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 Health Policy Leadership Social Psychology Education Political Science Racial Justice and Equity Advocacy Domestic Policy & Politics Economics Environmental Policy Ethics Public Administration Facet Area of Focus - Faculty EdPolicyWorks: Center for Education Policy and Workforce Competitiveness School of Education and Human Development Center for Effective Lawmaking National Security Policy Center School of Law School of Medicine School of Nursing The Equity Center Facet UVA Partner - Faculty EdPolicyWorks: Center for Education Policy and Workforce Competitiveness Facet Batten Department - Faculty Rick Campanelli Lecturer Rick Campanelli is a lecturer at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy. Campanelli has an extensive career in public service and the private sector as well as experience in senior leadership and management. Campanelli has been legal counsel in the areas of healthcare, information privacy and security, and civil and First Amendment rights. He is the Center for Christian Study Director of Graduate Ministries for the Law and Darden Christian Fellowships. Read full bio Benjamin Castleman Associate Professor of Public Policy and Education castleman@virginia.edu Garrett Hall Ben Castleman is an associate professor of public policy and education at the University of Virginia. His research focuses on policies and strategies to improve postsecondary educational and workforce outcomes for individuals from lower-income and historically-marginalized communities. His current work focuses on innovations to increase economic mobility among lower-wage adults, including digital- and health-skills training programs; state-funded career and technical education; and competency-based education models for working adults. Read full bio Eileen Chou Associate Dean for Academic Affairs; Batten Family Bicentennial Teacher-Scholar Leadership Professor of Public Policy; Professor of Public Policy and Psychology eileen.chou@virginia.edu 434-982-4821 Garrett Hall Eileen Chou, associate dean for academic affairs and Batten Family Bicentennial Teacher-Scholar Leadership Professor of Public Policy at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy, researches the organizational, social, and psychological forces that shape individual and group behavior in organizational settings. Read full bio Pam Cipriano Professor of Nursing and Public Policy pfc4n@virginia.edu Pamela Cipriano is a professor of nursing and public policy at the Batten School. Cipriano served as dean of the UVA School of Nursing and the Sadie Heath Cabaniss Professor of Nursing through July 2022. Cipriano’s more than 40-year career in nursing is marked by a focus on improving the safety and efficiency of care by ensuring a healthy, safe, and supportive work environment and encouraging healthy behaviors to promote well-being. Read full bio Michele Claibourn Director of Equitable Analysis, The Equity Center; Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Data Science mclaibourn@virginia.edu 434-924-3282 Equity Center & Garrett Hall Michele Claibourn is Director of Equitable Analysis for The Equity Center at UVA and an assistant professor of public policy and data science at the University of Virginia. 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 Jonathan Colmer Associate Professor of Economics and Public Policy j.colmer@virginia.edu Jonathan Colmer is an associate professor of economics and public policy at the University of Virginiaand the Co-Founder and Director of the Environmental Inequality Lab. Colmer is an environmental economist who also works in the area of growth and development economics. His research combines data with insights from economic theory and environmental science to better understand how economic activity and the environment influence one another. Read full bio Benjamin Converse Associate Professor of Public Policy and Psychology converse@virginia.edu 434-243-2885 Garrett Hall Benjamin Converse is an associate professor of public policy and psychology at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy and the Department of Psychology. His research focuses on motivation, social judgment, problem solving and decision making. He teaches courses related to leadership and negotiations. Read full bio Xiao Wang Director, Supreme Court Litigation Clinic; Assistant Professor of Law and Public Policy x.wang@law.virginia.edu Xiao Wang (MPP '09) is director of the Supreme Court Litigation Clinic and assistant professor of law and public policy at the University of Virginia. Wang worked as a litigator at Williams & Connolly and Wilkinson Stekloff, where he led investigations or litigation on behalf of Mars, Under Armour, and the National Football League. He has led appeals before state courts, federal circuit courts and the U.S. Supreme Court. Wang writes about federal courts, constitutional law, and law and religion. Read full bio Gerald Warburg Professor of Practice in Public Policy gfw2f@virginia.edu 434-243-1173 Garrett Hall Gerry Warburg is a professor of practice in public policy at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy. Prior to Batten, he worked with Congress for several decades, serving as a legislative assistant to members of leadership in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. Read full bio Cameron Webb Assistant Professor of Medicine, Assistant Professor of Public Health