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.
Disclaimers: Walden students have up to 8 years to complete their doctoral program unless they petition for an extension.
In general, students are continuously registered in the dissertation/doctoral study course until they complete their capstone project and it is approved. This usually takes longer than the minimum required terms in the dissertation/doctoral study course shell.
To complete a doctoral dissertation, students must obtain the academic approval of several independent evaluators including their committee, the University Research Reviewer, and the Institutional Review Board; pass the Form and Style Review; gain approval at the oral defense stage; and gain final approval by the Chief Academic Officer. Students must also publish their dissertation on ProQuest before their degree is conferred. Learn more about the dissertation process in the Dissertation Guidebook.
For a personalized estimate of the number of your transfer credits that Walden would accept, call an Enrollment Specialist at 844-937-8785.
Courses
PhD completion program courses help you return to doctoral work, match with an advisor, and stay on track to finishing your dissertation.
Disclaimers: Walden students have up to 8 years to complete their doctoral program unless they petition for an extension.
In general, students are continuously registered in the dissertation/doctoral study course until they complete their capstone project and it is approved. This usually takes longer than the minimum required terms in the dissertation/doctoral study course shell.
To complete a doctoral dissertation, students must obtain the academic approval of several independent evaluators including their committee, the University Research Reviewer, and the Institutional Review Board; pass the Form and Style Review; gain approval at the oral defense stage; and gain final approval by the Chief Academic Officer. Students must also publish their dissertation on ProQuest before their degree is conferred. Learn more about the dissertation process in the Dissertation Guidebook.
For a personalized estimate of the number of your transfer credits that Walden would accept, call an Enrollment Specialist at 844-937-8785.
Courses
Develop the skills and confidence you need to tackle complex managerial challenges, contribute new knowledge, or teach at the graduate level.
Courses
Develop the skills and confidence needed for complex managerial challenges and research with Walden’s ACBSP-accredited PhD program.
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Dr. King received her PhD in Health Education and Health Promotion from the University of Alabama Birmingham in 2013. She joined Walden University in 2014 as contributing faculty member in the College of Health Sciences. Her background includes over 24 years of work experience in viral hepatitis, HIV/AIDS, public health preparedness, and environmental health at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
PUBH 6475 - Program Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation
PUBH 6030 - Socio-ecological Perspectives on Health
PhD, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35233
MS, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA 92350
BA, University of California at Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc, Member - Atlanta
US DHHS, Secretary’s Award for Distinguished Service, , 2005
US DHHS, Secretary’s Award for Distinguished Service, , 2002
Weiser, J., Perez, A., Bradley, ., King, H., Shouse, . (2018). Low Prevalence of Hepatitis B Vaccination Among Patients Receiving Medical Care for HIV Infection in the United States, 2009 to 2012. Ann Intern Med 2017
Demenke, H., Johnson, A., Wu, B., Nwangwu‑Ik, N., King, H., Dean, H. (2018). Differences between U.S.-born and non-U.S.–born black adults reported with diagnosed HIV infection—United States, 2008–2014. Immigr Minor Health
Greene, K., Duffus, W., Xing, J., King, H. (2017). Social Determinants of Health Associated with Hepatitis B Testing and Access to Care among Foreign-born Persons Residing in the United States: 2009 – 2012. Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice
King, H. (2018). Trends in Hepatitis B Vaccination Rates Among High-Risk Adults: 2003-2014 . 2018 APHA 129th Annual Meeting and Exposition
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