Resources Faculty & Staff Directory Faculty & Staff Directory B G L M Facet Last Name - Directory Faculty Facet Person Type - Directory International Development Humanitarian Policy Education Global Politics & International Relations Political Science Facet Area of Focus - Directory Department of Economics School of Education and Human Development Center for Effective Lawmaking Department of Politics National Security Policy Center Darden School of Business EdPolicyWorks: Center for Education Policy and Workforce Competitiveness School of Law Department of Psychology McIntire School of Commerce School of Nursing Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service Center for Social Innovation Karsh Institute of Democracy School of Medicine Social Innovation @ UVA The Equity Center (-) UVA Humanitarian Collaborative (-) Miller Center Facet UVA Partner - Directory UVA Humanitarian Collaborative 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 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 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 Michael Lenox Tayloe Murphy Professor of Business and Professor of Public Policy; Senior Advisor to the Dean, Darden LenoxM@virginia.edu Michael J. Lenox is the Tayloe Murphy Professor of Business Administration and special advisor for the dean at the Darden School of Business; senior faculty fellow at the Miller Center, where he serves as an Academic Co-Director of the Project on Democracy and Capitalism; and professor of public policy at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy at the University of Virginia. Lenox's primary expertise is in the domain of technology strategy and policy. He is broadly interested in the role of innovation and entrepreneurship for economic growth and firm competitive success. Read full bio Naseemah Mohamed Assistant Professor of African American and African Studies egu8ng@virginia.edu Naseemah Mohamed is an assistant professor of African American and African studies at the University of Virginia. Her interdisciplinary research examines the relationships among education, media, technology, global politics, and violence in 20th-century. 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
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
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
Michael Lenox Tayloe Murphy Professor of Business and Professor of Public Policy; Senior Advisor to the Dean, Darden LenoxM@virginia.edu Michael J. Lenox is the Tayloe Murphy Professor of Business Administration and special advisor for the dean at the Darden School of Business; senior faculty fellow at the Miller Center, where he serves as an Academic Co-Director of the Project on Democracy and Capitalism; and professor of public policy at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy at the University of Virginia. Lenox's primary expertise is in the domain of technology strategy and policy. He is broadly interested in the role of innovation and entrepreneurship for economic growth and firm competitive success. Read full bio
Naseemah Mohamed Assistant Professor of African American and African Studies egu8ng@virginia.edu Naseemah Mohamed is an assistant professor of African American and African studies at the University of Virginia. Her interdisciplinary research examines the relationships among education, media, technology, global politics, and violence in 20th-century. Read full bio