Resources Faculty & Staff Directory Faculty & Staff Directory (-) B G H J (-) L M Facet Last Name - Directory Faculty Facet Person Type - Directory Economics Education Health Policy Leadership Political Science Social Psychology Advocacy Environmental Policy Global Politics & International Relations Humanitarian Policy (-) International Development Facet Area of Focus - Directory UVA Humanitarian Collaborative Department of Politics Social Innovation @ UVA Facet UVA Partner - Directory UVA Humanitarian Collaborative Social Innovation @ UVA Facet Batten Department - Directory Lucy Bassett Professor of Practice in Public Policy; Co-Director, UVA Humanitarian Collaborative lb2zr@virginia.edu 434-243-1251 Lucy Bassett is a professor of practice in public policy at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy at the University of Virginia. Bassett is an expert in children, caregivers, and communities in humanitarian and development contexts. Over her 15 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 Lecturer; Professor of Public Policy (Retired) 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 David Leblang Ambassador Henry J. Taylor and Mrs. Marion R. Taylor Endowed Professor of Politics and Professor of Public Policy leblang@virginia.edu 434-243-1574 Gibson Hall David Leblang is a professor of public policy at the Batten School, the Ambassador Henry J. Taylor and Mrs Marion R. Taylor Endowed Professor of Politics at the University of Virginia, and the Randolph Compton Professor of Public Affairs at UVA's Miller Center. Leblang is a scholar of political economy with research interests in global migration and in the politics of financial markets. Read full bio Molly Lipscomb Associate Professor of Public Policy and Economics; Director of the Center for Social Innovation molly.lipscomb@virginia.edu 434-982-1561 Molly Lipscomb is an associate professor of public policy and economics at the Batten School and the Director of the Center for Social Innovation at the University of Virginia. Lipscomb’s research focuses primarily on environmental issues in developing countries and adaptation to lack of centralized health and sanitation services. Read full bio
Lucy Bassett Professor of Practice in Public Policy; Co-Director, UVA Humanitarian Collaborative lb2zr@virginia.edu 434-243-1251 Lucy Bassett is a professor of practice in public policy at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy at the University of Virginia. Bassett is an expert in children, caregivers, and communities in humanitarian and development contexts. Over her 15 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 Lecturer; Professor of Public Policy (Retired) 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
David Leblang Ambassador Henry J. Taylor and Mrs. Marion R. Taylor Endowed Professor of Politics and Professor of Public Policy leblang@virginia.edu 434-243-1574 Gibson Hall David Leblang is a professor of public policy at the Batten School, the Ambassador Henry J. Taylor and Mrs Marion R. Taylor Endowed Professor of Politics at the University of Virginia, and the Randolph Compton Professor of Public Affairs at UVA's Miller Center. Leblang is a scholar of political economy with research interests in global migration and in the politics of financial markets. Read full bio
Molly Lipscomb Associate Professor of Public Policy and Economics; Director of the Center for Social Innovation molly.lipscomb@virginia.edu 434-982-1561 Molly Lipscomb is an associate professor of public policy and economics at the Batten School and the Director of the Center for Social Innovation at the University of Virginia. Lipscomb’s research focuses primarily on environmental issues in developing countries and adaptation to lack of centralized health and sanitation services. Read full bio