Kyle S. H. Dobson Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Psychology Kyle S. H. Dobson is an assistant professor of public policy and psychology at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy at the University of Virginia. Dobson takes an interdisciplinary approach to organizational studies, focusing primarily on occupations where employees sacrifice their well-being in service to others. His work has focused on police departments primarily, with expansion to schools and other organizations.
Abigail Scholer Batten Family Bicentennial Distinguished Leadership Professor of Public Policy; Professor of Public Policy and Psychology 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.
Maura Austin Postdoctoral Research Associate Maura Austin is a postdoctoral researcher at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy. She studies person perception, motivation, social judgment and decision making, and moral character judgment.
Gerard Robinson Professor of Practice in Public Policy and Law Gerard Robinson is a professor of practice in public policy and law at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy and the School of Law at the University of Virginia. As a Fellow of Practice at the Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture at the University of Virginia, Robinson has written about K-12 and higher education, public policy, economic mobility, after-school programs, and race. Robinson will teach on education, prisons, and public policy.
Ashley Jardina Associate Professor of Public Policy and Politics Ashley Jardina is an associate professor of public policy and politics at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy at the University of Virginia. Jardina’s research focuses on racial attitudes, racial conflict, and the way in which group identities influence political preferences in the United States.
Oct 27 Dan Hopkins Professor, Political Science Department, University of Pennsylvania Oct 27, 2023, 12:00 PM
Oct 06 Brian Jacob Walter H. Annenberg Professor of Education Policy; Professor of Public Policy, Economics, and Education, Ford School, University of Michigan Oct 06, 2023, 12:00 PM
Sep 22 Laurel Harbridge-Yong Professor of Political Science, Northwestern University Sep 22, 2023, 12:00 PM
Apr 19 Neil Malhotra Edith M. Cornell Professor of Political Economy, Stanford Graduate School of Business Apr 19, 2024, 12:00 PM