Rate My Professor Jessica Ward

Dr. Ward's research specializations include small animal clinical cardiology, point-of-care ultrasound for emergency diagnosis of congestive heart failure, pharmacology of drugs for heart failure treatment, and scholarship of teaching and learning. Her contributions to the field are evidenced by key publications such as "Accuracy of point-of-care lung ultrasonography for the diagnosis of cardiogenic pulmonary edema in dogs and cats with acute dyspnea" (2017, 126 citations), "Evaluation of point-of-care thoracic ultrasound and NT-proBNP for the diagnosis of congestive heart failure in cats with respiratory distress" (2018, 113 citations), "Distribution of alveolar-interstitial syndrome in dogs and cats with respiratory distress as assessed by lung ultrasound versus thoracic radiographs" (2018, 82 citations), and "Clinical presentation, cardiovascular findings, etiology, and outcome of myocarditis in dogs: 64 cases" (2020, 51 citations). She has earned major awards including the ISU CVM William O. Reece Advising Award (2024), APLU Food Systems Leadership Institute Fellowship (2024), ISU CELT Excellence in SoTL Award (2024), ACVIM William R. Fenner Early Career Award for Outstanding Service (2023), Zoetis Distinguished Veterinary Teacher Award (2019), and Iowa State University Award for Early Achievement in Teaching (2019). Ward serves in leadership roles across university committees, the CVM Dean’s Cabinet, ACVIM credentials and awards committees, and as an AVMA Council on Education site visitor.