Resources Faculty & Staff Directory Faculty & Staff Directory A B C D E F G H L M N O P R (-) S T W Facet Last Name - Directory Faculty (-) Staff Facet Person Type - Directory Domestic Policy & Politics International and Global Affairs Leadership Facet Area of Focus - Directory UVA Humanitarian Collaborative Facet UVA Partner - Directory Academic Affairs Dean’s Office UVA Humanitarian Collaborative Facet Batten Department - Directory Lauren Shepherd Chief of Staff to the Dean lds8n@virginia.edu Lauren Shepherd joined Batten in 2022, coming from Teach For America where she served as Managing Director, Chief of Staff to the Vice President of Executive Director Learning. Prior to that, she served as the Chief of Staff to the TFA Bay Area Executive Director and as Managing Director of Teacher Onboarding Strategy. Originally trained as a journalist, she has professional experience as a writer and reporter as well as many years involved in strategic and operational planning, project management, partnerships, and talent development. Read full bio Alexis (Lexi) Smith Academic Programs Coordinator fsd5pg@virginia.edu (757) 903-1719 Alexis Smith is the Academic Programs Coordinator and is responsible for providing effective academic support to the students at the Batten School by ensuring accuracy, integrity, and security of the student academic records. She manages the logistics of course registration, exams, course scheduling, and Batten X programs. Alexis is a first-generation college student who graduated from Radford University in 2017 with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing. Read full bio Ian H. Solomon Dean and Professor of Practice of Public Policy Garrett Hall 200 Ian H. Solomon is dean of the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy, where he leads a multidisciplinary faculty in creating new knowledge and developing leaders who can solve humanity’s greatest policy challenges. Trained as a lawyer, Solomon is a devoted student and teacher of both negotiation and conflict resolution. Read full bio Logan Stundal Postdoctoral Research Associate, UVA Humanitarian Collaborative kbn9zk@virginia.edu Logan Stundal is a postdoctoral research fellow at the UVA Humanitarian Collaborative at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy at the University of Virginia. His research focuses on political violence, armed conflict, and the intersection of public health and conflict including the spread of disease in war zones. Read full bio
Lauren Shepherd Chief of Staff to the Dean lds8n@virginia.edu Lauren Shepherd joined Batten in 2022, coming from Teach For America where she served as Managing Director, Chief of Staff to the Vice President of Executive Director Learning. Prior to that, she served as the Chief of Staff to the TFA Bay Area Executive Director and as Managing Director of Teacher Onboarding Strategy. Originally trained as a journalist, she has professional experience as a writer and reporter as well as many years involved in strategic and operational planning, project management, partnerships, and talent development. Read full bio
Alexis (Lexi) Smith Academic Programs Coordinator fsd5pg@virginia.edu (757) 903-1719 Alexis Smith is the Academic Programs Coordinator and is responsible for providing effective academic support to the students at the Batten School by ensuring accuracy, integrity, and security of the student academic records. She manages the logistics of course registration, exams, course scheduling, and Batten X programs. Alexis is a first-generation college student who graduated from Radford University in 2017 with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing. Read full bio
Ian H. Solomon Dean and Professor of Practice of Public Policy Garrett Hall 200 Ian H. Solomon is dean of the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy, where he leads a multidisciplinary faculty in creating new knowledge and developing leaders who can solve humanity’s greatest policy challenges. Trained as a lawyer, Solomon is a devoted student and teacher of both negotiation and conflict resolution. Read full bio
Logan Stundal Postdoctoral Research Associate, UVA Humanitarian Collaborative kbn9zk@virginia.edu Logan Stundal is a postdoctoral research fellow at the UVA Humanitarian Collaborative at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy at the University of Virginia. His research focuses on political violence, armed conflict, and the intersection of public health and conflict including the spread of disease in war zones. Read full bio