Resources Faculty & Staff Directory Faculty & Staff Directory A B C D E F G H J K L M N O P R S T V W Facet Last Name - Directory Faculty Staff Board Facet Person Type - Directory Political Science Economics Leadership Domestic Policy & Politics Education Health Policy Social Psychology International Development National Security Racial Justice and Equity Environmental Policy Social Equity Advocacy Global Politics & International Relations Social Entrepreneurship Ethics Humanitarian Policy Public Administration Facet Area of Focus - Directory Department of Politics School of Education and Human Development Center for Effective Lawmaking Department of Economics National Security Policy Center Global Policy Center School of Law Darden School of Business EdPolicyWorks: Center for Education Policy and Workforce Competitiveness McIntire School of Commerce Social Innovation @ UVA Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service Miller Center School of Nursing The Equity Center Facet UVA Partner - Directory Development Information Technology National Security Policy Center Center for Effective Lawmaking Dean’s Office EdPolicyWorks: Center for Education Policy and Workforce Competitiveness Global Policy Center External Affairs Social Entrepreneurship @ UVA Social Innovation @ UVA Academic Affairs Center for Health Policy Facet Batten Department - Directory Gabrielle Adams Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Business Administration, and, by Courtesy, Psychology; Director of Executive Education gadams@virginia.edu 434-243-2405 Garrett Hall L004C Gabrielle Adams conducts research on interpersonal dynamics and conflict resolution. A recent focus of her work has been on addressing workplace politics and resolving ethical transgressions through offender punishment, victim compensation, apologies, and forgiveness. She also studies prosocial behavior such as charitable donations and gift giving. Read full bio David Bartha Policy Analyst db8ch@virginia.edu Garrett Hall L056 David Bartha is a recent graduate from the University of Virginia, where he earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Foreign Affairs and Middle Eastern Studies and a Master’s Degree in Public Policy. David supports the Center’s mission by researching issues related to national security policy. Read full bio Lucy Bassett Associate Professor of Practice of Public Policy lb2zr@virginia.edu 434-243-1251 Garrett Hall L002A Lucy Bassett is an expert in children, caregivers, and communities in humanitarian and development contexts. Over her fifteen-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 Daphna Bassok Associate Professor of Education and Public Policy dbassok@virginia.edu 434-982-5415 Olsson Hall, 238B Daphna Bassok is the Batten Bicentennial Associate Professor of Early Childhood Education at the University of Virginia and associate director of EdPolicyWorks, a collaboration between the School of Education and Human Development and the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy. Her research focuses on early childhood education policy and efforts to improve early childhood education at scale, particularly policies aimed at supporting the early childhood education workforce. Read full bio Paul Becker Professor of Practice paul83becker@gmail.com Paul Becker is a former Naval Intelligence Rear Admiral who served for 30 years around the globe in peace, crisis and combat. Read full bio Rebecca Beirne Special Assistant for Faculty Affairs rebeccab@virginia.edu 434-243-4383 Garrett L038 Read full bio Diane Biesecker Director of Information Technology dpb9b@virginia.edu (434) 242-6110 Garrett Hall L030 Read full bio Brendan J. Boler Assistant Professor of Public Policy bjb9c@virginia.edu Assistant Professor of Public Policy Brendan Boler specializes in management consulting, high-performance coaching, and talent assessment and selection. He has extensive experience within the fields of management consulting and banking, having worked at Accenture, Goldman Sachs, and Morgan Stanley. Read full bio Richard Bonnie Professor of Law, Medicine, and Public Policy; Director of Institute of Law, Psychiatry, and Public Policy rbonnie@virginia.edu 434-924-3209 580 Massie Road, Room WB 179D Richard J. Bonnie is Harrison Foundation Professor of Law and Medicine, Professor of Public Policy, Professor of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences, and Director of the Institute of Law, Psychiatry and Public Policy at the University of Virginia. Read full bio Jeanine Braithwaite Professor of Public Policy jeaninebraithwaite@virginia.edu 434-243-1127 Jeanine Braithwaite is a professor of public policy at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy. Prior to joining the Batten School, she was a senior economist at the World Bank, specializing in social protection policy and poverty analysis. She has also worked at the International Monetary Fund and U.S. Census Bureau, providing technical assistance to the U.S.S.R. and newly-independent former Soviet republics. Read full bio Eliza Broaddus Assistant Director of Development, Batten ebroaddus@virginia.edu 434-924-7978 2420 Old Ivy Road, Advancement Office 258 Read full bio Jazmin Brown-Iannuzzi Assistant Professor of Psychology and Public Policy jazmin.bi@virginia.edu Jazmin Brown-Iannuzzi’s research seeks to understand why social group disparities may persist, and in some cases grow. Read full bio Jessie Burgett Development Associate job3w@virginia.edu 434-243-4819 2420 Old Ivy Road, Advancement Office 281C Read full bio Rick Campanelli Lecturer Rick Campanelli has an extensive career in public service and in the private sector, in senior leadership, policy and management positions and as legal counsel in the areas of healthcare, information privacy and security, civil and First Amendment rights. He teaches the core course, Integrating Ethics in Public Policy, at the University of Virginia Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy, and he is the Center for Christian Study Director of Graduate Ministries for the Law and Darden Christian Fellowships. Read full bio Allison Carter Director of Operations, Center for Effective Lawmaking alb3v@virginia.edu 434-924-7064 Garrett Hall L028 Allison is the Operations Director for the Center for Effective Lawmaking. She is responsible for growing and overseeing the programs and activities of the Center. Her primary focus is on cultivating awareness, building relationships, securing funding, and strategic planning. Read full bio Anne Carter Mulligan Director of Undergraduate Admissions acm8k@virginia.edu 434-982-2583 Garrett Hall 106 Anne Carter Mulligan joined Batten in January 2019 as Director of Undergraduate Admissions. She’s held multiple roles in higher education, most recently as Director of Strategic Initiatives in Enrollment Management at Longwood University, where she led projects designed to enrich the student experience and provide a seamless path from recruitment to graduation. Read full bio Benjamin Castleman Associate Professor of Education and Public Policy castleman@virginia.edu 617-299-0279 Ruffner Hall 262 Ben Castleman is an Associate Professor of Education and Public Policy at the University of Virginia. Read full bio James R Cathro Assistant Director of Budget and Finance jrc2jc@virginia.edu 434-982-6761 Read full bio Jeff Chidester Executive Director of External Affairs jchidester@virginia.edu 434-924-7330 Garrett Hall 107 Jeff Chidester is the Executive Director of External Affairs, where he oversees admissions, strategic partnerships, communications and marketing, and the broader external affairs portfolio. Read full bio Eileen Chou Associate Professor of Public Policy eileen.chou@virginia.edu 434-982-4821 Garrett Hall L007 Chou’s research focuses on 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 CMNEB 2022 Pamela Cipriano, succeeding retiring Dean Dorrie K. Fontaine, will serve as UVA School of Nursing’s interim dean effective Aug. 1, 2019. Read full bio Michele Claibourn Assistant Professor of Public Policy mclaibourn@virginia.edu 434-924-3282 As Director of Equitable Analysis for The Equity Center at UVA, Michele 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 Benjamin Converse Associate Professor of Public Policy and Psychology converse@virginia.edu 434-243-2885 Garrett L001 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 Kevin Cope Associate Professor of Law and Public Policy cope@law.virginia.edu (434) 924-4492 WB345 Kevin Cope is an