of Practice of Public Policy gfw2f@virginia.edu 434-243-1173 Garrett Hall 102 Warburg teaches courses at the Batten School on Congress, U.S. foreign policy and advocacy strategies. He is the lead faculty member in the Batten School massive open online course (MOOC) “Public Policy Challenges of the 21st Century,” which is available on Coursera. Read full bio
Michele Claibourn Assistant Professor of Public Policy mclaibourn@virginia.edu 434-924-3282 As Director of Equitable Analysis for The Equity Center at UVA, Michele Claibourn leads the Center’s community-engaged data science work in support of a more equitable and just region. She has directed or supervised multiple community-based research projects in the Charlottesville community, including racial equity studies for the City of Charlottesville, Albemarle County, and the Thomas Jefferson Area Coalition for the Homeless. Read full bio
Kevin Cope Associate Professor of Law and Public Policy cope@law.virginia.edu (434) 924-4492 WB345 Kevin Cope is an associate professor of law at the Law School and faculty affiliate at the Woodrow Wilson Department of Politics. Read full bio
Galen Fountain Lecturer Galen Fountain has taught at the Batten School since fall of 2012. Previously, he served for nearly two decades as Clerk of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies and prior to that as Counsel to the Senate Committee on Small Business. Read full bio
Harry Harding University Professor and Professor of Public Policy hh7b@virginia.edu 434-924-0812 Garrett Hall L027 Harry Harding is a specialist on Asia and U.S.-Asian relations. Read full bio
John Holbein Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Education jh5ak@virginia.edu 434-243-2899 Garrett 111 John Holbein studies political participation, political inequality, democratic accountability, political representation, and education policy. Read full bio
Peter Johannessen Assistant Professor of Public Policy pgj4d@virginia.edu Garrett L017 Peter Johannessen’s research explores how popular participation shapes the local policy-making process, including projects that focus on local electoral responsiveness and the design of participatory governance institutions in Brazil. Read full bio
Justin H. Kirkland Associate Professor of Politics and Public Policy jhk9y@virginia.edu S162 Gibson Hall Justin H. Kirkland is an Associate Professor of Politics and Policy specializing in American Politics, Legislative Politics, and Subnational Politics. Read full bio
Jennifer Lawless Commonwealth Professor of Politics and Public Policy jll9jx@virginia.edu 264 Gibson Hall Jennifer L. Lawless is the Commonwealth Professor of Politics at the University of Virginia. Read full bio
David Leblang Professor of Politics and Public Policy, Director of the Global Policy Center leblang@virginia.edu 434-243-1574 Garrett Hall L028, Gibson S281 David Leblang is the Ambassador Henry J. Taylor and Mrs Marion R. Taylor Endowed Professor of Politics at the University of Virginia as well as a Professor of Public Policy at the University’s Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy. Read full bio
Christine Mahoney Professor of Public Policy and Politics and Director of Social Entrepreneurship @ UVA cm2cg@virginia.edu 434-243-3727 Garrett Hall L020C Christine Mahoney is Professor of Public Policy and Politics at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy and Director of Social Entrepreneurship at the University of Virginia. Read full bio
Paul S. Martin Associate Professor of Public Policy psm4d@virginia.edu 434-924-2933 Garrett Hall L037 Paul Martin is a political scientist who studies how and when political elites respond to the preferences of ordinary people. His research also examines how and when citizens become involved in the policy process. Read full bio
Andrew S. Pennock Associate Professor of Public Policy andrew.pennock@virginia.edu 434-243-1128 Garrett Hall L004A Professor Andy Pennock came to Batten to teach courses in leadership, policy analysis, political institutions, and Virginia politics and policy. Read full bio
Philip Potter Associate Professor of Politics and Public Policy and Director of the National Security Policy Center pbp2s@virginia.edu S183 Gibson Hall, Garrett Hall L056 Philip Potter is an Associate Professor specializing in foreign policy and international relations. He also conducts research in the area of international terrorism and is a principal investigator for a Department of Defense Minerva Initiative project to map and analyze collaborative relationships between terrorist organizations. Read full bio
James Savage Professor of Politics and Public Policy jds2y@virginia.edu (434) 924-3750 Gibson S483 James D. Savage received his Ph.D. and M.P.P. from the University of California, Berkeley. His research examines comparative budgetary politics and macroeconomic policies. Read full bio
Todd S. Sechser Professor of Politics and Public Policy tsechser@virginia.edu S182 Gibson Hall Todd S. Sechser is the Pamela Feinour Edmonds and Franklin S. Edmonds Jr. Discovery Professor of Politics at the University of Virginia; Professor of Public Policy at the Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy; and a Senior Fellow at the Miller Center of Public Affairs. Read full bio
Allan Stam University Professor of Public Policy and Politics stam@virginia.edu 434-924-0828 Garrett Hall L048 Allan C. Stam is University Professor of Public Policy and Politics at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy at the University of Virginia. Previously he was Director of the International Policy Center at the Gerald R Ford School of Public Policy and Professor of Political Science and Senior research scientist at the University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research. Prior to moving to Michigan in 2007 he was the Daniel Webster Professor at Dartmouth College (2000-2007) and was Assistant Professor at Yale University (1996-2000). His research focuses on the dynamics of armed conflict between and within states. Read full bio
Craig Volden Professor of Public Policy and Politics and Director of the Center for Effective Lawmaking volden@virginia.edu 434-243-3725 Garrett Hall 109 Craig Volden is a professor of public policy and politics, with appointments in the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy and the Woodrow Wilson Department of Politics. He studies legislative politics and the interaction among political institutions, including within American federalism. Read full bio
Gerald Warburg Professor of Practice of Public Policy gfw2f@virginia.edu 434-243-1173 Garrett Hall 102 Warburg teaches courses at the Batten School on Congress, U.S. foreign policy and advocacy strategies. He is the lead faculty member in the Batten School massive open online course (MOOC) “Public Policy Challenges of the 21st Century,” which is available on Coursera. Read full bio