Resources Faculty & Staff Directory Faculty & Staff Directory A B C G H P T W Facet Last Name - Directory Faculty Staff Facet Person Type - Directory Political Science Economics Leadership Domestic Policy & Politics Education Health Policy International Development Racial Justice and Equity Environmental Policy National Security Social Equity Advocacy Ethics Global Politics & International Relations Social Entrepreneurship Humanitarian Policy Executive Education International and Global Affairs Public Administration Virginia Politics & Policy (-) Social Psychology Facet Area of Focus - Directory Darden School of Business Facet UVA Partner - Directory Facet Batten Department - Directory Gabrielle Adams Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Business Administration, and, by Courtesy, Psychology gadams@virginia.edu 434-243-2405 Garrett Hall L004C Gabrielle Adams is an assistant professor of public policy and business administration at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy and in the Darden School of Business’s Leadership and Organizational Behavior area. Adams studies the processes and dynamics that give rise to ‘good’ decisions, policies and conditions in organizations. Read full bio Jazmin Brown-Iannuzzi Assistant Professor of Psychology and Public Policy jazmin.bi@virginia.edu Jazmin Brown-Iannuzzi is an assistant professor of psychology and public policy at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy. Brown-Iannuzzi's research seeks to understand why social group disparities may persist and, in some cases, grow. Read full bio Eileen Chou Associate Professor of Public Policy eileen.chou@virginia.edu 434-982-4821 Garrett Hall L007 Eileen Chou is an associate professor of public policy at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy. Chou's research focuses on the organizational, social, and psychological forces that shape individual and group behavior in organizational settings. 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 Lyangela Gutierrez Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Postdoctoral Research Associate lyangela.gutierrez@virginia.edu Garrett Hall L060 Read full bio Gerald Higginbotham Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Postdoctoral Research Associate ghigginbotham@virginia.edu Garrett Hall L060 Read full bio Jieun Pai Postdoctoral Research Associate jpai@virginia.edu Jieun Pai is a postdoctoral research associate at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy. Pai researches social hierarchy and conflict resolution to provide insight into how people can satisfy their need for status in teams and organizations harmoniously. Read full bio Sophie Trawalter Associate Professor of Public Policy and Psychology strawalter@virginia.edu 434-243-3726 Garrett Hall L004B Sophie Trawalter is an associate professor of public policy and psychology at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy. Trawalter studies phenomena related to social diversity, specifically how people navigate intergroup contact and intergroup contexts, with a particular focus on how people develop competencies and learn to thrive in diverse spaces. Read full bio Timothy Wilson Professor of Psychology and Public Policy tdw@virginia.edu 434-924-0674 Gilmer 319 Timothy Wilson is a professor of psychology and public policy at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy and the Sherrell J Aston Professor of Psychology at the University of Virginia. Wilson has conducted research showing the limits of introspection as a source of self-knowledge, the dangers of engaging in too much introspection about why we do what we do, the difficulty in predicting our future emotional reactions, as well as the pleasures we can derive from “just thinking.” He has also conducted research on applications of social psychology to address social problems. Read full bio
Gabrielle Adams Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Business Administration, and, by Courtesy, Psychology gadams@virginia.edu 434-243-2405 Garrett Hall L004C Gabrielle Adams is an assistant professor of public policy and business administration at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy and in the Darden School of Business’s Leadership and Organizational Behavior area. Adams studies the processes and dynamics that give rise to ‘good’ decisions, policies and conditions in organizations. Read full bio
Jazmin Brown-Iannuzzi Assistant Professor of Psychology and Public Policy jazmin.bi@virginia.edu Jazmin Brown-Iannuzzi is an assistant professor of psychology and public policy at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy. Brown-Iannuzzi's research seeks to understand why social group disparities may persist and, in some cases, grow. Read full bio
Eileen Chou Associate Professor of Public Policy eileen.chou@virginia.edu 434-982-4821 Garrett Hall L007 Eileen Chou is an associate professor of public policy at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy. Chou's research focuses on the organizational, social, and psychological forces that shape individual and group behavior in organizational settings. 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
Lyangela Gutierrez Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Postdoctoral Research Associate lyangela.gutierrez@virginia.edu Garrett Hall L060 Read full bio
Gerald Higginbotham Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Postdoctoral Research Associate ghigginbotham@virginia.edu Garrett Hall L060 Read full bio
Jieun Pai Postdoctoral Research Associate jpai@virginia.edu Jieun Pai is a postdoctoral research associate at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy. Pai researches social hierarchy and conflict resolution to provide insight into how people can satisfy their need for status in teams and organizations harmoniously. Read full bio
Sophie Trawalter Associate Professor of Public Policy and Psychology strawalter@virginia.edu 434-243-3726 Garrett Hall L004B Sophie Trawalter is an associate professor of public policy and psychology at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy. Trawalter studies phenomena related to social diversity, specifically how people navigate intergroup contact and intergroup contexts, with a particular focus on how people develop competencies and learn to thrive in diverse spaces. Read full bio
Timothy Wilson Professor of Psychology and Public Policy tdw@virginia.edu 434-924-0674 Gilmer 319 Timothy Wilson is a professor of psychology and public policy at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy and the Sherrell J Aston Professor of Psychology at the University of Virginia. Wilson has conducted research showing the limits of introspection as a source of self-knowledge, the dangers of engaging in too much introspection about why we do what we do, the difficulty in predicting our future emotional reactions, as well as the pleasures we can derive from “just thinking.” He has also conducted research on applications of social psychology to address social problems. Read full bio