Admissions & Aid Applying to Batten Admissions Blog Posts Tagged with Research and Commentary We May Not Have Been as Anxious, Depressed in Pandemic's First Year as Once Thought Findings from the Batten School's Christopher Ruhm and colleagues at Harvard question the accuracy of the CDC’s Household Pulse survey on mental health. Read More Research and Commentary, Health Policy Kirsten Gelsdorf: Examining Today’s Humanitarian Crises and Organizations Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy professor Kirsten Gelsdorf spoke to UVA Lifetime Learning's podcast about the current state of worldwide humanitarian crises and organizations poised to address them. Read More Global Politics & International Relations, Humanitarian Policy, Research and Commentary, Global Policy Center, International and Global Affairs To Run or Not to Run? Not Enough Women Consider Political Office in the First Place. A new report by Batten School Professor Jennifer Lawless highlights the gender gap in political ambition. The research declares that “politics remains a game for men.” Read More Center for Effective Lawmaking, Research and Commentary, Political Science, Domestic Policy & Politics Childcare is a critical need for women refugees. It must be made a priority Batten Professor Lucy Bassett and co-author write on the importance of childcare for refugees in a new op-ed for The New Humanitarian. Read More Humanitarian Policy, Research and Commentary, Global Policy Center, International and Global Affairs Childcare: An overlooked response to emergencies Providing childcare in humanitarian emergencies is a win-win strategy for women and children. It’s time to make it a reality for more families. Read More Global Politics & International Relations, Research and Commentary, International Development, Global Policy Center Small Students, Big Opportunities Working in partnership with policymakers, Professor Daphna Bassok aims to provide long-term solutions to real-world problems for America's youngest learners. Read More Research and Commentary, EdPolicyWorks: Center for Education Policy and Workforce Competitiveness, Education Batten Professor and Students are Helping Communities Rethink the Way They Respond to Mental Health Crises Batten Professor Brian N. Williams and students from his PEGLLLLab are working with an award-winning documentary team to launch pilot programs in three different cities to address the growing mental health crisis. Read More Research and Commentary, Racial Justice and Equity Health insurance coverage for kids through Medicaid and CHIP helps their moms too Batten professor Sebastian Tello-Trillo shares new research suggesting that health insurance coverage for kids through Medicaid and CHIP helps their moms. Read More Research and Commentary, Health Policy, Economics Batten Professor Helps Soon-to-be Grads Get Their Finances in Order Batten Professor Andrew Pennock believes personal finance is a life skill, using intentional choices to reflect a person’s values. Read More Research and Commentary Why Professors Should Call on Law Students — With a Plan A new paper by Batten School professor Sophie Trawalter finds gender dynamics in classes are not fixed. Read More Research and Commentary, Social Equity Pagination Page 1 Next page ›› Subscribe to Research and Commentary Categories Career Outcomes(5) Tuition and Financial Aid (1)Accelerated MPP(40) Alumni (1)Personal Statement(2) Essays(4) New Student(3) BA(38) Admissions(29) Events(8) Student Life(21) Recommendations(6) Curriculum(19) Minor(24) MPP(27) Application(22) Batten Ambassadors(18)