Emily Ward

Teaching Strengths

Supportive Clinical Education
Curriculum Restructure
Mentoring Clinical Education Staff

Dr Emily Ward

Senior Lecturer

School of Allied Health and Human Performance

College of Health

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD (as Co-Supervisor) - email supervisor to discuss availability.

Available For Media Comment.

I am a Lecturer in the Physiotherapy program with a main focus on paediatric content including the role of Course Coordinator for Physiotherapy with Children.  I have significant experience in delivering and managing clinical education and have a strong focus on providing supportive clinical education environments within the physiotherapy program. I have over 15 years clinical experience in senior clinical physiotherapy roles in hospital, community and private practice sites across South Australia and Western Australia. I completed my PhD in 2011 for a project investigating the effect of intervention parameters for children with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) and have a continued interest in research in this area and paediatric orthopaedic conditions. I also have a strong engagement with the Australian Physiotherapy Association, having held the position of National Chairperson for the National Paediatric Group from 2011-2014 and the Scientific Committee Chairperson (Paediatrics Stream) 2019.

Child Development,Developmental Coordination Disorder

Year Citation
2025 Welsby, E., Moore, E., Hobbs, D., Hordacre, B., Ward, E., & Hillier, S. (2025). Feasibility, acceptability and tolerability of an augmented reality gaming intervention for children with and without movement impairments. Physical & Occupational Therapy In Pediatrics, online(6), 1-22.
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2024 McEvoy, M., Fryer, C., Ward, E., & Kumar, S. (2024). Telehealth usability in a university student physiotherapy clinic during COVID-19. Musculoskeletal Care, 22(2), 8 pages.
DOI Scopus2 WoS2 Europe PMC2
2024 Welsby, E., Hordacre, B., Hobbs, D., Bouckley, J., Ward, E., & Hillier, S. (2024). Evaluating the influence of feedback on motor skill learning and motor performance for children with developmental coordination disorder: a systematic review. Frontiers in Pediatrics, 12(1327445), 1-17.
DOI Scopus6 WoS5 Europe PMC2
2024 Welsby, E., Hobbs, D., Hordacre, B., Ward, E., & Hillier, S. (2024). Co-design for technology in paediatric therapy: developing an augmented reality intervention for children with developmental coordination disorder. Journal of Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies Engineering, 11, 1-13.
DOI WoS6 Europe PMC2
2023 Simpson, C. E. M., Esterman, A. J., Ganu, S. S., Maki, K., Keeley, S. R., Ward, E. J., & Tsiros, M. D. (2023). Early mobilisation in critically ill children: does routine patient screening reduce time to commencing mobilisation?. Australian Critical Care, 36(2), 208-214.
DOI Scopus7 WoS6 Europe PMC4
2021 Smith, M., Ward, E., Williams, C. M., & Banwell, H. A. (2021). Differences in walking and running gait in children with and without developmental coordination disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Gait and Posture, 83, 177-184.
DOI Scopus16 WoS17 Europe PMC13
2021 Gosse, G., Ward, E., McIntyre, A., & Banwell, H. A. (2021). The reliability and validity of the weight-bearing lunge test in a Congenital Talipes Equinovarus population (CTEV). PeerJ, online, 1-14.
DOI Europe PMC6
2021 Gosse, G. E., Banwell, H., McIntyre, A., & Ward, E. (2021). Gross motor skill development is similar in children post Ponseti casting for congenital talipes equinovarus compared to typically developing children: a systematic review. Journal of pediatric orthopedics. Part B, 30(3), 264-272.
DOI Europe PMC3
2020 Varvounis, N., Frost, J., Stott, J., Ward, E., Lefmann, S., Boyle, T., & Boshoff, K. (2020). Weekly versus fortnightly allied health early intervention for children with diagnosed/suspected developmental delay. The Allied Health Scholar, 1(1), 57-69.
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2020 Tsiros, M. D., Ward, E. J., Lefmann, S., & Hillier, S. (2020). The physiotherapy in preschools program: describing a student-led assessment service for children with possible motor skill difficulties. Adapted physical activity quarterly : APAQ, 37(3), 324-337.
DOI Scopus1
2019 Smith, M., Banwell, H. A., Ward, E., & Williams, C. M. (2019). Determining the clinical knowledge and practice of Australian podiatrists on children with developmental coordination disorder: a cross-sectional survey. Journal of foot and ankle research, 12(1, article no. 42), 1-9.
DOI Scopus2 WoS2 Europe PMC3
2019 Stevens, K., McGrath, R., & Ward, E. (2019). Identifying the influence of leisure-based social circus on the health and well-being of young people in Australia. Annals of leisure research, 22(3), 305-322.
DOI WoS18
2018 Marshall, N., Ward, E., & Williams, C. M. (2018). The identification and appraisal of assessment tools used to evaluate metatarsus adductus: A systematic review of their measurement properties. Journal of foot and ankle research, 11(1), 1-10.
DOI Scopus18 WoS11 Europe PMC7
2017 Ward, E. J., Hillier, S., Raynor, A., & Petkov, J. (2017). A range of service delivery modes for children with developmental coordination disorder are effective: a randomized controlled trial. Pediatric physical therapy, 29(3), 230-236.
DOI Scopus5 WoS5 Europe PMC4
2011 Ward, E., Straker, L. M., Smith, K., Kerr, M. D., Davis, M., Fielding, A., & McManus, A. (2011). Behaviour changes following a multidisciplinary intervention for overweight and obese adolescents. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 14(86), e42-e43.
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2005 Ward, E., McIntyre, A., Van Kessel, G., & Hague, W. (2005). Immediate blood pressure changes and aquatic physiotherapy. Hypertension in Pregnancy, 24(2), 93-102.
DOI Scopus4 WoS3 Europe PMC2

  • Does the use of textured insoles improve gross motor measures balance domain outcomes in children with motor skill difficulties when compared to footwear alone. A multi-site feasibility trial, Australian Podiatry Education and Research Foundation, 27/01/2022 - 27/12/2022

Programs I'm associated with

  • IBPZ - Bachelor of Physiotherapy
  • IMPE - Master of Physiotherapy (Graduate Entry)
  • IHPZ - Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Honours)
  • IMAP - Master of Advanced Clinical Physiotherapy

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