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When the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic moved many schools across the country to close their doors, Corbyn Baggett, a recent UNMC graduate, assumed a demanding parent-teacher role almost overnight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Baggett, these duties included advocating for the educational needs of her youngest son, who has Down syndrome. It was \u201can overwhelming experience that shaped how I look at policy and its implementation,\u201d said Baggett, who earned a Master of Public Health<\/a> in Public Health Administration and Policy from the UNMC College of Public Health in December.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI decided to look at special education policy and Medicaid Children’s Health Insurance Program policy (as they pay for the services provided) empirically, to see how other special education students were impacted,\u201d she said of the inspiration for her capstone, titled \u201cThe Merit of Inclusion: A Policy Review Examining the Convergence of Special Education and Inclusions Policies with Compensatory Medicaid Policies in the Wake of the COVID-19 Pandemic.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe research is new, but ultimately, I found that because of how these policies are written, interpreted and executed, they served as a determinant for special education students,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Like 63% of students in the College of Public Health<\/a>, Baggett completed her degree entirely online. This allowed her family to move during the program from North Carolina to Georgia to Hawaii, where they currently reside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even with the busy schedule of a mom and online graduate student, Baggett earned academic honors with distinction. Upon learning of her achievement, she said, her children and their friends excitedly danced around to Paul McCartney\u2019s \u201cWonderful Christmas Time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rachel Lookadoo, JD<\/a>, an assistant professor in the College of Public Health Department of Epidemiology, taught Public Health Law \u2014 one of the Baggett\u2019s favorite UNMC courses. Lookadoo said she admired Baggett\u2019s ability to be \u201cfully invested\u201d in her education while simultaneously serving her children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI was always amazed at how engaged she was during my course, all while balancing the demands of work-life and being a mother. \u2026 I have no doubt that her curiosity and quest for a deeper understanding will serve her well in her public health career,\u201d Lookadoo said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before graduating, Baggett accepted a position at the Hawaii Department of Health as a Community Health Workers for COVID Response and Resiliency Program Management Specialist in the Department of Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. Her advice for future UNMC graduates reflected her own apparent tenacity: \u201cBe bold in this adventure and never forget how far you’ve come.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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