Phillip Ward, Ph.D., is passionate about Physical Education and the specialized training of teachers who will be engaged in this discipline at the elementary level. Throughout his career, he has been dedicated to improving instruction in the subject through disruptive teaching tools and strategies. His work has had a significant impact in countries such as the United States and China, even receiving official recognition from the government of the Asian country as a High Level Foreign Expert.

His research has promoted peer-assisted learning techniques in Physical Education. This methodological vision has been used and cited beyond the limits of the school subject and has been linked to areas such as Medicine and Special Education. Regarding the applications of his studies, he has published at least 160 articles and monographs. Also, he has appeared as co-author or author of chapters in scientific volumes and has attended more than 150 conferences around the world as a speaker.

On the other hand, Dr. Ward directs the Physical Education Teaching Research Program in the Department of Human Sciences at The Ohio State University. From there, he leads multi-methodological projects that integrate specialists linked to centers of study of global prestige. Among them, the University of Louvain (Belgium), the East China Normal University and the Hong Kong Institute of Education (China), the University of Tsukuba and the Nippon University of Sport Science-Nittaidai (Japan), and the University of West Virginia and Zinman College (Israel) stand out.

He has also been one of the eight specialists who published a review for the conformation of a Doctorate program for Physical Education Teachers. He is also a consultant for the Journal of Teaching in Physical Education and QuEST (Quality Improvement Experiential Student Training).

• Director of Physical Education Research, Ohio State University, United States
• Director of the Master's Degree in Athletic Training, Ohio State University, United States
• Professor of Kinesiology, Department of Human Sciences, The Ohio State University, Ohio
• Professor, Department of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, Illinois State University, Illinois
• Consultant to the Department of Education and Physical Education, City of Victoria, Australia
• Physical Education Teacher, Manningham Rd. Primary School, Victoria, Australia 
• Ph.D. in Physical Education Teaching, Ohio State University, Ohio State University 
• Master of Arts in Physical Education Teaching, Victoria College, Victoria, Australia 
• Bachelor of Education, Deakin University, Australia 
• Graduate Diploma in Sport Science from Victoria College, Australia  
• Graduate Diploma in Teaching from North Brisbane College of Advanced Education, Australia
• Member of:
  
  • International Association for Physical Education in Higher Education  
  • National Academy of Kinesiology  
  • National Association of Kinesiology in Higher Education  
  • Society of Physical and Health Educators