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.
Discover career opportunities in your area that match your interests.
ACCOMPLISHED HEALTHCARE AND NURSE EXECUTIVE
NURSING OPERATIONS LEADERSHIP | LEADING PROJECTS & QUALITY IMPROVEMENT MEASURES | PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
More than 10 years experience serving as faculty for online, traditional classroom, and clinical nursing education in associates, baccalaureate, graduate, and post-graduate nursing programs
Serves as a mentor and preceptor to graduate and doctoral nursing students annually
Providing transformative and reality-based leadership for health care systems and health care industry for more than a decade. Leading strategic, quality, and cutting edge nursing practice initiatives to improve patient care outcomes.
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse ANCC Board Certification by ANCC as a Clinical Nurse Specialist since 2005 and a Licensed Independent Provider APRN in Minnesota.
More than 20 years public speaking, presentations to small and large audiences, innovative, learner-centered curriculum development for academia and health care industry.
— Nursing and Health Care Operations Leadership
— Nursing and Interprofessional Health Team Leadership
— Expertise in Regulatory and Accreditation
— Employs Transformational and Reality-based Leadership Philosophy
— Innovation in Nurse Training/Professional Development
— Driving Evidence-based Nursing Practice
— Fostering Innovation in Research
— Improving Patient Care Outcomes
— Developing Strategic Roadmaps
— Extensive Teaching and Curriculum Development Experience
NURS 6053 - Interprofessional Organizational and Systems Leadership
NURS 6050 - Policy and Advocacy for Population Health
NURS 6052 - Evidence-based Practice and Research
NURS 6600 - Nursing Capstone and Practicum
NURS 8210 - Transforming Nursing
NURS 8300 - Organization and Systems Leadership
NURS 8302 - Leading Organizations for Quality Improvement
NURS 8702 - DNP Project Mentoring
NURS 8703 - DNP Project Completion
NURS 8701 - DNP Project Completion
PhD, Capella University
Post-master's Certificate, Capella University
MSN, University of Phoenix
BSN, Bethel University
AS, Normandale Community College
LPN, Hennepin Technical College
National Council on Patient Information and Education, Board Member - Washington
Director's List, Hennepin Technical College, 1988
Innovation of the Year Award Nominee HealthPartner, , 2012
Minnesota Hospital Association Quality Improvement, , 2014
Quality Improvement of the Year HealthPartners, , 2005
Lauren, J. (2006). Staff Perceptions of Innovative Practice Change in Cardiac Care: A Case Study.
Lauren, J. (2017). The Patient Journey: A Conceptual Framework. Health Leaders Media
Lauren, J. (2017). The Power of Shared Decision-Making. Health Leaders Media
Lauren, J. (2013). Wound Care and Pressure Ulcer Prevention. Minnesota Health Care News
Lauren, J. (2018). The Power of Shared Decision-Making. Elsevier
Lauren, J. (2018). Health Literacy: A Shared Journey.
, Lauren, J. J. (2020). Biomedical Ethics During COVID19 Pandemic. Elsevier
, Lauren, J. J. (2020). COVID19 Emergency Preparedness. Elsevier
Lauren, J. J. (2020). COVID19 Resilience and Self-Care. Elsevier
, Lauren, J. J. (2020). Empowering the Healthcare Team: A Path for Resilience. Elsevier
Lauren, J. (2013). From Whence We Came: A Shared Governance Structure for Advanced Practice Nursing and Nurse Educators. Minnesota Affiliate of the National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists
Lauren, J. (2018). Health Literacy: A Shared Journey.
Lauren, J. (2014). Turning Non-Productive Time to Productive Time: APRN/CNS Changing the Perspective of Value. Minnesota Affiliate of the National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists
Lauren, J. (2014). Using Technology to Observe, Track, and Manage Worker Skills and Competencies in Health Care. EcoSystem
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