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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Jennifer Wheeler-Davis received her Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree from the University of Minnesota in 1998. Following completion of this degree, Dr. Davis completed a residency in Internal Medicine with a focus in renal disease through the University of Minnesota and Hennepin County Medical Center. Subsequent degrees include an MBA with a focus in Healthcare Administration from Regis University (2006) and a Masters of Information System Management degree with a concentration in information security from the Keller Graduate School of Management (2016). Dr. Davis became a Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist in 1998 and received recognition as a Fellow of the Academy of Health-System Pharmacy in 2009. Dr. Davis is currently a licensed pharmacist in the states of Minnesota and Colorado. Dr. Davis serves as Contributing Faculty at Walden University providing instruction in the areas of pharmacology and healthcare management. Dr. Davis has held various clinical and pharmacy leadership roles in health-systems over the past 20 years. Areas of study and publication include drug effects in renal disease, risk management, medication safety, Lean process improvement, and health-system pharmacy management. Dr. Davis has served as guest faculty with the Institute of Healthcare Improvement and the Boston University Pharmacy Leadership Institute.
NURS 652 - Advanced Pharmacology
PharmD, University of Minnesota
MBA, Regis University
MS, Keller Graduate School of Management
D'Evelyn Education Foundation, Volunteer -
Fellow, American Society of Health System Pharmacy, 2011
Lean Excellence Award in Pharmacy, , 2012
Generation Rx Champions Award, Colorado Pharmacists Society, 2018
Wheeler-davis, J. (2012). The Effect of Computerized Physician Order Entry on Medication Errors in a Community Hospital. Hospital Pharmacy
Wheeler-davis, J. (2009). Use of Lean Production to Reduce Waste When Compounding Sterile Pharmaceutical Products. Hospital Pharmacy
Wheeler-davis, J. (2018). Opioid Therapy – Do You Know Who is Most at Risk?. Vizient
Davis, J. (2018). Opioid Stewardship. scl
Davis, J. (2012). Opportunities for Pharmacists in Value-Based Purchasing. Colorado Pharmacist Society
Wheeler-davis, J. (2011). The Lean Triple Play: Improving Speed, Quality, and Cost in Medication Management.
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