Interdisciplinary Technical Assistance Center on Autism and Developmental Disabilities

Dr. Harward is currently the Director of the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) Program in Utah and the Program Manager for the Utah Department of Health's Specialty Services Program within the Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN) Bureau. The Specialty Services program includes Hearing, Speech, Vision, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy and Transition Services. He is also the Program Manager for the UDOH Child Health Advanced Records Management Project (CHARM), which involves the development of an integrated data sharing network to track and monitor outcomes for Utah children and their families. His background includes nearly three decades in clinical and administrative positions in both the private health care system and public health. He has adjunct faculty appointments in the Communicative Disorders Department at Utah State University, and at the University of Utah School of Medicine. He has been involved in Utah's efforts to plan and implement a statewide system of services and supports for individuals with TBI and their families.

As the Discipline Coordinator for Audiology with the Utah Regional Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Program (URLEND), Dr. Harward helps coordinate the distance activities with the regional trainees from Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, North Dakota, and Montana as well as assisting in determining the technical assistance needs of the URLEND partners. He also continues to see infant and pediatric patients and their families through the CSHCN clinics.