Faculty & Research Faculty Faculty B G L Facet Last Name - Faculty International Development Humanitarian Policy Education Global Politics & International Relations Political Science Facet Area of Focus - Faculty School of Education and Human Development Department of Economics Department of Politics School of Law Darden School of Business EdPolicyWorks: Center for Education Policy and Workforce Competitiveness Center for Effective Lawmaking National Security Policy Center McIntire School of Commerce Miller Center School of Nursing Karsh Institute of Democracy Social Innovation @ UVA The Equity Center Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service (-) UVA Humanitarian Collaborative Facet UVA Partner - Faculty UVA Humanitarian Collaborative Facet Batten Department - Faculty Lucy Bassett Associate Professor of Practice of Public Policy; Co-Director, UVA Humanitarian Collaborative lb2zr@virginia.edu 434-243-1251 Garrett Hall L032 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; Director of Global Humanitarian Policy kg8v@virginia.edu Garrett Hall 103 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 J. Taylor and Mrs. Marion R. Taylor Endowed Professor of Politics and Public Policy leblang@virginia.edu 434-243-1574 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 Randolph Compton Professor of Public Affairs at UVA's Miller Center. Leblang is a scholar of political economy with research interests in global migration and in the politics of financial markets. Read full bio
Lucy Bassett Associate Professor of Practice of Public Policy; Co-Director, UVA Humanitarian Collaborative lb2zr@virginia.edu 434-243-1251 Garrett Hall L032 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; Director of Global Humanitarian Policy kg8v@virginia.edu Garrett Hall 103 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 J. Taylor and Mrs. Marion R. Taylor Endowed Professor of Politics and Public Policy leblang@virginia.edu 434-243-1574 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 Randolph Compton Professor of Public Affairs at UVA's Miller Center. Leblang is a scholar of political economy with research interests in global migration and in the politics of financial markets. Read full bio