West Virginia University School of Nursing
Health Promotion/Risk Reduction
6500 Health Sciences South
P O Box 9630
Morgantown, WV
USA 26506-9630
Biographical Sketch: Ms. Coyle holds a BSN from Towson University and a Master's Degree in Nursing with a focus in Community Health from the University of Maryland - Baltimore. She has more than thirty years of experience in nursing in a variety of inpatient and outpatient settings, including 13 years of experience in nursing education. Her current position is the Coordinator of Community/Rural Health course at West Virginia University. Her interest in the well-being of mothers has developed from her work with young mothers in the Family Support network in Maryland. Ms. Coyle provides parent leadership workshops for the Family Support network annually and has conducted strategic planning and leadership development workshops for individual family support centers. In addition, she has designed a curriculum for healthy eating and conducted "train the trainer" workshops for its implementation across the network.