Sciences, Assistant Professor of Public Policy by Courtesy cwebb@virginia.edu Dr. Cameron Webb is an assistant professor of medicine, assistant professor of public health sciences, and director, health policy and equity in the School of Medicine; he is also assistant professor of public policy by courtesy at the University of Virginia. Webb has devoted his career to helping others, as a physician, professor of medicine, advocate for equity in healthcare and, most recently, as senior advisor to the White House Covid-19 response team. Read full bio Michael D. Williams Associate Professor of Surgery and Public Policy mdw9g@virginia.edu 434-982-6077 Michael D. Williams is an associate professor of surgery and public policy at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy. Williams is interested in, among other things, comprehensive, apolitical analysis of current and proposed health policy for citizens and policymakers. Read full bio Brian N. Williams Professor of Public Policy bnw9q@virginia.edu 434-243-2116 Brian Williams is a professor of public policy at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy and Director of the Public Engagement in Governance: Looking, Listening and Learning Laboratory (the PEGLLLLab) at UVA. His research centers on issues related to demographic diversity, local law enforcement, and public governance, with special attention devoted to the co-production of public safety and public order. Read full bio Timothy Wilson Sherrell J. Aston Professor Emeritus of Psychology tdw@virginia.edu 434-924-0674 Timothy Wilson is Sherrell J Aston Professor Emeritus of Psychology at the University of Virginia. Wilson has conducted research showing the limits of introspection as a source of self-knowledge, the dangers of engaging in too much introspection about why we do what we do, the difficulty in predicting our future emotional reactions, as well as the pleasures we can derive from “just thinking.” He has also conducted research on applications of social psychology to address social problems. Read full bio Derek Wu Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Economics derek.wu@virginia.edu Garrett Hall Derek Wu is an assistant professor of public policy and economics at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy. Wu’s research interests lie in labor and public economics, with focusing on poverty and inequality, the effects of government programs, and the economics of education. Read full bio James H. Wyckoff Professor Emeritus of Education and Public Policy wyckoff@virginia.edu 434-924-0842 Ruffner Hall Jim Wyckoff is a professor emeritus of education and public policy at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy and the Memorial Professor of Education and Policy. Wyckoff focuses on issues of teacher labor markets, teacher preparation, recruitment, assessment and retention. His current research examines how teacher assessment and evaluation systems influence the quality of teaching, especially in traditionally low performing classrooms. Read full bio
Rick Campanelli Lecturer Rick Campanelli is a lecturer at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy. Campanelli has an extensive career in public service and the private sector as well as experience in senior leadership and management. Campanelli has been legal counsel in the areas of healthcare, information privacy and security, and civil and First Amendment rights. He is the Center for Christian Study Director of Graduate Ministries for the Law and Darden Christian Fellowships. Read full bio
Benjamin Castleman Associate Professor of Public Policy and Education castleman@virginia.edu Garrett Hall Ben Castleman is an associate professor of public policy and education at the University of Virginia. His research focuses on policies and strategies to improve postsecondary educational and workforce outcomes for individuals from lower-income and historically-marginalized communities. His current work focuses on innovations to increase economic mobility among lower-wage adults, including digital- and health-skills training programs; state-funded career and technical education; and competency-based education models for working adults. Read full bio
Eileen Chou Associate Dean for Academic Affairs; Batten Family Bicentennial Teacher-Scholar Leadership Professor of Public Policy; Professor of Public Policy and Psychology eileen.chou@virginia.edu 434-982-4821 Garrett Hall Eileen Chou, associate dean for academic affairs and Batten Family Bicentennial Teacher-Scholar Leadership Professor of Public Policy at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy, researches the organizational, social, and psychological forces that shape individual and group behavior in organizational settings. Read full bio
Pam Cipriano Professor of Nursing and Public Policy pfc4n@virginia.edu Pamela Cipriano is a professor of nursing and public policy at the Batten School. Cipriano served as dean of the UVA School of Nursing and the Sadie Heath Cabaniss Professor of Nursing through July 2022. Cipriano’s more than 40-year career in nursing is marked by a focus on improving the safety and efficiency of care by ensuring a healthy, safe, and supportive work environment and encouraging healthy behaviors to promote well-being. Read full bio
