 She has also published highly-cited work on the HITS algorithm for using link structure to rate web pages.Ward won the Henry L. Alder Award of the Mathematical Association of America] in 2006 for distinguished teaching as a beginning undergraduate teacher.She was included in the 2019 class of fellows of the Association for Women in Mathematics] "for her enduring commitment to supporting women in the mathematical sciences; for her mentoring in research; for her work on inclusivity; and for her leadership of the Women in Mathematics Special Interest Group in Australia".