Resources Faculty & Staff Directory Faculty & Staff Directory B G H J L M Facet Last Name - Directory Faculty Facet Person Type - Directory Political Science Economics Leadership Domestic Policy & Politics Education Health Policy Social Psychology National Security Racial Justice and Equity Environmental Policy Social Equity Advocacy Global Politics & International Relations Social Entrepreneurship Ethics Humanitarian Policy Public Administration (-) International Development Facet Area of Focus - Directory Global Policy Center Department of Politics Social Innovation @ UVA Facet UVA Partner - Directory Global Policy Center Social Innovation @ UVA Facet Batten Department - Directory 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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