View our EdD Early Childhood specialization completion requirements
Minimum degree requirements:
60 quarter credits
- Core courses (50 cr.)
- Capstone (10 cr.)
Minimum degree requirements:
60 quarter credits
Courses
In the EdD Early Childhood Education specialization, you’ll build skills and progress toward your final capstone project in every course.
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Dewanna Blake is a registered nurse with over thirty years of health care experience. She has worked as a nurse educator in academia for the past 15 years. Clincal areas of expertise include the emergency department and mental health. Nursing subject matter expertise includes medical-surgical, mental health, and practicum courses. Dewanna holds a Doctor of Nursing Practice in Nursing Education & Leadership from Chamberlain University and a Masters in Nursing Education from the University of Phoenix.
She has served as a Peer Evaluator with the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) for the past five years. She is a member of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing and the American Psychological Association.
XA 3004 - Health Equity and Advocacy and Political Engagement
XC 4000 - BSN Capstone
DNP, Chamberlain University
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