associate professor of law at the Law School and faculty affiliate at the Woodrow Wilson Department of Politics. Read full bio Amanda Crombie Assistant Dean for Academic Programs am3de@virginia.edu 434-243-9976 Garrett L052 Amanda Crombie is the Batten School’s Director of Academic Programs and is responsible for academic advising, course scheduling and enrollment as well as curriculum management for the School. Read full bio Timothy L. Davis Director of BattenX Leadership Coaching and Executive Development tld8n@virginia.edu Garrett L002D Tim Davis is an associate professor of public policy and the Director of Leadership Coaching and Executive Development for BattenX. A clinical psychologist, Davis helps students, executives and teams increase their effectiveness by building resiliency, strengthening community and expanding self-awareness. At Batten, he teaches courses on team leadership, group dynamics and emotional resilience. Read full bio James R. Detert Professor of Business Administration and Public Policy DetertJ@darden.virginia.edu Darden FOB 188 Jim Detert is the John L. Colley Professor of Business Administration in the Leadership and Organizational Behavior area at the University of Virginia's Darden Graduate School of Business Administration. Read full bio Erin Durney Tor Director of Communications erin.tor@virginia.edu 434-243-8443 Garrett Hall 105 Erin Durney Tör is a strategic communications professional with experience leading high-impact communications and marketing teams in the public and private sectors. Read full bio Nikitha Edunuri Salesforce Application Manager ne2y@virginia.edu Garrett Hall L033 Read full bio Jeffrey Eggeling Director of Development jeggeling@virginia.edu 434-982-2094 2420 Old Ivy Road, Advancement Office 279 Read full bio Bevin Etienne Assistant Professor, General Faculty bevin@virginia.edu Professor Etienne has extensive teaching and course development experience in the areas of sustainability, entrepreneurship, energy, and engineering design, and emphasizes the importance of capacity building in promoting sustainability and social entrepreneurship in developing countries and the role of open source in innovation and entrepreneurship. Read full bio Adam Felder Director of Data Analytics amf5ka@virginia.edu 434-243-1130 Garrett Hall L032 Read full bio George Foresman National Security Policy Center Executive Director gwf3n@virginia.edu Garrett Hall L056 Read full bio Margaret Foster Riley Professor of Law and Public Policy mf9c@virginia.edu (434) 924-4671 580 Massie Road, Room WB347 Margaret Foster Riley is Professor of Law at the University of Virginia School of Law where she teaches in the areas of Bioethics, Food and Drug Law, Health Law, Animal Law and Public Health Law. Read full bio Galen Fountain Lecturer Galen Fountain has taught at the Batten School since fall of 2012. Previously, he served for nearly two decades as Clerk of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies and prior to that as Counsel to the Senate Committee on Small Business. Read full bio Leora Friedberg Associate Professor of Economics and Public Policy lfriedberg@virginia.edu 434-924-3225 Monroe 257 (appointment only) Read full bio Kirsten Gelsdorf Professor of Practice of Public Policy, and Director of Global Humanitarian Policy kg8v@virginia.edu Garrett Hall L031 As Director of Global Humanitarian Policy, Kirsten brings 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 Kevin George Coordinator, National Security Policy Center kg3fa@virginia.edu Garrett Hall L056 Read full bio Hannah Guffey Assistant Director of Career Services hbg3h@virginia.edu Garrett Hall 205 Read full bio Lyangela Gutierrez Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Postdoctoral Research Associate lyangela.gutierrez@virginia.edu Garrett Hall L060 Read full bio Harry Harding University Professor and Professor of Public Policy hh7b@virginia.edu 434-924-0812 Garrett Hall L027 Harry Harding is a specialist on Asia and U.S.-Asian relations. Read full bio Ben Hartless IT Manager bh4hb@virginia.edu (540) 460-7676 L029 Read full bio Melissa Henriksen Director of Operations and Research Initiatives mah2hx@virginia.edu Garrett Hall L056 Read full bio Gerald Higginbotham Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Postdoctoral Research Associate ghigginbotham@virginia.edu Garrett Hall L060 Read full bio Steve Hiss Director of Career Services and Alumni Engagement steven.hiss@virginia.edu 434-924-2456 Garrett Hall 203 A lifelong public servant, Steve’s interest in the Batten School not only stems from his own career in the public service, but also the former and current Batten students with whom he has worked in his position as the Commander of the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps at the University of Virginia. Read full bio John Holbein Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Education jh5ak@virginia.edu 434-243-2899 Garrett 111 John Holbein studies political participation, political inequality, democratic accountability, political representation, and education policy. Read full bio Charles Holt Professor of Economics and Public Policy holt@virginia.edu 434-924-7894 Monroe 234 Charles Holt is the A. Willis Robertson Professor of Political Economy at the University of Virginia, where he also teaches in the Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy Read full bio Sally Hudson Assistant Professor of Public Policy sally.hudson@virginia.edu 434-924-7817 Garrett Hall L015 Sally Hudson is a labor economist who studies recruiting and retention in the public sector. Her recent work analyzes teacher retention in hard-to-staff school districts and the effects of salary schedules on mid-career recruiting. Read full bio Chris Hulleman Associate Professor of Education and Public Policy I conduct research on educational interventions grounded in theories of social and personality psychology, motivation, and human development. Recently, my work has focused on examining the extent to which helping students find relevance in their coursework for their lives increases learning and interest. Read full bio Kimberly Jenkins Robinson Professor of Law, Education and Public Policy Kimberly Jenkins Robinson is a national expert who speaks domestically and internationally about educational equity, equal educational opportunity, civil rights and the federal role in education. Her scholarship has been published widely in leading journals and proposes innovative legal and policy solutions for ensuring that all children receive equal access to an excellent education. Read full bio Peter Johannessen Assistant Professor of Public Policy pgj4d@virginia.edu Garrett L017 Peter Johannessen’s research explores how popular participation shapes the local policy-making process, including projects that focus on local electoral responsiveness and the design of participatory governance institutions in Brazil. Read full bio Marrissa Jones Social Equity Advisor mkj2gn@virginia.edu 754.779.2423 Garrett Hall L060 Marrissa Jones (she, her, hers) is the Social Equity Advisor at The University of Virginia's Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy. Ms. Jones is passionate about promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in higher education- as demonstrated through her numerous leadership roles during her time as an undergraduate at UVA. Most notably, Ms. Jones is the co-founder of 'Hoos First Look', a fly-in program aimed at recruiting high-achieving low-income and/or first-generation high school students into UVA. Ms. Jones has previous education consulting experience at The Lewin Group, where she worked as a Senior Research Analyst for the Office of Head Start Monitoring and Evaluation contract. Read full bio Greer Kelly Assistant Director of Development, Batten greer.kelly@virginia.edu 434-243-5683 2420 Old Ivy Road, Advancement Office 277 Read full bio Justin H. Kirkland Associate Professor of Politics and Public Policy jhk9y@virginia.edu S162 Gibson Hall Justin H. Kirkland is an Associate Professor of Politics and Policy specializing in American Politics, Legislative Politics, and Subnational Politics. Read full bio Erinn Lauterbach Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Center for Effective Lawmaking el2db@virginia.edu Garrett Hall L060 I am currently a Post Doctoral Research Associate at the Center for Effective Lawmaking in the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy at the University of Virginia. I received my PhD in American Politics