Faculty & Research Faculty Faculty B G L Facet Last Name - Faculty Humanitarian Policy Political Science Education Environmental Policy Global Politics & International Relations Leadership Racial Justice and Equity Social Entrepreneurship Social Equity (-) International Development Facet Area of Focus - Faculty Department of Politics Social Innovation @ UVA (-) Global Policy Center Facet UVA Partner - Faculty Global Policy Center Facet Batten Department - Faculty Lucy Bassett Associate Professor of Practice of Public Policy lb2zr@virginia.edu 434-243-1251 Garrett Hall L002A Lucy Bassett is an associate professor of practice of public policy at the Batten School and an expert in children, caregivers, and communities in humanitarian and development contexts. Over her 15 year career, Bassett has worked with governments in low- and middle-income countries to expand access to quality education, nutrition and social protection services, particularly for poor and marginalized children and families. Read full bio Kirsten Gelsdorf Professor of Practice of Public Policy, and Director of Global Humanitarian Policy kg8v@virginia.edu Garrett Hall L031 Kirsten Gelsdorf is a professor of practice of public policy at the Batten School and the Director of Global Humanitarian Policy. Gelsdorf has 19 years of experience working in the humanitarian sector, most recently serving as the Chief of the Policy Analysis and Innovation section at the United Nations Office of Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Read full bio David Leblang Ambassador Henry Taylor Professor of Politics and Professor of Public Policy, Director of the Global Policy Center leblang@virginia.edu 434-243-1574 Garrett Hall L028, Gibson S281 David Leblang is a professor of public policy at the Batten School, the Ambassador Henry J. Taylor and Mrs Marion R. Taylor Endowed Professor of Politics at the University of Virginia, and the Dorothy Danforth Compton Professor of Public Affairs at UVA's Miller Center. His research focuses on global migration including refugee and migrant choice as well as the link between migration and observed international investment, remittance flows, and the spread of democracy. Read full bio
Lucy Bassett Associate Professor of Practice of Public Policy lb2zr@virginia.edu 434-243-1251 Garrett Hall L002A Lucy Bassett is an associate professor of practice of public policy at the Batten School and an expert in children, caregivers, and communities in humanitarian and development contexts. Over her 15 year career, Bassett has worked with governments in low- and middle-income countries to expand access to quality education, nutrition and social protection services, particularly for poor and marginalized children and families. Read full bio
Kirsten Gelsdorf Professor of Practice of Public Policy, and Director of Global Humanitarian Policy kg8v@virginia.edu Garrett Hall L031 Kirsten Gelsdorf is a professor of practice of public policy at the Batten School and the Director of Global Humanitarian Policy. Gelsdorf has 19 years of experience working in the humanitarian sector, most recently serving as the Chief of the Policy Analysis and Innovation section at the United Nations Office of Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Read full bio
David Leblang Ambassador Henry Taylor Professor of Politics and Professor of Public Policy, Director of the Global Policy Center leblang@virginia.edu 434-243-1574 Garrett Hall L028, Gibson S281 David Leblang is a professor of public policy at the Batten School, the Ambassador Henry J. Taylor and Mrs Marion R. Taylor Endowed Professor of Politics at the University of Virginia, and the Dorothy Danforth Compton Professor of Public Affairs at UVA's Miller Center. His research focuses on global migration including refugee and migrant choice as well as the link between migration and observed international investment, remittance flows, and the spread of democracy. Read full bio