COLEEN A. BOYLE, Ph.D., M.S.

Assistant Director to the Director, National Center for Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Atlanta, Georgia

Dr. Boyle received her MS in biostatistics and Ph.D. in epidemiology from the University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health and completed postdoctoral training in epidemiologic methods at Yale University. Dr. Boyle joined the Division of Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, in 1988, first as Section chief and later as Branch chief and Division Director for the Division of Birth Defects, Child Development, Disability and Health. Her interest and expertise is in the epidemiology and prevention of developmental disabilities, including mental retardation, cerebral palsy, sensory impairments and autism. Dr. Boyle is currently the Acting Associate Director for Science and Public Health for the newly formed National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities. She is the recipient of the CDC Charles C. Shepard Award for scientific excellence and has authored or coauthored more than 50 scientific publications.