from the University of California, Riverside, in June 2020. Read full bio Jennifer Lawless Commonwealth Professor of Politics and Public Policy jll9jx@virginia.edu 264 Gibson Hall Jennifer L. Lawless is the Commonwealth Professor of Politics at the University of Virginia. Read full bio David Leblang Professor of Politics and Public Policy, Director of the Global Policy Center leblang@virginia.edu 434-243-1574 Garrett Hall L028, Gibson S281 David Leblang is the Ambassador Henry J. Taylor and Mrs Marion R. Taylor Endowed Professor of Politics at the University of Virginia as well as a Professor of Public Policy at the University’s Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy. Read full bio Brooke Lehmann Lecturer brooke@capitolworksllc.com Brooke Lehmann has over twenty years of experience providing direct clinical and advocacy services to children and families as well as working to improve the systems that administer these services through policy development and legislative advocacy. Read full bio Courtney Leistensnider Assistant Director of Admissions crl4sn@virginia.edu 434-243-2428 Garrett Hall 106 Courtney Leistensnider is the Assistant Director of Admissions, handling many admission operations at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, including planning recruitment events and prospective student visits. Read full bio Adam Leive Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Economics leive@virginia.edu 434-924-0049 Garrett Hall L038 Adam Leive joins the Batten faculty as an economist with interests at the intersection of health, risk and public policy. Leive studies consumer choices of health insurance plans, as well as taxation and regulation in markets for health insurance and medical care. Read full bio Craig Lindqvist Associate Dean for Administration csl3g@virginia.edu (434) 981-5664 With an outstanding record of accomplishment in strategy, finance, technology, and other administrative functions, Lindqvist comes to the Batten School from CFA Institute, a global association of investment management professionals, where he served in a variety of senior leadership roles overseeing organizational planning and financial management, financial operations, market intelligence and business analytics, procurement, payroll, and other functions. Read full bio Molly Lipscomb Associate Professor of Public Policy and Economics, Director of Social Innovation @ UVA molly.lipscomb@virginia.edu 434-982-1561 Garrett Hall L020D Lipscomb’s research focuses primarily on environmental issues in developing countries and adaptation to lack of centralized health and sanitation services. Read full bio Christine Mahoney Professor of Public Policy and Politics and Director of Social Entrepreneurship @ UVA cm2cg@virginia.edu 434-243-3727 Garrett Hall L020C Christine Mahoney is Professor of Public Policy and Politics at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy and Director of Social Entrepreneurship at the University of Virginia. Read full bio Paul S. Martin Associate Professor of Public Policy psm4d@virginia.edu 434-924-2933 Garrett Hall L037 Paul Martin is a political scientist who studies how and when political elites respond to the preferences of ordinary people. His research also examines how and when citizens become involved in the policy process. Read full bio Isaac Mbiti Associate Professor of Public Policy and Economics imbiti@virginia.edu 434-243-7317 Garrett Hall 110 Isaac M. Mbiti is an Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Economics at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy. Read full bio Cindy H. Moore Business Services Manager chm3b@virginia.edu 434-982-2033 Read full bio Bala Mulloth Assistant Professor of Public Policy mulloth@virginia.edu 434-982-2101 Garrett Hall L020A Bala is a globally oriented educator and entrepreneur who has lived and worked in Asia, Europe and North America. Read full bio Noah Myung Assistant Professor of Public Policy noah.myung@virginia.edu Noah Myung is an Assistant Professor of Public Policy at the University of Virginia’s Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy. Read full bio Kristine Nelson Assistant Director of Academic Programs & Registrar knelson@virginia.edu 434-924-9282 Garrett L050 Read full bio Brendan Novak Associate Director of Social Innovation @ UVA jlo9uc@virginia.edu Garrett Hall L020B Read full bio Edgar O. Olsen Professor of Economics and Public Policy eoo@virginia.edu 434-924-3443 Monroe 250 Ed Olsen is a professor of economics in the College of Arts and Sciences, where he served as chairman of the Department of Economics, and a professor of public policy in the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy. Read full bio Jieun Pai Postdoctoral Research Associate jpai@virginia.edu Jieun Pai researches social hierarchy and conflict resolution. Specifically, her research seeks to provide insight into how people can satisfy their need for status in teams and organizations harmoniously. Pai received her Ph.D. in Management and Organization from Anderson School of Management at UCLA and holds M.A. in Human Resources from University of Minnesota and B.S. in Chemical Engineering from KAIST, South Korea. Read full bio Jay T. Pence Assistant Director of Facilities and Operations jpence@virginia.edu 434-982-1920 Garrett Hall L031 Read full bio Andrew S. Pennock Associate Professor of Public Policy andrew.pennock@virginia.edu 434-243-1128 Garrett Hall L004A Professor Andy Pennock came to Batten to teach courses in leadership, policy analysis, political institutions, and Virginia politics and policy. Read full bio John Pepper Professor of Economics and Public Policy jvp3m@virginia.edu 434-924-3402 252 Monroe Hall John V. Pepper is a Professor of Economics at the University of Virginia. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin in 1996, and his B.A. in Quantitative Economics from Tufts University in 1987. Read full bio Daniel W. Player Associate Professor of Public Policy dwp2g@virginia.edu 434-243-0904 Garrett Hall L046 Dan Player’s research is focused on issues in education policy. His work has examined questions such as how teacher ability is recognized and rewarded in schools, whether teacher performance predicts turnover, and how teachers respond to working conditions. Read full bio Philip Potter Associate Professor of Politics and Public Policy and Director of the National Security Policy Center pbp2s@virginia.edu S183 Gibson Hall, Garrett Hall L056 Philip Potter is an Associate Professor specializing in foreign policy and international relations. He also conducts research in the area of international terrorism and is a principal investigator for a Department of Defense Minerva Initiative project to map and analyze collaborative relationships between terrorist organizations. Read full bio Jill Rockwell Senior Assistant Dean for Student and Career Services jill.rockwell@virginia.edu 434-924-7950 Garrett Hall 204 Jill oversees the administrative units of student affairs, and career services, working with the other members of the student services team to strengthen students’ co-curricular and career-related experiences at the Batten School. Read full bio Adam Roux Writer and Editor agr3wg@virginia.edu Adam Roux is a writer and translator. Originally from Massachusetts, he has also lived in Japan and London. He has Masters of Fine Arts in creative writing from the University of Virginia, where he was a Faulkner/Poe Fellow and Editor-in-Chief of Meridian: the Semiannual from the University of Virginia. Read full bio Christopher J. Ruhm Professor of Public Policy and Economics ruhm@virginia.edu 434-243-3729 Garrett Hall 108 Christopher J. Ruhm (@christopherruhm) is a Professor of Public Policy & Economics at the University of Virginia. Read full bio Charles J. Rush Director of Budget and Finance cjr4f@virginia.edu 434-982-6561 Garrett Hall 202 Read full bio James Savage Professor of Politics and Public Policy jds2y@virginia.edu (434) 924-3750 Gibson S483 James D. Savage received his Ph.D. and M.P.P. from the University of California, Berkeley. His research examines comparative budgetary politics and macroeconomic policies. Read full bio Raymond C. Scheppach Professor of Public Policy ray.scheppach@virginia.edu 434-243-1126 Garrett Hall L036 Ray Scheppach is the former Executive Director of the National Governors Association (NGA) serving from January 1983-January 2011. Here, he became a specialist in the role of states in the formulation and implementation of