Pyle is the recipient of the 2009 MCPER Postdoctoral Fellowship on Reading Disabilities and Response to Intervention. She earned a doctorate of philosophy in education with a concentration in special education from the joint doctoral program at Claremont Graduate University and San Diego State University. She completed her master of arts degree in secondary curriculum and instruction. She has more than 10 years of experience teaching middle and high school students with disabilities. Her research interests include interventions for struggling adolescent learners, particularly in literacy and dropout prevention, secondary education, peer tutoring, inclusion, and English language learners. To contact Pyle, visit the Utah State website.