Dr Laura Ward

  • Research Associate (School of Health & Wellbeing)

Biography

I recently started as a Project Manager (Trusted Research Environment) at the Health Informatics Centre (HIC) at the University of Dundee's Medical School. I am still involved in various research projects with the SHW and will maintain an affiliate position for another 2 months. 

Contact: LWard001@dundee.ac.uk

Research interests

My work involves multiple fields of expertise including clinical psychology, statistics, epidemiology, public health, dentistry and data linkage. By providing evidence of the health and health inequalities faced by those with intellectual (learning) disabilities, my work can inform government and NHS policy to effect improvements and reduce the gap experienced by this vulnerable population. 

Research interests include:

  • Anticholinergic burden
  • Polypharmacy
  • Multimorbidity
  • Mental health
  • Cancer

Publications

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Number of items: 23.

2024

Ward, L.A. et al. (2024) Population-based cancer incidence and mortality rates and ratios among adults with intellectual disabilities in Scotland. medRxiv, (doi: 10.1101/2024.01.18.23300433) (Unpublished)

2022

Ward, L. , Cooper, S.-A. , Henderson, A. , Stanley, B. , Greenlaw, N. , Pacitti, C. and Cairns, D. (2022) A study on prescriptions contributing to the risk of high anticholinergic burden in adults with intellectual disabilities: retrospective record linkage study. Annals of General Psychiatry, 21, 41. (doi: 10.1186/s12991-022-00418-x) (PMID:36309752) (PMCID:PMC9617313)

Hughes-Mccormack, L. et al. (2022) Rates, causes and predictors of all-cause and avoidable mortality in 163,686 children and young people with and without intellectual disabilities: A record linkage national cohort study. BMJ Open, 12, e061636. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-061636) (PMID:36113944) (PMCID:PMC9486341)

2021

Ward, L. M. , Stanley, B. , Greenlaw, N. , Cooper, S.-A. , Pacitti, C., Henderson, A. , Gibson, J. and Kinnear, D. (2021) Risk of anticholinergic burden in adults with intellectual disabilities: a Scottish retrospective cohort study of n = 17 220. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 65(9), pp. 813-830. (doi: 10.1111/jir.12861) (PMID:34169610)

Ward, L. , Cooper, S.-A. , Stanley, B. , Greenlaw, N. , Pacitti, C., Henderson, A. , Pell, J. and Kinnear, D. (2021) Dental Experiences of Adults With Intellectual Disabilities: a Record Linkage Study of n=17,220. 6th IASSIDD Europe Congress, 06-08 Jul 2021.

2020

Ward, L.M. , Cooper, S.-A. , McSkimming, P., Greenlaw, N. , Pacitti, C., Gibson, J., Henderson, A. , Pell, J. and Kinnear, D. (2020) Dental attendance, restoration and extractions in adults with intellectual disabilities compared with the general population: a record linkage study. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 64(12), pp. 980-986. (doi: 10.1111/jir.12786) (PMID:32996662)

2019

Kinnear, D. , Allan, L., Morrison, J. , Finlayson, J., Sherriff, A. , Macpherson, L. , Henderson, A. , Ward, L. , Muir, M. and Cooper, S.A. (2019) Prevalence of and factors associated with edentulousness (no natural teeth) in adults with intellectual disabilities. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 63(12), pp. 1475-1481. (doi: 10.1111/jir.12628) (PMID:31062460)

Shahani, U., Aitchison, R. T., Denham, S. L. and Ward, L. (2019) Haemodynamic Responses in the Primary Visual Cortex to Multisensory Stimulation: a Pilot Study using fNIRS. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, Vancouver, Canada, June 2019.

