Admissions & Aid Applying to Batten Admissions Blog Posts Tagged with Global Policy Center Naseemah Mohamed Read More Global Policy Center, Global Policy Center Kirsten Gelsdorf Kirsten Gelsdorf is a professor of practice of public policy at the Batten School and the Director of Global Humanitarian Policy. 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 More Batten Publication, Faculty, Humanitarian Policy, Event, News, Research, Research Speaker, International Development, Workshop, Global Policy Center, Global Policy Center David Leblang 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 Dorothy Danforth Compton Professor of Public Affairs at UVA's Miller Center. His research focuses on global migration including refugee and migrant choice as well as the link between migration and observed international investment, remittance flows, and the spread of democracy. Read More Batten Publication, Faculty, Global Politics & International Relations, Event, News, Research, Research Speaker, International Development, Workshop, Global Policy Center, Global Policy Center, Department of Politics, Political Science Lucy Bassett Lucy Bassett is an associate professor of practice of public policy at the Batten School and 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 More Batten Publication, Faculty, Humanitarian Policy, Event, News, Research, Research Speaker, International Development, Workshop, Global Policy Center, Global Policy Center, Education Pagination Subscribe to Global Policy Center Categories New Student(2) Admissions(28) Essays(4) Events(8) Personal Statement(2) Accelerated MPP(40) MPP(27) Recommendations(6) Student Life(21) Minor(24) Alumni (1)Application(22) Career Outcomes(5) BA(38) Curriculum(19) Tuition and Financial Aid (1)Batten Ambassadors(18)