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 Staff Faculty Facet Person Type - Directory Environmental Policy Humanitarian Policy International Development Social Entrepreneurship Social Equity Facet Area of Focus - Directory Department of Psychology McIntire School of Commerce UVA Humanitarian Collaborative Facet UVA Partner - Directory Information Technology UVA Humanitarian Collaborative Facet Batten Department - Directory Nikitha Edunuri Salesforce Application Manager ne2y@virginia.edu Read full bio Emily Edwards Admissions Fellow vuu2at@virginia.edu 434-982-0685 Originally from Georgia, Admissions Fellow Emily Edwards is a 2024 graduate from Furman University. Read full bio Nick Elacqua Lab Manager, APPLE and SCABL Labs gjs3ux@virginia.edu Nick Elacqua is the Lab Manager for the Applied Public Policy and Leadership Experiments (APPLE) Lab and the Social Cognition and Behavior Lab (SCABL) in the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy at the University of Virginia. Read full bio Essence Ellis Academic Operations Manager ptg4rg@virginia.edu Essence Ellis joined the Batten School in 2024 as the Academic Operations Manager. Essence supports students and faculty by maintaining academic records and providing general programmatic assistance. She earned her Bachelor of Arts from Randolph-Macon College and completed her Master of Divinity at Yale Divinity School. A native of Charlottesville, she enjoys spending time with her loved ones and traveling when possible. Read full bio Bevin Etienne Assistant Professor of Commerce and Public Policy bevin@virginia.edu Bevin Etienne is assistant professor of commerce and public policy at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy at the University of Virginia. Etienne has extensive teaching and course development experience in the areas of sustainability, entrepreneurship, energy, and engineering design. He emphasizes the importance of capacity building in promoting sustainability and social entrepreneurship in developing countries as well as the role of open source in innovation and entrepreneurship. Read full bio Kirsten Gelsdorf Professor of Practice in Public Policy; Co-Director, UVA Humanitarian Collaborative kg8v@virginia.edu Garrett Hall Kirsten Gelsdorf is a professor of practice in public policy and Co-Director of the UVA Humanitarian Collaborative in the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy at the University of Virginia. Gelsdorf has 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
Emily Edwards Admissions Fellow vuu2at@virginia.edu 434-982-0685 Originally from Georgia, Admissions Fellow Emily Edwards is a 2024 graduate from Furman University. Read full bio
Nick Elacqua Lab Manager, APPLE and SCABL Labs gjs3ux@virginia.edu Nick Elacqua is the Lab Manager for the Applied Public Policy and Leadership Experiments (APPLE) Lab and the Social Cognition and Behavior Lab (SCABL) in the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy at the University of Virginia. Read full bio
Essence Ellis Academic Operations Manager ptg4rg@virginia.edu Essence Ellis joined the Batten School in 2024 as the Academic Operations Manager. Essence supports students and faculty by maintaining academic records and providing general programmatic assistance. She earned her Bachelor of Arts from Randolph-Macon College and completed her Master of Divinity at Yale Divinity School. A native of Charlottesville, she enjoys spending time with her loved ones and traveling when possible. Read full bio
Bevin Etienne Assistant Professor of Commerce and Public Policy bevin@virginia.edu Bevin Etienne is assistant professor of commerce and public policy at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy at the University of Virginia. Etienne has extensive teaching and course development experience in the areas of sustainability, entrepreneurship, energy, and engineering design. He emphasizes the importance of capacity building in promoting sustainability and social entrepreneurship in developing countries as well as the role of open source in innovation and entrepreneurship. Read full bio
Kirsten Gelsdorf Professor of Practice in Public Policy; Co-Director, UVA Humanitarian Collaborative kg8v@virginia.edu Garrett Hall Kirsten Gelsdorf is a professor of practice in public policy and Co-Director of the UVA Humanitarian Collaborative in the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy at the University of Virginia. Gelsdorf has 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