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 Facet Person Type - Directory Leadership Ethics Facet Area of Focus - Directory Facet UVA Partner - Directory Academic Affairs Information Technology Facet Batten Department - Directory Leah Daniel Salesforce Manager lud8a@virginia.edu Leah Daniel is Batten’s Salesforce Manager. Prior to joining Batten, Leah was Senior Financial Analyst and Salesforce Administrator at UVA School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics. She brings years of database management experience to Batten from her role as database manager at both the Darden School Foundation (1997-2003) and the UVA Law School Foundation (2004-2017). Leah holds a B.S. from the University of South Carolina. Read full bio Timothy L. Davis Associate Professor of Leadership and Public Policy tld8n@virginia.edu Garrett L027 Tim Davis is an associate professor of leadership and public policy at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy at the University of Virginia. 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 Alec Davis Lab Manager zfp9dh@virginia.edu Alec Davis is the Lab Manager for the Culture, History, Identity, and Policy Lab and the Social Motivation Lab in the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy. Read full bio James R. Detert Professor of Business Administration and Public Policy DetertJ@darden.virginia.edu Darden FOB 188 Jim Detert is a professor of public policy at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy and 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. Detert's research focuses on workplace courage, ethical decision-making and behavior, improvement-oriented voice (why people speak up or stay silent at work) and other leadership-related topics. Read full bio Kyle S. H. Dobson Assistant Professor of Leadership and Public Policy kyle.dobson@virginia.edu Garrett Hall L004A As of Fall 2023, Kyle Dobson is an assistant professor of leadership and public policy 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. Read full bio Heather Downs Director of Academic Operations hld8m@virginia.edu 434-981-1793 Garrett L052 Heather Downs joined Batten in December 2023 as the Director of Academic Operations. She has served UVA Athletics since 2013, most recently as the Executive Director of Student Development. Read full bio
Leah Daniel Salesforce Manager lud8a@virginia.edu Leah Daniel is Batten’s Salesforce Manager. Prior to joining Batten, Leah was Senior Financial Analyst and Salesforce Administrator at UVA School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics. She brings years of database management experience to Batten from her role as database manager at both the Darden School Foundation (1997-2003) and the UVA Law School Foundation (2004-2017). Leah holds a B.S. from the University of South Carolina. Read full bio
Timothy L. Davis Associate Professor of Leadership and Public Policy tld8n@virginia.edu Garrett L027 Tim Davis is an associate professor of leadership and public policy at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy at the University of Virginia. 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
Alec Davis Lab Manager zfp9dh@virginia.edu Alec Davis is the Lab Manager for the Culture, History, Identity, and Policy Lab and the Social Motivation Lab in the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy. Read full bio
James R. Detert Professor of Business Administration and Public Policy DetertJ@darden.virginia.edu Darden FOB 188 Jim Detert is a professor of public policy at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy and 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. Detert's research focuses on workplace courage, ethical decision-making and behavior, improvement-oriented voice (why people speak up or stay silent at work) and other leadership-related topics. Read full bio
Kyle S. H. Dobson Assistant Professor of Leadership and Public Policy kyle.dobson@virginia.edu Garrett Hall L004A As of Fall 2023, Kyle Dobson is an assistant professor of leadership and public policy 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. Read full bio
Heather Downs Director of Academic Operations hld8m@virginia.edu 434-981-1793 Garrett L052 Heather Downs joined Batten in December 2023 as the Director of Academic Operations. She has served UVA Athletics since 2013, most recently as the Executive Director of Student Development. Read full bio