Admissions & Aid Applying to Batten Admissions Blog Posts Tagged with Faculty Andrew Wilson Andrew Wilson is an assistant professor of public policy at the University of Virginia Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy. His research combines tools from economics and Earth science to answer questions related to our management of the global commons and environmental health. Read More Faculty Melanie Egorin Melanie Anne Egorin is a professor of practice in public policy at the University of Virginia Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy. Egorin served most recently as assistant secretary for legislation at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), where she was the principal advisor to the HHS secretary and the liaison for members of Congress and their staff across the broad range of issues handled by the department. Read More Faculty SoRelle Wyckoff Gaynor SoRelle Wyckoff Gaynor is an assistant professor of public policy at the University of Virginia Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy, where she specializes the U.S. Congress and political institutions. Her research focuses on Congressional leadership, institutional reform, and partisan communication. Read More Faculty Jenna Anders Jenna Anders is an assistant professor public policy at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy at the University of Virginia. She studies the consequences of public policy design choices: for example, how does the income eligibility threshold affect take-up of means-tested welfare programs? Her current work is on environmental regulation, with a particular focus on the implications of centralized versus decentralized policy implementation. Read More Faculty Ben Goehring Ben Goehring is an assistant professor of public policy in the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy at the University of Virginia. He studies American political institutions, with a particular focus on executive branch politics at the state and federal levels. Read More Faculty Kristen Roorbach Kristen Roorbach is an adjunct faculty member at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy at the University of Virginia. Roorbach teaches on topics including Poverty in U.S. Education Policy and Special Education Policy. Read More Faculty Jonathan Colmer Jonathan Colmer is an associate professor of economics and public policy at the University of Virginiaand the Co-Founder and Director of the Environmental Inequality Lab. Colmer is an environmental economist who also works in the area of growth and development economics. His research combines data with insights from economic theory and environmental science to better understand how economic activity and the environment influence one another. Read More Faculty, Environmental Policy Brendan Bartanen Brendan Bartanen is Assistant Professor of Education in the department of Education Leadership, Foundations & Policy in the School of Education and Human Development and Assistant Professor of Public Policy by Courtesy in the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy at the University of Virginia. Bartanen's research aims to increase our understanding of the labor market for principals and teachers. In particular, his work examines the intersections among educator turnover, measures of effectiveness, high-stakes evaluation systems, and educator diversity. Read More Faculty, EdPolicyWorks: Center for Education Policy and Workforce Competitiveness, School of Education and Human Development Rachel Potter Rachel Augustine Potter is an Associate Professor of Politics, a Senior Fellow at the Miller Center for Public Affairs, and Associate Professor of Public Policy by Courtesy in the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy at the University of Virginia. Her research focuses on American political institutions, with a particular emphasis on the executive branch and the bureaucracy. Read More Faculty, Department of Politics Eric Scorsone Eric Scorsone is Executive Director of the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service and Associate Professor of Public Policy by Courtesy in the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy at the University of Virginia. Scorsone has over 25 years of public service in academic settings, as well as many years’ experience in state and local government. He has expertise in state and local public finance and administration and regional economics. Read More Faculty, Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service Pagination Page 1 Next page ›› Subscribe to Faculty Categories Recommendations(11) SE Minor(27) Curriculum(34) MPP(40) Events(15) Study Abroad (1)Alumni(6) Policy Minor(45) Career Outcomes(8) New Student(20) Faculty(2) Application(34) Admissions(53) Tuition and Financial Aid (1)Student Life(38) Accelerated MPP(64) Essays(8) Batten Ambassadors(30) Personal Statement(3) BA(70)