public policy as well as in a broad range of domestic policy issues including welfare, education, health care and economic development. He was listed as a top association lobbyist by the Hill Magazine in 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2010, and Fortune Magazine listed NGA as the 12th most powerful lobbying organization in 1999. Read full bio Beth Schueler Assistant Professor of Education and Public Policy beth_schueler@virginia.edu Ruffner Hall 268 Beth Schueler is an Assistant Professor of Education and Public Policy at the University of Virginia. She studies education policy, politics, and inequality with a focus on efforts to improve low-performing K-12 schools and districts. Read full bio H. Mark Schwartz Professor of Politics and Public Policy schwartz@virginia.edu 434-924-7818 Gibson S497 Schwartz earned his Ph.D. and M.A. from Cornell University, and his B.A. from Swarthmore College (with distinction). His current research focuses on the political economy of collective action in an economy in which profitability largely flows from the definition of and control over intellectual property rights. Read full bio Todd S. Sechser Professor of Politics and Public Policy tsechser@virginia.edu S182 Gibson Hall Todd S. Sechser is the Pamela Feinour Edmonds and Franklin S. Edmonds Jr. Discovery Professor of Politics at the University of Virginia; Professor of Public Policy at the Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy; and a Senior Fellow at the Miller Center of Public Affairs. Read full bio Jay Shimshack Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Professor of Public Policy and Economics jay.shimshack@virginia.edu 434-243-7318 Jay Shimshack is Professor of Public Policy and Economics, and the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at the University of Virginia’s Frank Batten School. He received a Ph.D. from U.C. Berkeley and a B.S. from Cornell University. Prior to joining UVa, Shimshack held positions at Tulane University and Tufts University and a visiting faculty fellowship at the University of Michigan. His major fields are environmental regulation, environmental economics, corporate social behavior, and applied microeconomics for public policy. Read full bio William Shobe Professor of Public Policy; Adjunct Professor of Economics; Director, Center for Economic and Policy Studies, Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service shobe@virginia.edu 434-982-5376 Professor Shobe splits his time between the Batten School and UVa’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, where he heads up the Center for Economic and Policy Studies. He also teaches a class in environmental economics for the UVa Economics Department. His current research includes emission market and auction design, environmental federalism, improved economic modeling of Virginia’s economy, state economic development incentives, and state economic forecasting. Read full bio Ian H. Solomon Dean and Professor of Practice of Public Policy Garrett Hall 200 Ian H. Solomon is dean of the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy, where he leads a multidisciplinary faculty in creating new knowledge and developing leaders who can solve humanity’s greatest policy challenges. Trained as a lawyer, Solomon is a devoted student and teacher of both negotiation and conflict resolution. Read full bio Allan Stam University Professor of Public Policy and Politics stam@virginia.edu 434-924-0828 Garrett Hall L048 Allan C. Stam is University Professor of Public Policy and Politics at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy at the University of Virginia. Previously he was Director of the International Policy Center at the Gerald R Ford School of Public Policy and Professor of Political Science and Senior research scientist at the University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research. Prior to moving to Michigan in 2007 he was the Daniel Webster Professor at Dartmouth College (2000-2007) and was Assistant Professor at Yale University (1996-2000). His research focuses on the dynamics of armed conflict between and within states. Read full bio Sebastian Tello-Trillo Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Economics sebastian.tello@virginia.edu 434-924-0903 Garrett Hall 101 Sebastian Tello-Trillo is an economist whose research focuses on health policy in the U.S and Latin America. Most of his research focuses on understanding how policies affect individuals’ health behaviors and economic outcomes. His fields of specialization are in Health Economics and Applied Microeconomics. Read full bio Larry Terry Director of the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service at UVa and Lecturer of Public Policy larry.terry@virginia.edu Larry Terry is the Executive Director of the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service at the University of Virginia. Prior to joining UVa, Terry was the Director of the Urban SERCH Institute at the University of North Texas at Dallas. The Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service exists to inform public policy, deliver public service and develop and inspire public leaders. Faculty and staff at the center participate in the life of the University through joint academic appointments, teaching, research and other service to the mission of the University. Read full bio Melissa Thomas-Hunt John D. Forbes Distinguished Professor of Business Administration and Public Policy mcth@virginia.edu Garrett Hall L005 Read full bio Kerra K. Thurston Executive Assistant to the Dean kaykay@virginia.edu 434-924-0828 Garrett Hall 200 Read full bio Laura Toscano Associate Director of Social Entrepreneurship lt2km@virginia.edu 434-243-3728 Garrett Hall L020B Read full bio Sophie Trawalter Associate Professor of Public Policy and Psychology strawalter@virginia.edu 434-243-3726 Garrett Hall L004B I’m an Associate Professor of Public Policy and Psychology. I study phenomena related to social diversity. Specifically, I examine how people navigate intergroup contact and intergroup contexts. I am especially interested in how people develop competencies and learn to thrive in diverse spaces. Read full bio Sarah Turner University Professor of Economics and Education and Public Policy sturner@virginia.edu 434-982-2383 Olsson Hall, Room 217 Read full bio Craig Volden Professor of Public Policy and Politics and Director of the Center for Effective Lawmaking volden@virginia.edu 434-243-3725 Garrett Hall 109 Craig Volden is a professor of public policy and politics, with appointments in the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy and the Woodrow Wilson Department of Politics. He studies legislative politics and the interaction among political institutions, including within American federalism. Read full bio Gerald Warburg Professor of Practice of Public Policy gfw2f@virginia.edu 434-243-1173 Garrett Hall 102 Warburg teaches courses at the Batten School on Congress, U.S. foreign policy and advocacy strategies. He is the lead faculty member in the Batten School massive open online course (MOOC) “Public Policy Challenges of the 21st Century,” which is available on Coursera. Read full bio Michael D. Williams Associate Professor of Surgery and Public Policy mdw9g@virginia.edu 434-982-6077 With more than 20 years of experience in health care delivery and systems design, Dr. Michael D. Williams is passionate about health care equity issues. Dr. Williams joined UVA in 2012 as an Associate Professor of Surgery and Director, Emergency General Surgery in the Department of Surgery. He served as the Director of the UVA Center for Health Policy, a joint program of the Batten School, the School of Medicine and the Department of Public Health Sciences. Read full bio Brian N. Williams Associate Professor of Public Policy bnw9q@virginia.edu 434-243-2116 Garrett Hall L044 I am an Associate Professor of Public Policy in the Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy at the University of Virginia, after previous faculty appointments at Florida State University, Vanderbilt University and the University of Georgia (UGA), as well as administrative appointments at UGA and Vanderbilt. My 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 Starrie Williamson Assistant Director of Web Design and Development starrie@virginia.edu 434.243.1759 Garrett Hall L033 Starrie Williamson is a native of the Mid-atlantic region of the United States and has worked at design agencies, educational software companies, and universities in Philadelphia, Washington D.C. and Charlottesville, VA. Read full bio Timothy Wilson Professor of Psychology and Public Policy tdw@virginia.edu 434-924-0674 Gilmer 319 Read full bio James H. Wyckoff Professor of Education and Public Policy; Director, Center on Education Policy and Workforce Competitiveness wyckoff@virginia.edu 434-924-0842 Ruffner 258 Jim Wyckoff is the Curry Memorial Professor of Education and Policy, and Director of the Center for Education Policy and Workforce Competitiveness at the University of Virginia. He has published widely on issues of teacher labor markets, teacher preparation, recruitment, assessment and retention. In this work he has collaborated with policymakers in New York City, New York State and most recently the District of Columbia. Read full bio
