Faculty & Research Faculty Faculty A (-) B C D E F G H J K L M P R (-) S T V W Facet Last Name - Faculty Leadership Economics Education Domestic Policy & Politics Environmental Policy International Development Political Science Social Psychology Humanitarian Policy International and Global Affairs National Security Facet Area of Focus - Faculty School of Education and Human Development Department of Economics Department of Politics Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service Darden School of Business EdPolicyWorks: Center for Education Policy and Workforce Competitiveness McIntire School of Commerce School of Nursing UVA Humanitarian Collaborative Facet UVA Partner - Faculty EdPolicyWorks: Center for Education Policy and Workforce Competitiveness UVA Humanitarian Collaborative Facet Batten Department - Faculty Brendan Bartanen Assistant Professor of Education and Public Policy bartanen@virginia.edu Ridley Hall Brendan Bartanen is Assistant Professor of Education in the department of Education Leadership, Foundations & Policy in the School of Education and Human Development and Assistant Professor of Public Policy by Courtesy in the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy at the University of Virginia. Bartanen's research aims to increase our understanding of the labor market for principals and teachers. In particular, his work examines the intersections among educator turnover, measures of effectiveness, high-stakes evaluation systems, and educator diversity. Read full bio Lucy Bassett Professor of Practice in Public Policy; Co-Director, UVA Humanitarian Collaborative lb2zr@virginia.edu 434-243-1251 Lucy Bassett is a professor of practice in public policy at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy at the University of Virginia. Bassett is 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 Daphna Bassok Professor of Education and Public Policy dbassok@virginia.edu 434-982-5415 Ridley Hall Daphna Bassok is professor of education and public policy 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 Alexander Bick Associate Professor of Practice in Public Policy; Miller Center Faculty Senior Fellow jbx6kp@virginia.edu Garrett Hall Alexander Bick is associate professor of practice in public policy in the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy at the University of Virginia. He brings more than twenty years of experience in national security policy and research, including senior roles in the U.S. government, non-profit organizations, and academic institutions. Read full bio Brendan J. Boler UVA Career Center Faculty Director of Integrated Career Education; Assistant Professor of Public Policy bjb9c@virginia.edu Brendan Boler is Faculty Director of Integrated Career Education at the UVA Career Center and Assistant Professor of Public Policy at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy. Boler specializes in management consulting, high-performance coaching, and talent assessment and selection. He has extensive experience within the fields of management consulting and banking, having worked at Accenture, Goldman Sachs, and Morgan Stanley. Read full bio Jeanine Braithwaite Lecturer; Professor of Public Policy (Retired) jeaninebraithwaite@virginia.edu 434-243-1127 Jeanine Braithwaite is a professor of public policy at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy. Prior to joining the Batten School, she was a senior economist at the World Bank, specializing in social protection policy and poverty analysis. She has also worked at the International Monetary Fund and U.S. Census Bureau, providing technical assistance to the U.S.S.R. and newly-independent former Soviet republics. Read full bio Jazmin Brown-Iannuzzi Associate Professor of Psychology and Public Policy jazmin.bi@virginia.edu Jazmin Brown-Iannuzzi is an associate professor of psychology and public policy at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy. Brown-Iannuzzi's research seeks to understand why social group disparities may persist and, in some cases, grow. Read full bio James Savage Professor of Politics and Public Policy jds2y@virginia.edu (434) 924-3750 Gibson Hall James D. Savage is a professor of politics and public policy at the Batten School and a Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration. His research and teaching focus on comparative budgetary, fiscal, and macroeconomic policy, with an emphasis on the United States, the European Union, Iraq and Japan. He is particularly interested in the development of macrobudgetary rules, procedures, and institutions in these countries, and how they influence fiscal outcomes. Read full bio Abigail Scholer Batten Family Bicentennial Distinguished Leadership Professor of Public Policy; Professor of Public Policy and Psychology hyf6dz@virginia.edu Garrett Hall Abigail Scholer is Batten Family Bicentennial Distinguished Leadership Professor of Public Policy and professor of public policy and psychology at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy at the University of Virginia. Scholer studies fundamental and basic processes related to goal pursuit, decision-making, social regulation, motivated social cognition, and behavior change, with an aim for understanding how these basic processes can be leveraged to address societal challenges and improve people’s lives. Read full bio Beth Schueler Associate Professor of Education and Public Policy beth_schueler@virginia.edu Ruffner Hall Beth Schueler is an associate professor of education and public policy at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy. Schueler studies education policy, politics, and inequality with a focus on efforts to improve low-performing K-12 schools and districts. Read full bio Eric Scorsone Executive Director, Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service; Associate Professor of Public Policy by Courtesy eric.scorsone@virginia.edu 2400 Old Ivy Road Eric Scorsone is Executive Director of the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service