Ward, L. M. , Cooper, S.-A. , Hughes-Mccormack, L., Macpherson, L. and Kinnear, D. (2019) Oral health of adults with intellectual disabilities: A systematic review. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 63(11), pp. 1359-1378. (doi: 10.1111/jir.12632) (PMID:31119825)

Rossit, S. et al. (2019) Efficacy of home-based visuomotor feedback training in stroke patients with chronic hemispatial neglect. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, 29(2), pp. 251-272. (doi: 10.1080/09602011.2016.1273119) (PMID:28116988)

2018

Aitchison, R., Ward, L. , Kennedy, G., Shu, X., Mansfield, D. C. and Shahani, U. (2018) Measuring visual cortical oxygenation in diabetes using functional near-infrared spectroscopy. Acta Diabetologica, 55(11), pp. 1181-1189. (doi: 10.1007/s00592-018-1200-5) (PMID:30083981) (PMCID:PMC6182359)

Ward, L. M. , Aitchison, R. T., Hill, G., Imrie, J., Simmers, A., Morison, G., Mansfield, D., Kennedy, G. J. and Shahani, U. (2018) Effects of glaucoma and snoring on cerebral oxygenation in the visual cortex: a study using functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS). International Journal of Ophthalmology and Vision Research, 2(2), 017-025.

Ward, L. M. , Morison, G., Simmers, A. J. and Shahani, U. (2018) Age-related changes in global motion coherence: conflicting haemodynamic and perceptual responses. Scientific Reports, 8, 10013. (doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-27803-5) (PMID:29968729) (PMCID:PMC6030110)

2016

Ward, L. M., Morison, G., Simpson, W. A., Simmers, A. J. and Shahani, U. (2016) Using functional near infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) to study dynamic stereoscopic depth perception. Brain Topography, 29(4), pp. 515-523. (doi: 10.1007/s10548-016-0476-4) (PMID:26900069) (PMCID:PMC4899499)

Ward, L. M. , Mansfield, D., Simmers, A., Kennedy, G. and Shahani, U. (2016) Functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS) of Visual Cortex: Relationship of the Haemodynamic Response to Glaucomatous Field Defects. The Royal College of Ophthalmologists Annual Congress, Birmingham, UK, 23-26 May 2016.

Aitchison, R., Shahani, U., Ward, L. M. , Kennedy, G., Xinhua, S. and Mansfield, D. (2016) Haemodynamic Response in Diabetes: An fNIRS Study of the Visual Cortex. fNIRS 2016, Paris, France, 13-16 Oct 2016.

2015

Ward, L. M., Aitchison, R. T., Tawse, M., Simmers, A. J. and Shahani, U. (2015) Reduced haemodynamic response in the ageing visual cortex measured by absolute fNIRS. PLoS ONE, 10(4), e0125012. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0125012) (PMID:25909849) (PMCID:PMC4409147)

Ward, L. M. , De Guimaraes, J., Aitchison, R., Simmers, A. and Shahani, U. (2015) Compromised Haemodynamic Response of the Visual Cortex of Smokers. Glasgow Neuroscience Day, Glasgow, Scotland, 16 Jan 2015.

Ward, L. M. , Hill, G., Imrie, J., Okiei, O., Cox, J. and Shahani, U. (2015) Using the Haemodynamic Response to Investigate Glaucoma and Obstructive Sleep Apnoea. Glasgow Neuroscience Day, Glasgow, Scotland, 16 Jan 2015.

Ward, L. M. , Morison, G., Simmers, A. and Shahni, U. (2015) Neuroimaging motion perception using functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS). PsyPAG, Glasgow, Scotland, 22-24 Jul 2015.

2014

Ward, L. , Aitchison, R., Tawse, M., de Freitas, A., Simmers, A. and Shahani, U. (2014) Reduced Haemodynamic Responses in the Ageing Visual Cortex. fNIRS 2014, Montreal, QC, Canada, 10-12 Oct 2014.

Duncan, R., Graham, C. D., Oto, M., Russell, A., McKernan, L. and Copstick, S. (2014) Primary and secondary care attendance, anticonvulsant and antidepressant use and psychiatric contact 5-10 years after diagnosis in 188 patients with psychogenic non-epileptic seizures. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, 85(9), pp. 954-958. (doi: 10.1136/jnnp-2013-306671) (PMID:24444852)

2013

Ward, L. M. , Corrigan, E., Benwell, C., Muir, K., Reeves, I., Duncan, G., Harvey, M. and Rossit, S. (2013) Approaching Rehabilitation of Chronic Unilateral Neglect via Visuomotor Feedback Training. Glasgow Neuroscience Day, Glasgow, Scotland, 22 Jan 2013.