Gabrielle Adams Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Business Administration, and, by Courtesy, Psychology; Director of Executive Education gadams@virginia.edu 434-243-2405 Garrett Hall L004C Gabrielle Adams conducts research on interpersonal dynamics and conflict resolution. A recent focus of her work has been on addressing workplace politics and resolving ethical transgressions through offender punishment, victim compensation, apologies, and forgiveness. She also studies prosocial behavior such as charitable donations and gift giving. Read full bio
David Bartha Policy Analyst db8ch@virginia.edu Garrett Hall L056 David Bartha is a recent graduate from the University of Virginia, where he earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Foreign Affairs and Middle Eastern Studies and a Master’s Degree in Public Policy. David supports the Center’s mission by researching issues related to national security policy. Read full bio
Lucy Bassett Associate Professor of Practice of Public Policy lb2zr@virginia.edu 434-243-1251 Garrett Hall L002A Lucy Bassett is an expert in children, caregivers, and communities in humanitarian and development contexts. Over her fifteen-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
Daphna Bassok Associate Professor of Education and Public Policy dbassok@virginia.edu 434-982-5415 Olsson Hall, 238B Daphna Bassok is the Batten Bicentennial Associate Professor of Early Childhood Education at the University of Virginia and associate director of EdPolicyWorks, a collaboration between the School of Education and Human Development and the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy. Her research focuses on early childhood education policy and efforts to improve early childhood education at scale, particularly policies aimed at supporting the early childhood education workforce. Read full bio
Paul Becker Professor of Practice paul83becker@gmail.com Paul Becker is a former Naval Intelligence Rear Admiral who served for 30 years around the globe in peace, crisis and combat. Read full bio
Rebecca Beirne Special Assistant for Faculty Affairs rebeccab@virginia.edu 434-243-4383 Garrett L038 Read full bio
Diane Biesecker Director of Information Technology dpb9b@virginia.edu (434) 242-6110 Garrett Hall L030 Read full bio
Brendan J. Boler Assistant Professor of Public Policy bjb9c@virginia.edu Assistant Professor of Public Policy Brendan Boler specializes in management consulting, high-performance coaching, and talent assessment and selection. He has extensive experience within the fields of management consulting and banking, having worked at Accenture, Goldman Sachs, and Morgan Stanley. Read full bio
Richard Bonnie Professor of Law, Medicine, and Public Policy; Director of Institute of Law, Psychiatry, and Public Policy rbonnie@virginia.edu 434-924-3209 580 Massie Road, Room WB 179D Richard J. Bonnie is Harrison Foundation Professor of Law and Medicine, Professor of Public Policy, Professor of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences, and Director of the Institute of Law, Psychiatry and Public Policy at the University of Virginia. Read full bio
Jeanine Braithwaite Professor of Public Policy jeaninebraithwaite@virginia.edu 434-243-1127 Jeanine Braithwaite is a professor of public policy at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy. Prior to joining the Batten School, she was a senior economist at the World Bank, specializing in social protection policy and poverty analysis. She has also worked at the International Monetary Fund and U.S. Census Bureau, providing technical assistance to the U.S.S.R. and newly-independent former Soviet republics. Read full bio
Eliza Broaddus Assistant Director of Development, Batten ebroaddus@virginia.edu 434-924-7978 2420 Old Ivy Road, Advancement Office 258 Read full bio
Jazmin Brown-Iannuzzi Assistant Professor of Psychology and Public Policy jazmin.bi@virginia.edu Jazmin Brown-Iannuzzi’s research seeks to understand why social group disparities may persist, and in some cases grow. Read full bio
Jessie Burgett Development Associate job3w@virginia.edu 434-243-4819 2420 Old Ivy Road, Advancement Office 281C Read full bio
Rick Campanelli Lecturer Rick Campanelli has an extensive career in public service and in the private sector, in senior leadership, policy and management positions and as legal counsel in the areas of healthcare, information privacy and security, civil and First Amendment rights. He teaches the core course, Integrating Ethics in Public Policy, at the University of Virginia Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy, and he is the Center for Christian Study Director of Graduate Ministries for the Law and Darden Christian Fellowships. Read full bio
Allison Carter Director of Operations, Center for Effective Lawmaking alb3v@virginia.edu 434-924-7064 Garrett Hall L028 Allison is the Operations Director for the Center for Effective Lawmaking. She is responsible for growing and overseeing the programs and activities of the Center. Her primary focus is on cultivating awareness, building relationships, securing funding, and strategic planning. Read full bio
Anne Carter Mulligan Director of Undergraduate Admissions acm8k@virginia.edu 434-982-2583 Garrett Hall 106 Anne Carter Mulligan joined Batten in January 2019 as Director of Undergraduate Admissions. She’s held multiple roles in higher education, most recently as Director of Strategic Initiatives in Enrollment Management at Longwood University, where she led projects designed to enrich the student experience and provide a seamless path from recruitment to graduation. Read full bio
Benjamin Castleman Associate Professor of Education and Public Policy castleman@virginia.edu 617-299-0279 Ruffner Hall 262 Ben Castleman is an Associate Professor of Education and Public Policy at the University of Virginia. Read full bio
James R Cathro Assistant Director of Budget and Finance jrc2jc@virginia.edu 434-982-6761 Read full bio
Jeff Chidester Executive Director of External Affairs jchidester@virginia.edu 434-924-7330 Garrett Hall 107 Jeff Chidester is the Executive Director of External Affairs, where he oversees admissions, strategic partnerships, communications and marketing, and the broader external affairs portfolio. Read full bio
Eileen Chou Associate Professor of Public Policy eileen.chou@virginia.edu 434-982-4821 Garrett Hall L007 Chou’s research focuses on 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 CMNEB 2022 Pamela Cipriano, succeeding retiring Dean Dorrie K. Fontaine, will serve as UVA School of Nursing’s interim dean effective Aug. 1, 2019. Read full bio
Michele Claibourn Assistant Professor of Public Policy mclaibourn@virginia.edu 434-924-3282 As Director of Equitable Analysis for The Equity Center at UVA, Michele 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
Benjamin Converse Associate Professor of Public Policy and Psychology converse@virginia.edu 434-243-2885 Garrett L001 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
Kevin Cope Associate Professor of Law and Public Policy cope@law.virginia.edu (434) 924-4492 WB345 Kevin Cope is an associate professor of law at the Law School and faculty affiliate at the Woodrow Wilson Department of Politics. Read full bio
Amanda Crombie Assistant Dean for Academic Programs am3de@virginia.edu 434-243-9976 Garrett L052 Amanda Crombie is the Batten School’s Director of Academic Programs and is responsible for academic advising, course scheduling and enrollment as well as curriculum management for the School. Read full bio
