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Professor Christopher Boyle, PhD is Professor of Psychology and Inclusive Education at the University of Adelaide, where he also serves as Chair of the Human Research Ethics Committee, and is an elected member of the University’s Academic Board. He is a Fellow of the British Psychological Society and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

Overview
With over 25 years of experience in psychology and education, Professor Boyle has worked as a high school teacher and educational psychologist in both the UK and Australia. He is a registered psychologist and a former Editor-in-Chief of The Educational and Developmental Psychologist. He has recently been appointed as an Action Editor for Psychology in the Schools (Wiley).

Professor Boyle is internationally recognised for his work in psychology and inclusive education and, with a strong research focus on wellbeing, inclusion, and applied psychological practices in educational settings. He has published more than 150 scholarly works, including articles, books, chapters, and research reports. He has also led and contributed to major research projects funded in Australia, the UK, and the European Union.

In his spare time, Professor Boyle is a Volunteer Firefighter with the South Australia Country Fire Service (CFS).

Experience

  • 2016–2021
    Associate Professor in Inclusion and Psychology, University of Exeter
  • 2012–2014
    Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Monash University
  • 2010–2012
    Lecturer in Psychology and Inclusive Education, Monash University
  • 2009–2010
    Lecturer in Inclusive Education, Charles Sturt University, Australia

Education

  • 2009 
    University of Dundee, UK, PhD
  • 2003 
    University of Strathclyde, UK, MSc Ed Psych
  • 2001 
    Open University, UK, BA
  • 1998 
    University of Glasgow, UK, PGCE
  • 1998 
    University of Strathclyde, UK, MSc Bus Info Tech Systems
  • 1996 
    University of Glamorgan, UK, BSc (Hons)

Publications

  • 2022
    Research for Sustainable Quality Education: Inclusion, Belonging, and Equity, Springer
  • 2020
    Inclusive education: Global issues & controversies, Brill
  • 2018
    Pathways to school belonging. Contemporary research in school belonging, Brill
  • 2015
    Believing you can is the first step to achieving. A CBT and Attribution Retraining Program to improve self-belief in students aged 8-12, Jessica Kingsley
  • 2014
    Equality in education: Fairness and inclusion, Brill
  • 2014
    Ethical Practice in Applied Psychology, Oxford University Press
  • 2013
    Student Learning: Improving Practice, Nova
  • 2012
    What works in inclusion? , Open University Press
  • 2012
    The importance of peer-support for teaching staff when including children with special needs, School Psychology International
  • 2011
    My School? Critiquing the abstraction and quantification of education, Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education
  • 2011
    Facilitating the learning of all students: 'The professional positive' of inclusive practice in Aust, British Journal of Support for Learning

Professional Memberships

  • British Psychological Society
  • British Educational Research Association

Research Areas

  • Specialist Studies In Education (1303)
  • Educational Psychology (170103)

Honours

Fellow of the British Psychological Society

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