Denise Land

Dr. Denise Land has thoroughly enjoyed interacting with higher education students because they bring so much work and life experience to the classroom. The environment of mutual sharing is much enjoyed. "Dr. D,” as identified by her students, has taught in a variety of fields since the 1970s. Academically, she has taught in social work, human services, management, leadership, business administration, and research methodology since 2003. Activities with Walden University include capstone research mentorship and committee participation, subject-matter contributions to courses, and faculty responsibilities for multiple strategic planning, leadership, and research methodology courses.

Professionally, experience includes both for-profit and nonprofit organization management, leadership, and administration, with professional training in organization development, leadership, human resources, and education services. Business and social work professional experience since the 1970s has evolved into volunteer activities, including bringing social change to families in our communities through network building, resource, and caregiver supports. Volunteer activities include mentoring small business owners, participating in community-building networks, and making quilts for hospice patients.

Experience and responsibilities include fund development, budget/finance administration, community relations, multi-agency collaboration and integration strategies, organization development, and family support program technical assistance. Collaborative activities include working closely with regional social services and community-based organizations to reinforce, sustain, and improve policy implementation and cross-system efforts at the family service level. Consulting work since the 1990s includes coordination, collaboration, and networking with community- and school-based integrated service sites, and has facilitated public-private collaborative efforts to bring family-centered services to families and communities, with an emphasis on designing neighborhood systems with strong resident involvement, self-advocacy, and empowerment practices to prevent child abuse and neglect. Dr. D. also provides volunteer mentoring and consultation to small business enterprises and doctoral students working through their dissertation process.

Professionally, project management experience includes working with multiple school districts and a large nonprofit organization, as well as several additional multi-organization project consortia. For instance, professional experience includes concept and project formulation for multi-million-dollar, multi-organizational service development, including strategic assessment, analysis, project formulation and projection, implementation, and risk assessment. Following project implementation, project outcome assessment continued with regular evaluation of project indicator achievement and outcomes. In most cases, Dr. D was either the project leader or a significant member of the leadership team. Project management activities included: project lifecycle management, scope definition, impact assessment and management, outsourcing, contracting, and process prioritization.

Dr. D has a Masters of Social Work, a Bachelors of Science in Gerontology, and a Doctorate of Management.

Courses Taught

DDBA 8006 - Contemporary Challenges in Business

DDBA/DBAX 8100/1 - Doctoral Study Mentoring

DDBA 8151 - Organization Leadership Doc Theory Practice

DDBA 8160/1 - Business Strategy and Innovation

DDBA 8300 / 8427 - Applied Rsch Method Qual & Quant

DDBA/DBAX 8991 / 8303 - Qual. & Case Rsch Business Analysis

DDBA/DBAX 9000/1 - Doctoral Study Completion

DBAX 910X series - Business Research Proj Capstone Courses

RECU/RESI 8301/2 - Residency

Education

DM, University of Phoenix

MSW, CSU-Sacramento

BS, CSU-Sacramento

Public Service

PENW - Performance Excellence NorthWest, Volunteer - Puyallup

Consulting Capstone Alumni Network (CCAN), Other -

Awards / Honors

2023 NLN/Walden Leadership Academy, National League of Nurses and Walden University, 2023

Rita Turner Award, Walden University, 2023

Rita Turner Award, Walden University, 2023

Rita Turner Award, Walden University, 2022

Essential Faculty, University of Phoenix, 2008

Golden Key National Honor Society, California State University, Sacramento, 1995

Phi Alpha Honor Society, California State University, Sacramento, 1993

Publications

Land, D. L., Doll, Y. Research triangulation: A vital qualitative research data analysis. . The Qualitative Report

McNealy, T., Land, D. (2018). Mommy’s goals vs. reality: Managing, school, work, and family.

Land, D. Knowledge Management Strategies: Member Checked for Credibility and Dependability.

Land, D. (2018). Nonprofit and for-profit heathcare organization satisfaction based on compensation packages..

Brill, J., Balcanoff, K., Herrburger, W., Land, D. (2017). Engaging Employees Successfully in Project Management Practice. International Journal of Management, Information Technology and Engineering

Matyus, J., Land, D. (2016). Increasing Productivity of Employees Post Downsizing. International Journal of Research and Current Development

Groves, J., Land, D. (2017). Effective Strategies of Military Veteran Small Business Owners. Journal of Business and General Management Journal

Matyus, J., Land, D. (2016). Increasing Productivity of Employees Post Downsizing. International Journal of Research and Current Development

Land, D., Brill, J., Balcanoff, K., Gogarty, M., Turner, F. (2014). Best practices in doctoral retention: Mentoring. Higher Learning Research Communications

Hamersley, W., Land, D. (2015). Building Productivity in Virtual Project Teams. Revista de Gestao e Projectos – GeP

Land, D. (2015). Doctoral Mentoring and Research Leading to Emerging Technologies.

Blando, J., Grant, G., Hanson, D., Land, D. L. (2017). Millennials: Disparity of work needs as an entrepreneur.

Land, D. L. 2019 Fox, Z., & Land, D. Effective strategies manufacturers use for service innovations. Journal of Business Research. . Journal of Business Research

Land, D. Knowledge Management Strategies: Member Checked for Credibility and Dependability.

Presentations

Land, D. L. (2023). 2023 Baldrige Alliance for Performance Excellence. Vision exercise data analysis. . 2023 Baldrige Alliance for Performance Excellence.

Land, D. (2015). Academy of Management annual meeting attendance.

Butkiewicz, T., Kristensen, S. A., Land, D. L., Doll, Y., Miles, G. S. (2023). Identify Your Opportunity for Betterment With a PhD in Management of a DBA. Walden University

Land, D. L. (2022). Let's Consult!. Walden University