Resources Faculty & Staff Directory Faculty & Staff Directory A G H K L W Facet Last Name - Directory Faculty Staff Facet Person Type - Directory Political Science Domestic Policy & Politics Advocacy Facet Area of Focus - Directory School of Education and Human Development Department of Economics Department of Politics National Security Policy Center School of Law UVA Humanitarian Collaborative Darden School of Business EdPolicyWorks: Center for Education Policy and Workforce Competitiveness McIntire School of Commerce Miller Center School of Nursing Department of Psychology Karsh Institute of Democracy Social Innovation @ UVA The Equity Center Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service (-) Center for Effective Lawmaking Facet UVA Partner - Directory Center for Effective Lawmaking Facet Batten Department - Directory Colin Achilles Associate Director, Center for Effective Lawmaking cachilles@virginia.edu 434-243-7180 Colin Achilles is the Associate Director of the Center for Effective Lawmaking (CEL), a joint partnership between the Batten School and Vanderbilt University. He is the manager of day-to-day operations at CEL. Read full bio Fred Gui Postdoctoral Research Associate, Center for Effective Lawmaking pg5ws@virginia.edu Garrett Hall L028 Fred Gui is a postdoctoral research associate at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy working with the Center for Effective Lawmaking. Fred's research interests include American political institutions, interest groups, state and local politics, and racial and ethnic politics. Read full bio George Hadijski Program Associate, Center for Effective Lawmaking xyf3yg@virginia.edu George Hadijski is the Senior Program Associate at the Center for Effective Lawmaking (CEL), a joint partnership between the Batten School and Vanderbilt University. He is responsible for increasing the use of CEL’s research by lawmakers, their staffs, and their influencers. Read full bio Justin H. Kirkland Professor of Politics and Public Policy jhk9y@virginia.edu S162 Gibson Hall Justin H. Kirkland is a professor of politics and public policy at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy at the University of Virginia. Kirkland specializes in American politics, legislative politics, and subnational politics. His research focuses on understanding the relationship between public opinion and legislative behavior, institutional rules and legislative outcomes, and methods for analyzing legislative choices. Read full bio Jennifer Lawless Leone Reaves and George W. Spicer Professor of Politics and Professor of Public Policy jll9jx@virginia.edu 264 Gibson Hall Jennifer L. Lawless is the Leone Reaves and George W. Spicer Professor of Politics and professor of public policy at the University of Virginia and at the Batten School. Lawless is also a Senior Fellow at UVA's Miller Center. Her research focuses on political ambition, campaigns and elections, and media and politics. Read full bio Gerald Warburg Professor of Practice of Public Policy gfw2f@virginia.edu 434-243-1173 Garrett Hall 102 Gerry Warburg is a professor of practice of public policy at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy. Prior to Batten, he worked with Congress for several decades, serving as a legislative assistant to members of leadership in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. Read full bio
Colin Achilles Associate Director, Center for Effective Lawmaking cachilles@virginia.edu 434-243-7180 Colin Achilles is the Associate Director of the Center for Effective Lawmaking (CEL), a joint partnership between the Batten School and Vanderbilt University. He is the manager of day-to-day operations at CEL. Read full bio
Fred Gui Postdoctoral Research Associate, Center for Effective Lawmaking pg5ws@virginia.edu Garrett Hall L028 Fred Gui is a postdoctoral research associate at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy working with the Center for Effective Lawmaking. Fred's research interests include American political institutions, interest groups, state and local politics, and racial and ethnic politics. Read full bio
George Hadijski Program Associate, Center for Effective Lawmaking xyf3yg@virginia.edu George Hadijski is the Senior Program Associate at the Center for Effective Lawmaking (CEL), a joint partnership between the Batten School and Vanderbilt University. He is responsible for increasing the use of CEL’s research by lawmakers, their staffs, and their influencers. Read full bio
Justin H. Kirkland Professor of Politics and Public Policy jhk9y@virginia.edu S162 Gibson Hall Justin H. Kirkland is a professor of politics and public policy at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy at the University of Virginia. Kirkland specializes in American politics, legislative politics, and subnational politics. His research focuses on understanding the relationship between public opinion and legislative behavior, institutional rules and legislative outcomes, and methods for analyzing legislative choices. Read full bio
Jennifer Lawless Leone Reaves and George W. Spicer Professor of Politics and Professor of Public Policy jll9jx@virginia.edu 264 Gibson Hall Jennifer L. Lawless is the Leone Reaves and George W. Spicer Professor of Politics and professor of public policy at the University of Virginia and at the Batten School. Lawless is also a Senior Fellow at UVA's Miller Center. Her research focuses on political ambition, campaigns and elections, and media and politics. Read full bio
Gerald Warburg Professor of Practice of Public Policy gfw2f@virginia.edu 434-243-1173 Garrett Hall 102 Gerry Warburg is a professor of practice of public policy at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy. Prior to Batten, he worked with Congress for several decades, serving as a legislative assistant to members of leadership in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. Read full bio