Michele Claibourn Director of Equitable Analysis, The Equity Center; Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Data Science mclaibourn@virginia.edu 434-924-3282 Equity Center & Garrett Hall Michele Claibourn is Director of Equitable Analysis for The Equity Center at UVA and an assistant professor of public policy and data science at the University of Virginia. 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
Jonathan Colmer Associate Professor of Economics and Public Policy j.colmer@virginia.edu Jonathan Colmer is an associate professor of economics and public policy at the University of Virginiaand the Co-Founder and Director of the Environmental Inequality Lab. Colmer is an environmental economist who also works in the area of growth and development economics. His research combines data with insights from economic theory and environmental science to better understand how economic activity and the environment influence one another. Read full bio
Benjamin Converse Associate Professor of Public Policy and Psychology converse@virginia.edu 434-243-2885 Garrett Hall Benjamin Converse is an associate professor of public policy and psychology at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy and the Department of Psychology. His research focuses on motivation, social judgment, problem solving and decision making. He teaches courses related to leadership and negotiations. Read full bio
Xiao Wang Director, Supreme Court Litigation Clinic; Assistant Professor of Law and Public Policy x.wang@law.virginia.edu Xiao Wang (MPP '09) is director of the Supreme Court Litigation Clinic and assistant professor of law and public policy at the University of Virginia. Wang worked as a litigator at Williams & Connolly and Wilkinson Stekloff, where he led investigations or litigation on behalf of Mars, Under Armour, and the National Football League. He has led appeals before state courts, federal circuit courts and the U.S. Supreme Court. Wang writes about federal courts, constitutional law, and law and religion. Read full bio
Gerald Warburg Professor of Practice in Public Policy gfw2f@virginia.edu 434-243-1173 Garrett Hall Gerry Warburg is a professor of practice in public policy at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy. Prior to Batten, he worked with Congress for several decades, serving as a legislative assistant to members of leadership in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. Read full bio
Cameron Webb Assistant Professor of Medicine, Assistant Professor of Public Health Sciences, Assistant Professor of Public Policy by Courtesy cwebb@virginia.edu Dr. Cameron Webb is an assistant professor of medicine, assistant professor of public health sciences, and director, health policy and equity in the School of Medicine; he is also assistant professor of public policy by courtesy at the University of Virginia. Webb has devoted his career to helping others, as a physician, professor of medicine, advocate for equity in healthcare and, most recently, as senior advisor to the White House Covid-19 response team. Read full bio
Michael D. Williams Associate Professor of Surgery and Public Policy mdw9g@virginia.edu 434-982-6077 Michael D. Williams is an associate professor of surgery and public policy at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy. Williams is interested in, among other things, comprehensive, apolitical analysis of current and proposed health policy for citizens and policymakers. Read full bio
Brian N. Williams Professor of Public Policy bnw9q@virginia.edu 434-243-2116 Brian Williams is a professor of public policy at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy and Director of the Public Engagement in Governance: Looking, Listening and Learning Laboratory (the PEGLLLLab) at UVA. His research centers on issues related to demographic diversity, local law enforcement, and public governance, with special attention devoted to the co-production of public safety and public order. Read full bio
Timothy Wilson Sherrell J. Aston Professor Emeritus of Psychology tdw@virginia.edu 434-924-0674 Timothy Wilson is Sherrell J Aston Professor Emeritus of Psychology at the University of Virginia. Wilson has conducted research showing the limits of introspection as a source of self-knowledge, the dangers of engaging in too much introspection about why we do what we do, the difficulty in predicting our future emotional reactions, as well as the pleasures we can derive from “just thinking.” He has also conducted research on applications of social psychology to address social problems. Read full bio
Derek Wu Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Economics derek.wu@virginia.edu Garrett Hall Derek Wu is an assistant professor of public policy and economics at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy. Wu’s research interests lie in labor and public economics, with focusing on poverty and inequality, the effects of government programs, and the economics of education. Read full bio
James H. Wyckoff Professor Emeritus of Education and Public Policy wyckoff@virginia.edu 434-924-0842 Ruffner Hall Jim Wyckoff is a professor emeritus of education and public policy at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy and the Memorial Professor of Education and Policy. Wyckoff focuses on issues of teacher labor markets, teacher preparation, recruitment, assessment and retention. His current research examines how teacher assessment and evaluation systems influence the quality of teaching, especially in traditionally low performing classrooms. Read full bio