and Associate Professor of Public Policy by Courtesy in the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy at the University of Virginia. Scorsone has over 25 years of public service in academic settings, as well as many years’ experience in state and local government. He has expertise in state and local public finance and administration and regional economics. Read full bio Jay Shimshack Professor of Public Policy and Economics jay.shimshack@virginia.edu 434-243-7318 Garrett Hall Jay Shimshack is a professor of public policy and economics at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy. Shimshack's research focuses on environmental regulation, environmental economics, corporate social behavior, and applied microeconomics for public policy. Read full bio William Shobe Research Professor Emeritus of Public Policy shobe@virginia.edu 434-982-5376 William Shobe is research professor of public policy at the Batten School and the Director of the Center for Economic and Policy Studies at UVA’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service. Shobe's current research includes emission market and auction design, environmental federalism, improved economic modeling of Virginia’s economy, state economic development incentives and state economic forecasting. Read full bio Andrew Simon Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Economics arsimon@virginia.edu Garrett Hall Andrew Simon is an assistant professor of public policy and economics at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy at the University of Virginia. He is a public finance economist who studies the incidence of state and local public policies across individuals and geography. His current research focuses on higher education finance, such as the causes and consequence of state divestment in public colleges, as well as taxation, and employment policy. Read full bio Shelly Smith Professor of Nursing and Public Policy srp5k@virginia.edu (434) 924-1268 McLeod Hall Shelly Porter Smith is a professor of nursing and public policy at Batten. Prior to her appointment at UVA, Smith mentored faculty scholars in legislative advocacy, proposal and grant writing, and authoring policy briefs and white paper as a Translational Research Fellow in Residence at VCU in addition to serving as director of nursing graduate programs. Smith is a long-time preceptor to UVA nurse practitioner master's students, and part of the Virginia Health Workforce Development Authority’s nursing preceptor incentive program work group. Read full bio Ian H. Solomon Dean and Professor of Practice in Public Policy Garrett Hall Ian H. Solomon is dean of the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy, where he leads a multidisciplinary faculty in creating new knowledge and developing leaders who can solve humanity’s greatest policy challenges. Trained as a lawyer, Solomon is a devoted student and teacher of both negotiation and conflict resolution. Read full bio Allan Stam University Professor of Public Policy and Politics stam@virginia.edu 434-924-0828 Allan C. Stam is a University Professor of public policy and politics at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy. His research focuses on the dynamics of armed conflict between and within states. Stam has also worked on several survey-based projects including surveys conducted in Russia, Rwanda, India and the United States. Read full bio
Brendan Bartanen Assistant Professor of Education and Public Policy bartanen@virginia.edu Ridley Hall Brendan Bartanen is Assistant Professor of Education in the department of Education Leadership, Foundations & Policy in the School of Education and Human Development and Assistant Professor of Public Policy by Courtesy in the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy at the University of Virginia. Bartanen's research aims to increase our understanding of the labor market for principals and teachers. In particular, his work examines the intersections among educator turnover, measures of effectiveness, high-stakes evaluation systems, and educator diversity. Read full bio
Lucy Bassett Professor of Practice in Public Policy; Co-Director, UVA Humanitarian Collaborative lb2zr@virginia.edu 434-243-1251 Lucy Bassett is a professor of practice in public policy at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy at the University of Virginia. Bassett is 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
Daphna Bassok Professor of Education and Public Policy dbassok@virginia.edu 434-982-5415 Ridley Hall Daphna Bassok is professor of education and public policy 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
Alexander Bick Associate Professor of Practice in Public Policy; Miller Center Faculty Senior Fellow jbx6kp@virginia.edu Garrett Hall Alexander Bick is associate professor of practice in public policy in the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy at the University of Virginia. He brings more than twenty years of experience in national security policy and research, including senior roles in the U.S. government, non-profit organizations, and academic institutions. Read full bio
Brendan J. Boler UVA Career Center Faculty Director of Integrated Career Education; Assistant Professor of Public Policy bjb9c@virginia.edu Brendan Boler is Faculty Director of Integrated Career Education at the UVA Career Center and Assistant Professor of Public Policy at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy. Boler specializes in management consulting, high-performance coaching, and talent assessment and selection. He has extensive experience within the fields of management consulting and banking, having worked at Accenture, Goldman Sachs, and Morgan Stanley. Read full bio