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Articles

Ward, L.A. et al. (2024) Population-based cancer incidence and mortality rates and ratios among adults with intellectual disabilities in Scotland. medRxiv, (doi: 10.1101/2024.01.18.23300433) (Unpublished)

Ward, L. , Cooper, S.-A. , Henderson, A. , Stanley, B. , Greenlaw, N. , Pacitti, C. and Cairns, D. (2022) A study on prescriptions contributing to the risk of high anticholinergic burden in adults with intellectual disabilities: retrospective record linkage study. Annals of General Psychiatry, 21, 41. (doi: 10.1186/s12991-022-00418-x) (PMID:36309752) (PMCID:PMC9617313)

Hughes-Mccormack, L. et al. (2022) Rates, causes and predictors of all-cause and avoidable mortality in 163,686 children and young people with and without intellectual disabilities: A record linkage national cohort study. BMJ Open, 12, e061636. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-061636) (PMID:36113944) (PMCID:PMC9486341)

Ward, L. M. , Stanley, B. , Greenlaw, N. , Cooper, S.-A. , Pacitti, C., Henderson, A. , Gibson, J. and Kinnear, D. (2021) Risk of anticholinergic burden in adults with intellectual disabilities: a Scottish retrospective cohort study of n = 17 220. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 65(9), pp. 813-830. (doi: 10.1111/jir.12861) (PMID:34169610)

Ward, L.M. , Cooper, S.-A. , McSkimming, P., Greenlaw, N. , Pacitti, C., Gibson, J., Henderson, A. , Pell, J. and Kinnear, D. (2020) Dental attendance, restoration and extractions in adults with intellectual disabilities compared with the general population: a record linkage study. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 64(12), pp. 980-986. (doi: 10.1111/jir.12786) (PMID:32996662)

Kinnear, D. , Allan, L., Morrison, J. , Finlayson, J., Sherriff, A. , Macpherson, L. , Henderson, A. , Ward, L. , Muir, M. and Cooper, S.A. (2019) Prevalence of and factors associated with edentulousness (no natural teeth) in adults with intellectual disabilities. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 63(12), pp. 1475-1481. (doi: 10.1111/jir.12628) (PMID:31062460)

Ward, L. M. , Cooper, S.-A. , Hughes-Mccormack, L., Macpherson, L. and Kinnear, D. (2019) Oral health of adults with intellectual disabilities: A systematic review. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 63(11), pp. 1359-1378. (doi: 10.1111/jir.12632) (PMID:31119825)

Rossit, S. et al. (2019) Efficacy of home-based visuomotor feedback training in stroke patients with chronic hemispatial neglect. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, 29(2), pp. 251-272. (doi: 10.1080/09602011.2016.1273119) (PMID:28116988)

Aitchison, R., Ward, L. , Kennedy, G., Shu, X., Mansfield, D. C. and Shahani, U. (2018) Measuring visual cortical oxygenation in diabetes using functional near-infrared spectroscopy. Acta Diabetologica, 55(11), pp. 1181-1189. (doi: 10.1007/s00592-018-1200-5) (PMID:30083981) (PMCID:PMC6182359)

Ward, L. M. , Aitchison, R. T., Hill, G., Imrie, J., Simmers, A., Morison, G., Mansfield, D., Kennedy, G. J. and Shahani, U. (2018) Effects of glaucoma and snoring on cerebral oxygenation in the visual cortex: a study using functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS). International Journal of Ophthalmology and Vision Research, 2(2), 017-025.

Ward, L. M. , Morison, G., Simmers, A. J. and Shahani, U. (2018) Age-related changes in global motion coherence: conflicting haemodynamic and perceptual responses. Scientific Reports, 8, 10013. (doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-27803-5) (PMID:29968729) (PMCID:PMC6030110)

Ward, L. M., Morison, G., Simpson, W. A., Simmers, A. J. and Shahani, U. (2016) Using functional near infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) to study dynamic stereoscopic depth perception. Brain Topography, 29(4), pp. 515-523. (doi: 10.1007/s10548-016-0476-4) (PMID:26900069) (PMCID:PMC4899499)

