Wendy L. Ward
Associate Provost for Faculty
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
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Pediatrics, College of Medicine
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Wendy L. Ward's research has focused on understanding and improving mentorship within academic health centers, as well as addressing health disparities. She has investigated the nature and evolution of mentoring relationships and conducted a scoping review of mentorship programs to inform their design and evaluation. Her work also explores interprofessional education and collaboration, examining its current state in psychology training and how it can be applied to healthcare settings. This includes looking at trainee experiences and perspectives on team skills, as well as the role distinctions and overlap among behavioral health providers.
Furthermore, Ward has addressed critical public health issues, including the childhood obesity epidemic in Black youth, emphasizing the need to address structural racism. Her research also extends to designing educational initiatives, such as a Facebook discussion group focused on LGBTQ healthcare disparities and inclusive practices. With an h-index of 25 and over 2,100 citations, her scholarship is recognized as highly impactful.
Ward maintains an active lab website and has a history of collaboration with researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, including Kathryn K. Neill, Karen J. Dickinson, Gerald E. Crites, and M. Kathryn Allison.
Metrics
- h-index: 25
- Publications: 99
- Citations: 2,100
Selected Publications
- The Impact of Coaching on Those Who Coach in Academic Medicine (2025) DOI
- Leadership for Psychologists in Academic Health Centers (L-PAHC): Establishing a Leadership Conference Curriculum (2025) DOI
- A Tale of Two Institutions: Implementing IPE Curricula and Assessment Tools (2025) DOI
- Women Faculty Career Development May Be Enhanced by Considering Mentor Program Design Elements (2023) DOI
- An interprofessional medical malpractice mock trial: event evolution and assessment of efficacy (2023) DOI
- Correction: Interprofessional Education in Psychology Doctoral Programs, Internships, and Postdoctoral Training: A Survey of Training Directors (2023) DOI
- Interprofessional Education in Psychology Doctoral Programs, Internships, and Postdoctoral Training: A Survey of Training Directors (2023) DOI
- The Nature and Evolution of the Mentoring Relationship in Academic Health Centers (2022) DOI
- Role Distinctions and Role Overlap Among Behavioral Health Providers (2022) DOI
- Interprofessional Education: Psychology Trainee Experiences and Perspectives on Team Skills (2021) DOI
- Interprofessional Education: Current State in Psychology Training (2021) DOI
- Interprofessionalism and Integrated Care (2021) DOI
- Addressing Structural Racism Is Critical for Ameliorating the Childhood Obesity Epidemic in Black Youth (2021) DOI
- Patterns of Psychologists’ Interprofessional Collaboration Across Clinical Practice Settings (2021) DOI
- Designing an interprofessional Facebook discussion group to teach about LGBTQ healthcare disparities and inclusive practices (2021) DOI
Grants & Funding
- Expanding Translational Research in Arkansas NIH Co-Investigator
- Arkansas AHEC Point of Service Maintenance and Enhancement (AR-POSME) Health Resources & Services Administration Co-Investigator
- HRSA Medical Student Education (MSE) Health Resources & Services Administration Principal Investigator
- Arkansas Primary Care Training Enhancement Health Resources & Services Administration Co-Investigator
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