Jeanine Braithwaite Lecturer; Professor of Public Policy (Retired) jeaninebraithwaite@virginia.edu 434-243-1127 Jeanine Braithwaite is a professor of public policy at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy. Prior to joining the Batten School, she was a senior economist at the World Bank, specializing in social protection policy and poverty analysis. She has also worked at the International Monetary Fund and U.S. Census Bureau, providing technical assistance to the U.S.S.R. and newly-independent former Soviet republics. Read full bio
Jazmin Brown-Iannuzzi Associate Professor of Psychology and Public Policy jazmin.bi@virginia.edu Jazmin Brown-Iannuzzi is an associate professor of psychology and public policy at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy. Brown-Iannuzzi's research seeks to understand why social group disparities may persist and, in some cases, grow. Read full bio
James Savage Professor of Politics and Public Policy jds2y@virginia.edu (434) 924-3750 Gibson Hall James D. Savage is a professor of politics and public policy at the Batten School and a Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration. His research and teaching focus on comparative budgetary, fiscal, and macroeconomic policy, with an emphasis on the United States, the European Union, Iraq and Japan. He is particularly interested in the development of macrobudgetary rules, procedures, and institutions in these countries, and how they influence fiscal outcomes. Read full bio
Abigail Scholer Batten Family Bicentennial Distinguished Leadership Professor of Public Policy; Professor of Public Policy and Psychology hyf6dz@virginia.edu Garrett Hall Abigail Scholer is Batten Family Bicentennial Distinguished Leadership Professor of Public Policy and professor of public policy and psychology at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy at the University of Virginia. Scholer studies fundamental and basic processes related to goal pursuit, decision-making, social regulation, motivated social cognition, and behavior change, with an aim for understanding how these basic processes can be leveraged to address societal challenges and improve people’s lives. Read full bio
Beth Schueler Associate Professor of Education and Public Policy beth_schueler@virginia.edu Ruffner Hall Beth Schueler is an associate professor of education and public policy at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy. Schueler studies education policy, politics, and inequality with a focus on efforts to improve low-performing K-12 schools and districts. Read full bio
Eric Scorsone Executive Director, Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service; Associate Professor of Public Policy by Courtesy eric.scorsone@virginia.edu 2400 Old Ivy Road Eric Scorsone is Executive Director of the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service and Associate Professor of Public Policy by Courtesy in the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy at the University of Virginia. Scorsone has over 25 years of public service in academic settings, as well as many years’ experience in state and local government. He has expertise in state and local public finance and administration and regional economics. Read full bio
Jay Shimshack Professor of Public Policy and Economics jay.shimshack@virginia.edu 434-243-7318 Garrett Hall Jay Shimshack is a professor of public policy and economics at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy. Shimshack's research focuses on environmental regulation, environmental economics, corporate social behavior, and applied microeconomics for public policy. Read full bio
William Shobe Research Professor Emeritus of Public Policy shobe@virginia.edu 434-982-5376 William Shobe is research professor of public policy at the Batten School and the Director of the Center for Economic and Policy Studies at UVA’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service. Shobe's current research includes emission market and auction design, environmental federalism, improved economic modeling of Virginia’s economy, state economic development incentives and state economic forecasting. Read full bio
Andrew Simon Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Economics arsimon@virginia.edu Garrett Hall Andrew Simon is an assistant professor of public policy and economics at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy at the University of Virginia. He is a public finance economist who studies the incidence of state and local public policies across individuals and geography. His current research focuses on higher education finance, such as the causes and consequence of state divestment in public colleges, as well as taxation, and employment policy. Read full bio
Shelly Smith Professor of Nursing and Public Policy srp5k@virginia.edu (434) 924-1268 McLeod Hall Shelly Porter Smith is a professor of nursing and public policy at Batten. Prior to her appointment at UVA, Smith mentored faculty scholars in legislative advocacy, proposal and grant writing, and authoring policy briefs and white paper as a Translational Research Fellow in Residence at VCU in addition to serving as director of nursing graduate programs. Smith is a long-time preceptor to UVA nurse practitioner master's students, and part of the Virginia Health Workforce Development Authority’s nursing preceptor incentive program work group. Read full bio
Ian H. Solomon Dean and Professor of Practice in Public Policy Garrett Hall Ian H. Solomon is dean of the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy, where he leads a multidisciplinary faculty in creating new knowledge and developing leaders who can solve humanity’s greatest policy challenges. Trained as a lawyer, Solomon is a devoted student and teacher of both negotiation and conflict resolution. Read full bio
Allan Stam University Professor of Public Policy and Politics stam@virginia.edu 434-924-0828 Allan C. Stam is a University Professor of public policy and politics at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy. His research focuses on the dynamics of armed conflict between and within states. Stam has also worked on several survey-based projects including surveys conducted in Russia, Rwanda, India and the United States. Read full bio