She has been actively involved in JCIPE since 2007, first as a Health Mentors Program Faculty liaison and more recently, as a Faculty Advisor and Program Lead for the Hotspotting Program at TJU. Dr. Ward has numerous publications and presentations centering around interprofessional education and collaboration, most notably, her work on development of the Jefferson Scale of Attitudes towards Interprofessional Collaboration and Empathy of students from various disciplines. She was the recipient of the James Erdmann Award for Excellence in Interprofessional Education in 2013.