Yvette McCoy

WORK HISTORY

EDUCATION

ABOUT YVETTE MCCOY

Yvette McCoy is a Speech-Language Pathologist with over 30 years of experience specializing in adult neurological rehabilitation with a special interest in dysphagia. She owns Speak Well Solutions, LLC, a private practice in Leonardtown, Maryland and is an Assistant Clinical Professor at Moravian University and Director of the University Speech Language pro bono clinic. She is certified by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, a board certified swallowing specialist, eleven time ACE Awardee, mentor and CFY supervisor. Yvette enjoys volunteering her time to advance the field and has served on several ASHA committees including the SIG 13 Editorial Review Committee and the ASHA Convention Swallowing Topic Committee. She is a guest lecturer and invited speaker at regional and national conferences on topics related to adult swallowing disorders and private practice. She currently serves on the Executive Board of the American Board of Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders as secretary. She is a member of the Dysphagia Research Society where she has served on the Website Communications and Public Relations Committee. She is co-creator/author of the mobile app \'Dysphagia Therapy\', and The Adult Dysphagia Clinician’s Pocket Guide: From Neuroanatomy to Clinical Practice by Plural Publishing. Finally, she is a McNeill Dysphagia Therapy Program (MDTP) instructor for the Florida Dysphagia Institute.