Faculty & Research Faculty Faculty B C H J P S T W Facet Last Name - Faculty Political Science Economics Leadership Domestic Policy & Politics 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 (-) Education Facet Area of Focus - Faculty School of Education and Human Development EdPolicyWorks: Center for Education Policy and Workforce Competitiveness Department of Economics Global Policy Center School of Law Facet UVA Partner - Faculty EdPolicyWorks: Center for Education Policy and Workforce Competitiveness 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 expert in children, caregivers, and communities in humanitarian and development contexts. Over her fifteen-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 Daphna Bassok Associate Professor of Education and Public Policy dbassok@virginia.edu 434-982-5415 Olsson Hall, 238B Daphna Bassok is the Batten Bicentennial Associate Professor of Early Childhood Education at the University of Virginia and associate director of EdPolicyWorks, a collaboration between the School of Education and Human Development and the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy. Her research focuses on early childhood education policy and efforts to improve early childhood education at scale, particularly policies aimed at supporting the early childhood education workforce. Read full bio Benjamin Castleman Associate Professor of Education and Public Policy castleman@virginia.edu 617-299-0279 Ruffner Hall 262 Ben Castleman is an Associate Professor of Education and Public Policy at the University of Virginia. 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 Chris Hulleman Associate Professor of Education and Public Policy I conduct research on educational interventions grounded in theories of social and personality psychology, motivation, and human development. Recently, my work has focused on examining the extent to which helping students find relevance in their coursework for their lives increases learning and interest. Read full bio Kimberly Jenkins Robinson Professor of Law, Education and Public Policy Kimberly Jenkins Robinson is a national expert who speaks domestically and internationally about educational equity, equal educational opportunity, civil rights and the federal role in education. Her scholarship has been published widely in leading journals and proposes innovative legal and policy solutions for ensuring that all children receive equal access to an excellent education. Read full bio Daniel W. Player Associate Professor of Public Policy dwp2g@virginia.edu 434-243-0904 Garrett Hall L046 Dan Player’s research is focused on issues in education policy. His work has examined questions such as how teacher ability is recognized and rewarded in schools, whether teacher performance predicts turnover, and how teachers respond to working conditions. Read full bio Beth Schueler Assistant Professor of Education and Public Policy beth_schueler@virginia.edu Ruffner Hall 268 Beth Schueler is an Assistant Professor of Education and Public Policy at the University of Virginia. She studies education policy, politics, and inequality with a focus on efforts to improve low-performing K-12 schools and districts. Read full bio Sarah Turner University Professor of Economics and Education and Public Policy sturner@virginia.edu 434-982-2383 Olsson Hall, Room 217 Read full bio James H. Wyckoff Professor of Education and Public Policy; Director, Center on Education Policy and Workforce Competitiveness wyckoff@virginia.edu 434-924-0842 Ruffner 258 Jim Wyckoff is the Curry Memorial Professor of Education and Policy, and Director of the Center for Education Policy and Workforce Competitiveness at the University of Virginia. He has published widely on issues of teacher labor markets, teacher preparation, recruitment, assessment and retention. In this work he has collaborated with policymakers in New York City, New York State and most recently the District of Columbia. 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 expert in children, caregivers, and communities in humanitarian and development contexts. Over her fifteen-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
Daphna Bassok Associate Professor of Education and Public Policy dbassok@virginia.edu 434-982-5415 Olsson Hall, 238B Daphna Bassok is the Batten Bicentennial Associate Professor of Early Childhood Education at the University of Virginia and associate director of EdPolicyWorks, a collaboration between the School of Education and Human Development and the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy. Her research focuses on early childhood education policy and efforts to improve early childhood education at scale, particularly policies aimed at supporting the early childhood education workforce. Read full bio
Benjamin Castleman Associate Professor of Education and Public Policy castleman@virginia.edu 617-299-0279 Ruffner Hall 262 Ben Castleman is an Associate Professor of Education and Public Policy at the University of Virginia. 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
Chris Hulleman Associate Professor of Education and Public Policy I conduct research on educational interventions grounded in theories of social and personality psychology, motivation, and human development. Recently, my work has focused on examining the extent to which helping students find relevance in their coursework for their lives increases learning and interest. Read full bio
Kimberly Jenkins Robinson Professor of Law, Education and Public Policy Kimberly Jenkins Robinson is a national expert who speaks domestically and internationally about educational equity, equal educational opportunity, civil rights and the federal role in education. Her scholarship has been published widely in leading journals and proposes innovative legal and policy solutions for ensuring that all children receive equal access to an excellent education. Read full bio
Daniel W. Player Associate Professor of Public Policy dwp2g@virginia.edu 434-243-0904 Garrett Hall L046 Dan Player’s research is focused on issues in education policy. His work has examined questions such as how teacher ability is recognized and rewarded in schools, whether teacher performance predicts turnover, and how teachers respond to working conditions. Read full bio
Beth Schueler Assistant Professor of Education and Public Policy beth_schueler@virginia.edu Ruffner Hall 268 Beth Schueler is an Assistant Professor of Education and Public Policy at the University of Virginia. She studies education policy, politics, and inequality with a focus on efforts to improve low-performing K-12 schools and districts. Read full bio
Sarah Turner University Professor of Economics and Education and Public Policy sturner@virginia.edu 434-982-2383 Olsson Hall, Room 217 Read full bio
James H. Wyckoff Professor of Education and Public Policy; Director, Center on Education Policy and Workforce Competitiveness wyckoff@virginia.edu 434-924-0842 Ruffner 258 Jim Wyckoff is the Curry Memorial Professor of Education and Policy, and Director of the Center for Education Policy and Workforce Competitiveness at the University of Virginia. He has published widely on issues of teacher labor markets, teacher preparation, recruitment, assessment and retention. In this work he has collaborated with policymakers in New York City, New York State and most recently the District of Columbia. Read full bio