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stockdale,timothy

Stockdale, Timothy, SLPD, CCC-SLP 

Assistant Instructor

Phone: 813.974.0357
Office: PCD 2002

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Timothy Stockdale is a clinician-educator with extensive experience in medically complex speech-language pathology, with a primary focus on oropharyngeal dysphagia. His work spans acute and medically complex care settings, graduate-level instruction, and the development of continuing education for practicing clinicians nationally.

Dr. Stockdale has designed curriculum for over six graduate courses and has presented nationally on dysphagia curriculum development. He has taught across three universities, with courses covering dysphagia (beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels), aphasia and cognitive-communication disorders, medical SLP, motor speech disorders, clinical methods, neurology for the SLP, and clinical practica for beginner through advanced level students. He holds expertise in Flexible/Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES) and Videofluoroscopic Swallow Study (VFSS/MBSS) and has been invited to present on dysphagia, flexible endoscopic evaluation of swallowing, and on teaching and supervision at universities and health systems across the country.

In addition to his academic appointments, Dr. Stockdale is the founder and CEO of Gap Education, LLC, an ASHA-approved continuing education company. Its podcast, Swallow the Gap, targets gaps in education and clinical practice for dysphagia and has been downloaded in 100 countries and territories and over 2,300 cities. He has developed three courses for MedBridge Education and has served on the Professional Development Committee for ASHA's Special Interest Group 13: Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders. His approach to education is grounded in a long-standing interest in the gap between SLP training and the clinical demands SLPs face upon entering the workforce. 

Education
Certificate in Business Analytics Aresty Institute of Executive Education at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania 2023
Doctor of Speech Language Pathology Northwestern University 2022
Master of Science University of South Florida 2014
Bachelor of Multidisciplinary Studies West Virginia University 2011

Teaching

  • SPA6505 | Practicum: Clinic I SLP
  • SPA6505 | Practicum: Clinic II SLP
  • SPA6505 | Practicum: Specialty Clinic
  • SPA6505 | Practicum: Advanced Practicum 

Recent Scholarly Activity

  • Stockdale, T. (2026, May). Functional swallowing: Moving beyond swallowing form to clinical consequence [Invited lecture]. University of Hawaii, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Honolulu, HI.
  • Stockdale, T. (2026, May). Teaching and supervision: Using learning science to develop calibrated confidence [Invited lecture]. University of Hawaii, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Honolulu, HI.
  • Stockdale, T. (2026, March). Flexible Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES) [Invited hands-on training]. Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH.
  • Stockdale, T. (2026, March). Flexible Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES) [Invited didactic and hands-on teaching session]. Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH. 
  • Stockdale, T. (2026, March). Critically reasoning through functional swallowing [Invited conference presentation]. Functional Voice, Swallow, & Upper Airway Conference, Pompano Beach, FL. 
  • Stockdale, T. (2026, March). Critically reasoning through functional swallowing [Invited presentation]. Presbyterian Healthcare Services. Virtual. 
  • Stockdale, T. (2025, May). Functional swallowing part 1: What it means and why it matters [Invited presentation]. MedBridge Education. Virtual. 
  • Stockdale, T. (2022, April). Professional development and clinical career pathways [Invited panel]. NYU CSD Networking Event, New York University, Department of Communicative Sciences and Disorders. Virtual. 
  • Stockdale, T., Spencer, L., Sechtem, P., & Danielson, P. (2021, November). Underpinnings of communication with acquired brain injury and implications for intervention [Invited conference presentation]. Brain Injury Professionals Track, 25th Annual Critical Issues Conference, Salt Lake City, UT. 
  • Stockdale, T., & Sechtem, P. (2021, November). Dysphagia management curriculum: Redesigning to meet the needs of our students and patients [Conference presentation]. Annual Convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Washington, DC. 
  • Stockdale, T., & Sechtem, P. (2021, October). Dysphagia management curriculum: Redesigning to meet the needs of our students and patients [Poster session]. Fall Voice Conference, Miami, FL. 
  • Stockdale, T. (2021, July). Dysphagia management curriculum: Redesigning to meet the needs of our students and patients [Recorded poster presentation and live Q&A]. Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions Annual Scholarship Symposium. Virtual. 
  • Stockdale, T., Sechtem, P., & Stonier, E. (2021, March). Dysphagia management curriculum: Redesigning to meet the needs of our students and patients [Conference presentation]. Utah Speech-Language-Hearing Association Annual Conference. Virtual.