Chris Boyle

Professor Chris Boyle

Professor

School of Education

Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Economics

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.

Professor of Inclusive Education and Psychology

Chair of the University of Adelaide Human Research Ethics Committee

Professor Christopher Boyle, PhD is Professor of Educational Psychology and Inclusion 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 education and psychology, 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.

Professor Boyle is internationally recognised for his work in inclusive education and educational psychology, 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).


Professor Boyle is available to discuss doctoral supervision with prospective students.

2022 Chief Investigator. Preparing for Parenting in a Post-Pandemic world - School seminars to skill parents and teachers to support the wellbeing, behaviour and self-regulation of students. Cat. 1 Commonwealth Department of Education ($1.2million)

EDUC 7031 Education Major Project

EDUC 7555 Education for Inclusion

EDUC 7071 Contemporary Issues in Wellbeing Education

  • Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
    Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
    2024 Co-Supervisor Enhancing Student Well-Being Through Effective Feedback in Oral Presentation in Higher Education Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Shu Pan
    2024 Principal Supervisor The frustration of learners and teachers' basic psychological needs and its effect on students' engagement Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Ahmed Alharfi
    2023 Co-Supervisor An Investigation of Factors Predicting Students' Numeracy in Upper and Lower Primary in Indonesia Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Yulia Linguistika
    2023 Co-Supervisor Formulation of Well-being Model and Instrument Based on Balinese Philosophy Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr I Putu Abdi Bhuwana
    2023 Co-Supervisor Preparing for Tomorrow's Remote Learning: Voices of Students, Parents, and Teachers on Their COVID-19 Experiences in Central China Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Mengyuan He
    2022 Co-Supervisor An investigation of Chinese university students' wellbeing Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Miss Jiachen Teng
    2022 Co-Supervisor A study of South Australian Independent Schools programs in values education and their perceived impacts on student wellbeing Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Mr Shaun Malcolm Oakey

  • Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
    Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
    2022 - 2025 Co-Supervisor Critical Thinking evident when students listen to and speak English as an Additional Language in Indonesian high school classes Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Ricky Fernandes
  • Position: Professor
  • Phone: 83134397
  • Email: chris.boyle@adelaide.edu.au
  • Campus: North Terrace
  • Building: Nexus 10, floor 8
  • Org Unit: School of Education
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