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Dakota Caldwell

  • Doctoral Candidate
  • Research Areas: Disability, Neurodivergence, Theory Development, Semiotics, Project/Program Management, Health Risks and Impacts, and Economic Risks and Impacts

email:
Dakotacaldwell@unomaha.edu

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Bio

Dakota is a native of Glasgow, Kentucky. Dakota is a sixth-year doctoral candidate in the School of Public Administration. Dakota received a Master’s in Public Administration and a Bachelor’s in Systems Management from Western Kentucky University.

Dakota’s work and research focuses on disability, particularly neurodivergence. Dakota’s dissertation looks at neurodivergent perspectives on the in-between space or the space between state and market. Dakota seeks to introduce neurodivergence into public administration to ensure more inclusive policy and practice in the field.

Dakota has published work about perceptions of health and economic risk that migrants feel in America relating to the impacts of COVID-19. Dakota currently serves as a graduate assistant managing the Nebraska Certified Public Manager Program.

Education

M.P.A., Western Kentucky University

B.S. in Systems Management, Western Kentucky University

Publications

Jamieson, T., Caldwell, D., Gomez-Aguinaga, B., & Dona-Reveco, C. (2021). Race, ethnicity, nativity and perceptions of health risk during the COVID-19 pandemic in the US. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(21), 11113. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182111113

Teaching Experience

PA 2000: Leadership and Administration

Nebraska Certified Public Manager Program: Project Management

Honors and Awards 

 

Additional Information

Bio

Dakota is a native of Glasgow, Kentucky. Dakota is a sixth-year doctoral candidate in the School of Public Administration. Dakota received a Master’s in Public Administration and a Bachelor’s in Systems Management from Western Kentucky University.

Dakota’s work and research focuses on disability, particularly neurodivergence. Dakota’s dissertation looks at neurodivergent perspectives on the in-between space or the space between state and market. Dakota seeks to introduce neurodivergence into public administration to ensure more inclusive policy and practice in the field.

Dakota has published work about perceptions of health and economic risk that migrants feel in America relating to the impacts of COVID-19. Dakota currently serves as a graduate assistant managing the Nebraska Certified Public Manager Program.

Education

M.P.A., Western Kentucky University

B.S. in Systems Management, Western Kentucky University

Publications

Jamieson, T., Caldwell, D., Gomez-Aguinaga, B., & Dona-Reveco, C. (2021). Race, ethnicity, nativity and perceptions of health risk during the COVID-19 pandemic in the US. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(21), 11113. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182111113

Teaching Experience

PA 2000: Leadership and Administration

Nebraska Certified Public Manager Program: Project Management

Honors and Awards 

 

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Bio Education Publications Teaching Experience

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