Faculty & Research Faculty Faculty K L V W Facet Last Name - Faculty Political Science Domestic Policy & Politics Advocacy Facet Area of Focus - Faculty Department of Economics School of Education and Human Development Department of Politics Darden School of Business EdPolicyWorks: Center for Education Policy and Workforce Competitiveness School of Law UVA Humanitarian Collaborative McIntire School of Commerce National Security Policy Center School of Nursing Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service Department of Psychology Miller Center School of Medicine Social Innovation @ UVA The Equity Center (-) Center for Effective Lawmaking (-) Karsh Institute of Democracy Facet UVA Partner - Faculty Center for Effective Lawmaking Facet Batten Department - Faculty Justin H. Kirkland Professor of Politics and Public Policy jhk9y@virginia.edu Gibson Hall Justin H. Kirkland is a professor of politics and public policy at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy at the University of Virginia. Kirkland specializes in American politics, legislative politics, and subnational politics. His research focuses on understanding the relationship between public opinion and legislative behavior, institutional rules and legislative outcomes, and methods for analyzing legislative choices. Read full bio Jennifer Lawless Leone Reaves and George W. Spicer Professor of Politics and Professor of Public Policy jll9jx@virginia.edu Gibson Hall Jennifer L. Lawless is the Leone Reaves and George W. Spicer Professor of Politics and professor of public policy at the University of Virginia and at the Batten School. Lawless is also a Senior Fellow at UVA's Miller Center. Her research focuses on political ambition, campaigns and elections, and media and politics. Read full bio Craig Volden Professor of Public Policy and Politics; Co-director of the Center for Effective Lawmaking volden@virginia.edu 434-243-3725 Garrett Hall Craig Volden is a professor of public policy and politics at the University of Virginia, with appointments in the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy and the Department of Politics. He studies the politics of public policy, with a focus on what policy choices arise within legislative institutions and within American federalism. He is founder and co-director of the Center for Effective Lawmaking. 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
Justin H. Kirkland Professor of Politics and Public Policy jhk9y@virginia.edu Gibson Hall Justin H. Kirkland is a professor of politics and public policy at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy at the University of Virginia. Kirkland specializes in American politics, legislative politics, and subnational politics. His research focuses on understanding the relationship between public opinion and legislative behavior, institutional rules and legislative outcomes, and methods for analyzing legislative choices. Read full bio
Jennifer Lawless Leone Reaves and George W. Spicer Professor of Politics and Professor of Public Policy jll9jx@virginia.edu Gibson Hall Jennifer L. Lawless is the Leone Reaves and George W. Spicer Professor of Politics and professor of public policy at the University of Virginia and at the Batten School. Lawless is also a Senior Fellow at UVA's Miller Center. Her research focuses on political ambition, campaigns and elections, and media and politics. Read full bio
Craig Volden Professor of Public Policy and Politics; Co-director of the Center for Effective Lawmaking volden@virginia.edu 434-243-3725 Garrett Hall Craig Volden is a professor of public policy and politics at the University of Virginia, with appointments in the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy and the Department of Politics. He studies the politics of public policy, with a focus on what policy choices arise within legislative institutions and within American federalism. He is founder and co-director of the Center for Effective Lawmaking. 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