Timothy L. Davis Director of BattenX Leadership Coaching and Executive Development tld8n@virginia.edu Garrett L002D Tim Davis is an associate professor of public policy and the Director of Leadership Coaching and Executive Development for BattenX. A clinical psychologist, Davis helps students, executives and teams increase their effectiveness by building resiliency, strengthening community and expanding self-awareness. At Batten, he teaches courses on team leadership, group dynamics and emotional resilience. Read full bio
James R. Detert Professor of Business Administration and Public Policy DetertJ@darden.virginia.edu Darden FOB 188 Jim Detert is the John L. Colley Professor of Business Administration in the Leadership and Organizational Behavior area at the University of Virginia's Darden Graduate School of Business Administration. Read full bio
Erin Durney Tor Director of Communications erin.tor@virginia.edu 434-243-8443 Garrett Hall 105 Erin Durney Tör is a strategic communications professional with experience leading high-impact communications and marketing teams in the public and private sectors. Read full bio
Jeffrey Eggeling Director of Development jeggeling@virginia.edu 434-982-2094 2420 Old Ivy Road, Advancement Office 279 Read full bio
Bevin Etienne Assistant Professor, General Faculty bevin@virginia.edu Professor Etienne has extensive teaching and course development experience in the areas of sustainability, entrepreneurship, energy, and engineering design, and emphasizes the importance of capacity building in promoting sustainability and social entrepreneurship in developing countries and the role of open source in innovation and entrepreneurship. Read full bio
Adam Felder Director of Data Analytics amf5ka@virginia.edu 434-243-1130 Garrett Hall L032 Read full bio
George Foresman National Security Policy Center Executive Director gwf3n@virginia.edu Garrett Hall L056 Read full bio
Margaret Foster Riley Professor of Law and Public Policy mf9c@virginia.edu (434) 924-4671 580 Massie Road, Room WB347 Margaret Foster Riley is Professor of Law at the University of Virginia School of Law where she teaches in the areas of Bioethics, Food and Drug Law, Health Law, Animal Law and Public Health Law. Read full bio
Galen Fountain Lecturer Galen Fountain has taught at the Batten School since fall of 2012. Previously, he served for nearly two decades as Clerk of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies and prior to that as Counsel to the Senate Committee on Small Business. Read full bio
Leora Friedberg Associate Professor of Economics and Public Policy lfriedberg@virginia.edu 434-924-3225 Monroe 257 (appointment only) Read full bio
Kirsten Gelsdorf Professor of Practice of Public Policy, and Director of Global Humanitarian Policy kg8v@virginia.edu Garrett Hall L031 As Director of Global Humanitarian Policy, Kirsten brings 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
Kevin George Coordinator, National Security Policy Center kg3fa@virginia.edu Garrett Hall L056 Read full bio
Hannah Guffey Assistant Director of Career Services hbg3h@virginia.edu Garrett Hall 205 Read full bio
Lyangela Gutierrez Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Postdoctoral Research Associate lyangela.gutierrez@virginia.edu Garrett Hall L060 Read full bio
Harry Harding University Professor and Professor of Public Policy hh7b@virginia.edu 434-924-0812 Garrett Hall L027 Harry Harding is a specialist on Asia and U.S.-Asian relations. Read full bio
Melissa Henriksen Director of Operations and Research Initiatives mah2hx@virginia.edu Garrett Hall L056 Read full bio
Gerald Higginbotham Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Postdoctoral Research Associate ghigginbotham@virginia.edu Garrett Hall L060 Read full bio
Steve Hiss Director of Career Services and Alumni Engagement steven.hiss@virginia.edu 434-924-2456 Garrett Hall 203 A lifelong public servant, Steve’s interest in the Batten School not only stems from his own career in the public service, but also the former and current Batten students with whom he has worked in his position as the Commander of the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps at the University of Virginia. Read full bio
John Holbein Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Education jh5ak@virginia.edu 434-243-2899 Garrett 111 John Holbein studies political participation, political inequality, democratic accountability, political representation, and education policy. Read full bio
Charles Holt Professor of Economics and Public Policy holt@virginia.edu 434-924-7894 Monroe 234 Charles Holt is the A. Willis Robertson Professor of Political Economy at the University of Virginia, where he also teaches in the Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy Read full bio
Sally Hudson Assistant Professor of Public Policy sally.hudson@virginia.edu 434-924-7817 Garrett Hall L015 Sally Hudson is a labor economist who studies recruiting and retention in the public sector. Her recent work analyzes teacher retention in hard-to-staff school districts and the effects of salary schedules on mid-career recruiting. Read full bio
Chris Hulleman Associate Professor of Education and Public Policy I conduct research on educational interventions grounded in theories of social and personality psychology, motivation, and human development. Recently, my work has focused on examining the extent to which helping students find relevance in their coursework for their lives increases learning and interest. Read full bio
Kimberly Jenkins Robinson Professor of Law, Education and Public Policy Kimberly Jenkins Robinson is a national expert who speaks domestically and internationally about educational equity, equal educational opportunity, civil rights and the federal role in education. Her scholarship has been published widely in leading journals and proposes innovative legal and policy solutions for ensuring that all children receive equal access to an excellent education. Read full bio
Peter Johannessen Assistant Professor of Public Policy pgj4d@virginia.edu Garrett L017 Peter Johannessen’s research explores how popular participation shapes the local policy-making process, including projects that focus on local electoral responsiveness and the design of participatory governance institutions in Brazil. Read full bio
Marrissa Jones Social Equity Advisor mkj2gn@virginia.edu 754.779.2423 Garrett Hall L060 Marrissa Jones (she, her, hers) is the Social Equity Advisor at The University of Virginia's Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy. Ms. Jones is passionate about promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in higher education- as demonstrated through her numerous leadership roles during her time as an undergraduate at UVA. Most notably, Ms. Jones is the co-founder of 'Hoos First Look', a fly-in program aimed at recruiting high-achieving low-income and/or first-generation high school students into UVA. Ms. Jones has previous education consulting experience at The Lewin Group, where she worked as a Senior Research Analyst for the Office of Head Start Monitoring and Evaluation contract. Read full bio
Greer Kelly Assistant Director of Development, Batten greer.kelly@virginia.edu 434-243-5683 2420 Old Ivy Road, Advancement Office 277 Read full bio
Justin H. Kirkland Associate Professor of Politics and Public Policy jhk9y@virginia.edu S162 Gibson Hall Justin H. Kirkland is an Associate Professor of Politics and Policy specializing in American Politics, Legislative Politics, and Subnational Politics. Read full bio
Erinn Lauterbach Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Center for Effective Lawmaking el2db@virginia.edu Garrett Hall L060 I am currently a Post Doctoral Research Associate at the Center for Effective Lawmaking in the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy at the University of Virginia. I received my PhD in American Politics from the University of California, Riverside, in June 2020. Read full bio
Jennifer Lawless Commonwealth Professor of Politics and Public Policy jll9jx@virginia.edu 264 Gibson Hall Jennifer L. Lawless is the Commonwealth Professor of Politics at the University of Virginia. Read full bio
David Leblang Professor of Politics and Public Policy, Director of the Global Policy Center leblang@virginia.edu 434-243-1574 Garrett Hall L028, Gibson S281 David Leblang is the Ambassador Henry J. Taylor and Mrs Marion R. Taylor Endowed Professor of Politics at the University of Virginia as well as a Professor of Public Policy at the University’s Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy. Read full bio
