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Mary J. Ward, PhD is a child psychologist in New York, NY specializing in child psychology and psychology. Mary J. Ward, PhD is affiliated with NewYork-Presbyterian, Weill Cornell Medicine and Child Development.
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She has a state license in New York.
Licensed In: New York
Mary J. Ward, PhD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Aetna - NYP, VNSNY CHOICE, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, CIGNA, Rockefeller University/Luminare, Local 1199, Anthem Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Oxford Health Plans, UnitedHealthcare, Healthfirst, VNS Health, United Healthcare, WorldWide Medical, Anthem Blue Cross/Blue Shield Healthplus, Fidelis Care, AETNA, Healthspring, Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Quality Health Management (QHM), United Healthcare Medicare, Medicare Advantage, Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, United Healthcare, Oxford Health Plans, Cigna, Fidelis Care, Healthfirst, Anthem, Empire BlueCross BlueShield, Aetna PPO, Aetna HMO, Aetna-NYP EPO/POS, Aetna Weill Cornell Employee Managed Care Plan, VNSNY CHOICE Medicare, Aetna Weill Cornell Employee PPO Plan and VNSNY CHOICE HMO.
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Dr. Mary J. Ward is an Associate Research Professor of Psychology in Pediatrics and Psychiatry. In her practice, Dr. Ward offers assistance to parents with concerns about sleeping, feeding, toileting, discipline, parent-child communication, and other behavioral issues. Her focus is on collaborating with parents to define goals, teaching agreed-upon strategies, and coaching parents in how to use those strategies independently. Dr. Ward’s approach is non-judgmental, relationship-focused, and presumes parent competence. In addition, Dr. Ward conducts diagnostic assessments for autism spectrum disorder and other developmental disabilities. She offers parent coaching to address problem behaviors in children. Her research focuses on issues relevant to the lives of young children, using methods from basic developmental science. Dr. Ward is especially interested in the study of special populations of infants and young children. Over the past 35 years, she has studied children with malnutrition, adolescent mothers and their children, children adopted from overseas, and the grandchildren of adults with HIV. Dr. Ward has remained at the forefront of research on attachment, including assessment of attachment in infants, preschool children, adolescents, and adults. Her work has been supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health and private foundations and her work is published in peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Ward received a bachelor’s degree in psychology, graduating summa cum laude from Bucknell in 1978. She earned a Ph.D. in developmental psychology from the Institute of Child Development, University of Minnesota in 1983. That same year, she came to Cornell University Medical College (now Weill Cornell Medical College) the Department of Pediatrics and has remained since.
