Faculty & Research Faculty Faculty C H Facet Last Name - Faculty Political Science Racial Justice and Equity Social Psychology 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 Center for Effective Lawmaking McIntire School of Commerce National Security Policy Center School of Nursing Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service Karsh Institute of Democracy Miller Center School of Medicine Social Innovation @ UVA (-) Department of Psychology (-) The Equity Center Facet UVA Partner - Faculty Facet Batten Department - Faculty 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 Gerald Higginbotham Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Psychology ghigginbotham@virginia.edu Garrett Hall Gerald Higginbotham is an assistant professor of public policy and psychology at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy at the University of Virginia. Utilizing social and cultural psychological insights, Higginbotham researches the imprint of history on people’s modern social perceptions and policy attitudes, and the psychological underpinnings of how people perceive history and its consequences. 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
Gerald Higginbotham Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Psychology ghigginbotham@virginia.edu Garrett Hall Gerald Higginbotham is an assistant professor of public policy and psychology at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy at the University of Virginia. Utilizing social and cultural psychological insights, Higginbotham researches the imprint of history on people’s modern social perceptions and policy attitudes, and the psychological underpinnings of how people perceive history and its consequences. Read full bio