Karen Ward, University of Toronto

Research

Augmentative And Alternative Communication Assistive Technology Childhood Disability Health Outcomes Health Services Interdisciplinary Children With Disabilities Health Services And Policy Research

Latest papers

Access to veterinary care in Canada: a cross-sectional survey of animal healthcare organizations and interventions.
Frontiers in veterinary science · 2025
Responsiveness of a parent-reported outcome measure to evaluate AAC interventions for children and youth with complex communication needs.
Augmentative and alternative communication (Baltimore, Md. : 1985) · 2018

All 2 publications

Latest funding

Augmentative and Alternative Communication Outcomes for Kids Workshop (AAC OK Workshop)
CIHR · 2013 · Principal investigator
$25,000
Toward Improvement of Augmentative and Alternative Communication Services for Young People with Complex Communication Needs
CIHR · 2012 · Principal investigator
$181,682

All 2 grants and awards

2 publications.

01

Access to veterinary care in Canada: a cross-sectional survey of animal healthcare organizations and interventions.

Rausch Q, Alhamdan M, Bateman S, Evason M, Fraser-Celin V, Graham C, Saad J, Tuma M, Ward K, Van Patter L

Frontiers in veterinary science2025

DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2025.1581316 PMID: 40520429

02

Responsiveness of a parent-reported outcome measure to evaluate AAC interventions for children and youth with complex communication needs.

Ryan SE, Shepherd TA, Renzoni AM, Servais M, Kingsnorth S, Laskey C, Ward K, Bradley K

Augmentative and alternative communication (Baltimore, Md. : 1985)2018

DOI: 10.1080/07434618.2018.1520296 PMID: 30369273

Augmentative and Alternative Communication Outcomes for Kids Workshop (AAC OK Workshop)

Principal investigatorCIHR2013Planning Grants-Priority Announcement:Partnerships for Health System Improvement

Principal investigators: Ryan, Stephen E; Ward, Karen M

Keywords: Assistive Technology; Augmentative And Alternative Communication; Childhood Disability; Health Outcomes; Health Services; Interdisciplinary

$25,000

Toward Improvement of Augmentative and Alternative Communication Services for Young People with Complex Communication Needs

Principal investigatorCIHR2012Partnerships for Health System Improvement (PHSI)

Principal investigators: Ryan, Stephen E; Laskey, Carrie; Ward, Karen M

Keywords: Augmentative And Alternative Communication; Children With Disabilities; Health Services And Policy Research; Outcome Measurement

$181,682

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Michelle Servais

School of Communication Sciences and Disorders

1 shared papers, latest 2018

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Augmentative And Alternative Communication Dear Professor Ward, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Access to veterinary care in Canada: a cross-sectional survey of animal healthcare organizations and interventions." (2025), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]