Ward, L. M., Aitchison, R. T., Tawse, M., Simmers, A. J. and Shahani, U. (2015) Reduced haemodynamic response in the ageing visual cortex measured by absolute fNIRS. PLoS ONE, 10(4), e0125012. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0125012) (PMID:25909849) (PMCID:PMC4409147)

Duncan, R., Graham, C. D., Oto, M., Russell, A., McKernan, L. and Copstick, S. (2014) Primary and secondary care attendance, anticonvulsant and antidepressant use and psychiatric contact 5-10 years after diagnosis in 188 patients with psychogenic non-epileptic seizures. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, 85(9), pp. 954-958. (doi: 10.1136/jnnp-2013-306671) (PMID:24444852)

Conference or Workshop Item

Ward, L. , Cooper, S.-A. , Stanley, B. , Greenlaw, N. , Pacitti, C., Henderson, A. , Pell, J. and Kinnear, D. (2021) Dental Experiences of Adults With Intellectual Disabilities: a Record Linkage Study of n=17,220. 6th IASSIDD Europe Congress, 06-08 Jul 2021.

Shahani, U., Aitchison, R. T., Denham, S. L. and Ward, L. (2019) Haemodynamic Responses in the Primary Visual Cortex to Multisensory Stimulation: a Pilot Study using fNIRS. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, Vancouver, Canada, June 2019.

Ward, L. M. , Mansfield, D., Simmers, A., Kennedy, G. and Shahani, U. (2016) Functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS) of Visual Cortex: Relationship of the Haemodynamic Response to Glaucomatous Field Defects. The Royal College of Ophthalmologists Annual Congress, Birmingham, UK, 23-26 May 2016.

Aitchison, R., Shahani, U., Ward, L. M. , Kennedy, G., Xinhua, S. and Mansfield, D. (2016) Haemodynamic Response in Diabetes: An fNIRS Study of the Visual Cortex. fNIRS 2016, Paris, France, 13-16 Oct 2016.

Ward, L. M. , De Guimaraes, J., Aitchison, R., Simmers, A. and Shahani, U. (2015) Compromised Haemodynamic Response of the Visual Cortex of Smokers. Glasgow Neuroscience Day, Glasgow, Scotland, 16 Jan 2015.

Ward, L. M. , Hill, G., Imrie, J., Okiei, O., Cox, J. and Shahani, U. (2015) Using the Haemodynamic Response to Investigate Glaucoma and Obstructive Sleep Apnoea. Glasgow Neuroscience Day, Glasgow, Scotland, 16 Jan 2015.

Ward, L. M. , Morison, G., Simmers, A. and Shahni, U. (2015) Neuroimaging motion perception using functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS). PsyPAG, Glasgow, Scotland, 22-24 Jul 2015.

Ward, L. , Aitchison, R., Tawse, M., de Freitas, A., Simmers, A. and Shahani, U. (2014) Reduced Haemodynamic Responses in the Ageing Visual Cortex. fNIRS 2014, Montreal, QC, Canada, 10-12 Oct 2014.

Ward, L. M. , Corrigan, E., Benwell, C., Muir, K., Reeves, I., Duncan, G., Harvey, M. and Rossit, S. (2013) Approaching Rehabilitation of Chronic Unilateral Neglect via Visuomotor Feedback Training. Glasgow Neuroscience Day, Glasgow, Scotland, 22 Jan 2013.

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Grants

Grants and Awards listed are those received whilst working with the University of Glasgow.

  • A Scotland-Australia collaboration to improve access to cancer screening among people with intellectual disabilities: Developing a shared research agenda
    The Royal Society of Edinburgh
    2023 - 2025
     
  • Examining potential factors underlying the increased risk of severe COVID-19 experienced by people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
    Baily Thomas Charitable Fund
    2022 - 2023
     

Supervision

PhD Student: Christine Pacitti

Title of thesis: Investigating the use of pain medication in adults with intellectual disabilities: relationship with polypharmacy and impact on health-related outcomes

Professional activities & recognition

Selected international presentations

  • 2021: 6th IASSIDD Europe Congress (Amsterdam/ Virtual)
  • 2019: Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (Vancouver)
  • 2018: 5th IASSIDD Europe Congress (Athens)