Brooke Lehmann Lecturer brooke@capitolworksllc.com Brooke Lehmann has over twenty years of experience providing direct clinical and advocacy services to children and families as well as working to improve the systems that administer these services through policy development and legislative advocacy. Read full bio
Courtney Leistensnider Assistant Director of Admissions crl4sn@virginia.edu 434-243-2428 Garrett Hall 106 Courtney Leistensnider is the Assistant Director of Admissions, handling many admission operations at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, including planning recruitment events and prospective student visits. Read full bio
Adam Leive Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Economics leive@virginia.edu 434-924-0049 Garrett Hall L038 Adam Leive joins the Batten faculty as an economist with interests at the intersection of health, risk and public policy. Leive studies consumer choices of health insurance plans, as well as taxation and regulation in markets for health insurance and medical care. Read full bio
Craig Lindqvist Associate Dean for Administration csl3g@virginia.edu (434) 981-5664 With an outstanding record of accomplishment in strategy, finance, technology, and other administrative functions, Lindqvist comes to the Batten School from CFA Institute, a global association of investment management professionals, where he served in a variety of senior leadership roles overseeing organizational planning and financial management, financial operations, market intelligence and business analytics, procurement, payroll, and other functions. Read full bio
Molly Lipscomb Associate Professor of Public Policy and Economics, Director of Social Innovation @ UVA molly.lipscomb@virginia.edu 434-982-1561 Garrett Hall L020D Lipscomb’s research focuses primarily on environmental issues in developing countries and adaptation to lack of centralized health and sanitation services. Read full bio
Christine Mahoney Professor of Public Policy and Politics and Director of Social Entrepreneurship @ UVA cm2cg@virginia.edu 434-243-3727 Garrett Hall L020C Christine Mahoney is Professor of Public Policy and Politics at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy and Director of Social Entrepreneurship at the University of Virginia. Read full bio
Paul S. Martin Associate Professor of Public Policy psm4d@virginia.edu 434-924-2933 Garrett Hall L037 Paul Martin is a political scientist who studies how and when political elites respond to the preferences of ordinary people. His research also examines how and when citizens become involved in the policy process. Read full bio
Isaac Mbiti Associate Professor of Public Policy and Economics imbiti@virginia.edu 434-243-7317 Garrett Hall 110 Isaac M. Mbiti is an Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Economics at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy. Read full bio
Bala Mulloth Assistant Professor of Public Policy mulloth@virginia.edu 434-982-2101 Garrett Hall L020A Bala is a globally oriented educator and entrepreneur who has lived and worked in Asia, Europe and North America. Read full bio
Noah Myung Assistant Professor of Public Policy noah.myung@virginia.edu Noah Myung is an Assistant Professor of Public Policy at the University of Virginia’s Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy. Read full bio
Kristine Nelson Assistant Director of Academic Programs & Registrar knelson@virginia.edu 434-924-9282 Garrett L050 Read full bio
Brendan Novak Associate Director of Social Innovation @ UVA jlo9uc@virginia.edu Garrett Hall L020B Read full bio
Edgar O. Olsen Professor of Economics and Public Policy eoo@virginia.edu 434-924-3443 Monroe 250 Ed Olsen is a professor of economics in the College of Arts and Sciences, where he served as chairman of the Department of Economics, and a professor of public policy in the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy. Read full bio
Jieun Pai Postdoctoral Research Associate jpai@virginia.edu Jieun Pai researches social hierarchy and conflict resolution. Specifically, her research seeks to provide insight into how people can satisfy their need for status in teams and organizations harmoniously. Pai received her Ph.D. in Management and Organization from Anderson School of Management at UCLA and holds M.A. in Human Resources from University of Minnesota and B.S. in Chemical Engineering from KAIST, South Korea. Read full bio
Jay T. Pence Assistant Director of Facilities and Operations jpence@virginia.edu 434-982-1920 Garrett Hall L031 Read full bio
Andrew S. Pennock Associate Professor of Public Policy andrew.pennock@virginia.edu 434-243-1128 Garrett Hall L004A Professor Andy Pennock came to Batten to teach courses in leadership, policy analysis, political institutions, and Virginia politics and policy. Read full bio
John Pepper Professor of Economics and Public Policy jvp3m@virginia.edu 434-924-3402 252 Monroe Hall John V. Pepper is a Professor of Economics at the University of Virginia. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin in 1996, and his B.A. in Quantitative Economics from Tufts University in 1987. Read full bio
Daniel W. Player Associate Professor of Public Policy dwp2g@virginia.edu 434-243-0904 Garrett Hall L046 Dan Player’s research is focused on issues in education policy. His work has examined questions such as how teacher ability is recognized and rewarded in schools, whether teacher performance predicts turnover, and how teachers respond to working conditions. Read full bio
Philip Potter Associate Professor of Politics and Public Policy and Director of the National Security Policy Center pbp2s@virginia.edu S183 Gibson Hall, Garrett Hall L056 Philip Potter is an Associate Professor specializing in foreign policy and international relations. He also conducts research in the area of international terrorism and is a principal investigator for a Department of Defense Minerva Initiative project to map and analyze collaborative relationships between terrorist organizations. Read full bio
Jill Rockwell Senior Assistant Dean for Student and Career Services jill.rockwell@virginia.edu 434-924-7950 Garrett Hall 204 Jill oversees the administrative units of student affairs, and career services, working with the other members of the student services team to strengthen students’ co-curricular and career-related experiences at the Batten School. Read full bio
Adam Roux Writer and Editor agr3wg@virginia.edu Adam Roux is a writer and translator. Originally from Massachusetts, he has also lived in Japan and London. He has Masters of Fine Arts in creative writing from the University of Virginia, where he was a Faulkner/Poe Fellow and Editor-in-Chief of Meridian: the Semiannual from the University of Virginia. Read full bio
Christopher J. Ruhm Professor of Public Policy and Economics ruhm@virginia.edu 434-243-3729 Garrett Hall 108 Christopher J. Ruhm (@christopherruhm) is a Professor of Public Policy & Economics at the University of Virginia. Read full bio
Charles J. Rush Director of Budget and Finance cjr4f@virginia.edu 434-982-6561 Garrett Hall 202 Read full bio
James Savage Professor of Politics and Public Policy jds2y@virginia.edu (434) 924-3750 Gibson S483 James D. Savage received his Ph.D. and M.P.P. from the University of California, Berkeley. His research examines comparative budgetary politics and macroeconomic policies. Read full bio
Raymond C. Scheppach Professor of Public Policy ray.scheppach@virginia.edu 434-243-1126 Garrett Hall L036 Ray Scheppach is the former Executive Director of the National Governors Association (NGA) serving from January 1983-January 2011. Here, he became a specialist in the role of states in the formulation and implementation of public policy as well as in a broad range of domestic policy issues including welfare, education, health care and economic development. He was listed as a top association lobbyist by the Hill Magazine in 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2010, and Fortune Magazine listed NGA as the 12th most powerful lobbying organization in 1999. Read full bio
Beth Schueler Assistant Professor of Education and Public Policy beth_schueler@virginia.edu Ruffner Hall 268 Beth Schueler is an Assistant Professor of Education and Public Policy at the University of Virginia. She studies education policy, politics, and inequality with a focus on efforts to improve low-performing K-12 schools and districts. Read full bio
