Biography
James Coyle has been a medical speech-language pathologist for more than 35 years. He works with adults in acute and intensive care, and outpatients, and specializes in neurogenic dysphagia and head-neck cancer. He loves to break down complicated concepts into their components and rebuild them in class alongside the students.
Education
- Doctor of Philosophy in Rehabilitation Science, University of Pittsburgh
- Master of Arts in Communicative Disorders, California State University
- Bachelor of Arts in Health and Safety Studies, California State University
Awards
- Chancellor’s Distinguished Teaching Award, University of Pittsburgh, 2016
- Dean’s Distinguished Teaching Award, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, 2006
- Fellow, American Speech Language Hearing Association, 2014
Research Interests
- Development of noninvasive technologies for dysphagia screening, assessment and treatment
Publications
- “High-resolution cervical auscultation and data science: New tools to address an old problem.”
- “Cervical vertebral height approximates hyoid displacement in videofluoroscopic images of healthy adults.”
- Rosenbek J.C., Robbins J.A., Roecker E.B., Coyle J.L., Wood J.L., (1996). A penetration-aspiration scale. Dysphagia 11: 93-98
Certificates
- Speech Language Pathologist, American Speech-Language Hearing Association, 1990-present
- Licensed Speech-Language Pathologist, Pennsylvania
- Board Certified, Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders, American Board of Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders
