Dr. Christine A. Ward is an assistant professor in the Counseling and Human Services department at Old Dominion University. Dr. Ward received her doctorate in Counselor Education and Supervision from Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi in 2009. She holds a M.Ed. in School Counseling from the University of North Florida and a B.S. in Business Administration from Trinity University. Dr. Ward has served as an assistant professor in the counseling program since 2010. Prior to teaching, she served as a faculty researcher for The Center for Educational Partnerships at Old Dominion.

Dr. Ward teaches masters and doctoral level courses, including Counseling Children and Adolescents in School Settings (COUN 678), Introduction to Counseling Supervision (COUN 670), and Research Methods and Program Evaluation (COUN 835). Her specialty area is school counseling and application of the ASCA National Model®.

Her research interests include school counseling and academic achievement, school counseling supervision, understanding and responding to issues facing military-connected children and their families, and resiliency in military families. Currently, Dr. Ward serves as the principal investigator (co-PI’s include Dr. Kathleen Levingston and Dr. Laurie Craigen) for the service delivery component of a $2.5Million Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) grant in partnership with Newport News Public Schools and The Center for Educational Partnerships at ODU. She works with TEAMS (Teaching, Education, and Awareness for Military-Connected Students), an interdisciplinary university group that promotes the interests of military-connected students and their families. She also does program evaluation and research for Camp C.O.P.E., a therapeutic program for children of deployed, injured, and fallen service members.