H. Mark Schwartz Professor of Politics and Public Policy schwartz@virginia.edu 434-924-7818 Gibson S497 Schwartz earned his Ph.D. and M.A. from Cornell University, and his B.A. from Swarthmore College (with distinction). His current research focuses on the political economy of collective action in an economy in which profitability largely flows from the definition of and control over intellectual property rights. Read full bio
Todd S. Sechser Professor of Politics and Public Policy tsechser@virginia.edu S182 Gibson Hall Todd S. Sechser is the Pamela Feinour Edmonds and Franklin S. Edmonds Jr. Discovery Professor of Politics at the University of Virginia; Professor of Public Policy at the Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy; and a Senior Fellow at the Miller Center of Public Affairs. Read full bio
Jay Shimshack Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Professor of Public Policy and Economics jay.shimshack@virginia.edu 434-243-7318 Jay Shimshack is Professor of Public Policy and Economics, and the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at the University of Virginia’s Frank Batten School. He received a Ph.D. from U.C. Berkeley and a B.S. from Cornell University. Prior to joining UVa, Shimshack held positions at Tulane University and Tufts University and a visiting faculty fellowship at the University of Michigan. His major fields are environmental regulation, environmental economics, corporate social behavior, and applied microeconomics for public policy. Read full bio
William Shobe Professor of Public Policy; Adjunct Professor of Economics; Director, Center for Economic and Policy Studies, Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service shobe@virginia.edu 434-982-5376 Professor Shobe splits his time between the Batten School and UVa’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, where he heads up the Center for Economic and Policy Studies. He also teaches a class in environmental economics for the UVa Economics Department. His current research includes emission market and auction design, environmental federalism, improved economic modeling of Virginia’s economy, state economic development incentives, and state economic forecasting. Read full bio
Ian H. Solomon Dean and Professor of Practice of Public Policy Garrett Hall 200 Ian H. Solomon is dean of the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy, where he leads a multidisciplinary faculty in creating new knowledge and developing leaders who can solve humanity’s greatest policy challenges. Trained as a lawyer, Solomon is a devoted student and teacher of both negotiation and conflict resolution. Read full bio
Allan Stam University Professor of Public Policy and Politics stam@virginia.edu 434-924-0828 Garrett Hall L048 Allan C. Stam is University Professor of Public Policy and Politics at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy at the University of Virginia. Previously he was Director of the International Policy Center at the Gerald R Ford School of Public Policy and Professor of Political Science and Senior research scientist at the University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research. Prior to moving to Michigan in 2007 he was the Daniel Webster Professor at Dartmouth College (2000-2007) and was Assistant Professor at Yale University (1996-2000). His research focuses on the dynamics of armed conflict between and within states. Read full bio
Sebastian Tello-Trillo Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Economics sebastian.tello@virginia.edu 434-924-0903 Garrett Hall 101 Sebastian Tello-Trillo is an economist whose research focuses on health policy in the U.S and Latin America. Most of his research focuses on understanding how policies affect individuals’ health behaviors and economic outcomes. His fields of specialization are in Health Economics and Applied Microeconomics. Read full bio
Larry Terry Director of the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service at UVa and Lecturer of Public Policy larry.terry@virginia.edu Larry Terry is the Executive Director of the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service at the University of Virginia. Prior to joining UVa, Terry was the Director of the Urban SERCH Institute at the University of North Texas at Dallas. The Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service exists to inform public policy, deliver public service and develop and inspire public leaders. Faculty and staff at the center participate in the life of the University through joint academic appointments, teaching, research and other service to the mission of the University. Read full bio
Melissa Thomas-Hunt John D. Forbes Distinguished Professor of Business Administration and Public Policy mcth@virginia.edu Garrett Hall L005 Read full bio
Kerra K. Thurston Executive Assistant to the Dean kaykay@virginia.edu 434-924-0828 Garrett Hall 200 Read full bio
Laura Toscano Associate Director of Social Entrepreneurship lt2km@virginia.edu 434-243-3728 Garrett Hall L020B Read full bio
Sophie Trawalter Associate Professor of Public Policy and Psychology strawalter@virginia.edu 434-243-3726 Garrett Hall L004B I’m an Associate Professor of Public Policy and Psychology. I study phenomena related to social diversity. Specifically, I examine how people navigate intergroup contact and intergroup contexts. I am especially interested in how people develop competencies and learn to thrive in diverse spaces. Read full bio
Sarah Turner University Professor of Economics and Education and Public Policy sturner@virginia.edu 434-982-2383 Olsson Hall, Room 217 Read full bio
Craig Volden Professor of Public Policy and Politics and Director of the Center for Effective Lawmaking volden@virginia.edu 434-243-3725 Garrett Hall 109 Craig Volden is a professor of public policy and politics, with appointments in the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy and the Woodrow Wilson Department of Politics. He studies legislative politics and the interaction among political institutions, including within American federalism. Read full bio
Gerald Warburg Professor of Practice of Public Policy gfw2f@virginia.edu 434-243-1173 Garrett Hall 102 Warburg teaches courses at the Batten School on Congress, U.S. foreign policy and advocacy strategies. He is the lead faculty member in the Batten School massive open online course (MOOC) “Public Policy Challenges of the 21st Century,” which is available on Coursera. Read full bio
Michael D. Williams Associate Professor of Surgery and Public Policy mdw9g@virginia.edu 434-982-6077 With more than 20 years of experience in health care delivery and systems design, Dr. Michael D. Williams is passionate about health care equity issues. Dr. Williams joined UVA in 2012 as an Associate Professor of Surgery and Director, Emergency General Surgery in the Department of Surgery. He served as the Director of the UVA Center for Health Policy, a joint program of the Batten School, the School of Medicine and the Department of Public Health Sciences. Read full bio
Brian N. Williams Associate Professor of Public Policy bnw9q@virginia.edu 434-243-2116 Garrett Hall L044 I am an Associate Professor of Public Policy in the Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy at the University of Virginia, after previous faculty appointments at Florida State University, Vanderbilt University and the University of Georgia (UGA), as well as administrative appointments at UGA and Vanderbilt. My 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
Starrie Williamson Assistant Director of Web Design and Development starrie@virginia.edu 434.243.1759 Garrett Hall L033 Starrie Williamson is a native of the Mid-atlantic region of the United States and has worked at design agencies, educational software companies, and universities in Philadelphia, Washington D.C. and Charlottesville, VA. Read full bio
Timothy Wilson Professor of Psychology and Public Policy tdw@virginia.edu 434-924-0674 Gilmer 319 Read full bio
James H. Wyckoff Professor of Education and Public Policy; Director, Center on Education Policy and Workforce Competitiveness wyckoff@virginia.edu 434-924-0842 Ruffner 258 Jim Wyckoff is the Curry Memorial Professor of Education and Policy, and Director of the Center for Education Policy and Workforce Competitiveness at the University of Virginia. He has published widely on issues of teacher labor markets, teacher preparation, recruitment, assessment and retention. In this work he has collaborated with policymakers in New York City, New York State and most recently the District of Columbia. Read full bio