Dr Terry Boyle
Senior Lecturer, Cancer Epidemiology
School of Public Health
College of Health
Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.
Dr Terry Boyle is an epidemiologist in the Australian Centre for Precision Health at UniSA. He has a broad interest in lifestyle factors and chronic disease, with a focus on the role that physical activity and sedentary behaviour play in cancer risk, cancer survival and cancer survivorship. While he conducts research on a range of cancers, his recent studies have been on haematological cancers such as non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
Terry received his PhD from The University of Western Australia in 2012, then received prestigious Fellowships from the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) and the Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR) which gave him the opportunity to spend two years at the BC Cancer Agency and the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. He joined UniSA in October 2017, before which he was at the Curtin University School of Public Health in Western Australia.
Terry has experience in a range of epidemiological and biostatistical methods, including multiple imputation, meta-analysis, directed acyclic graphs, causal inference methods, assessment of lifestyle-related and occupational exposures and increasing participation in epidemiological studies, and is currently leading several projects involving pooling data from multiple national and international studies. Terry also lectures and consults in biostatistics.
Terry is currently looking for Honours and PhD students and has several projects available. His publications and research highlights will give you a good idea about the types of research he is interested in.
Much of Terry’s current research aims to further our understanding of the role active and sedentary behaviours play in cancer risk, cancer survival and cancer survivorship. This is achieved by: (1) using accelerometers to obtain more precise and detailed measures of sedentary and active behaviours; (2) utilising novel methods which take the interdependent nature of these behaviours into account; (3) employing causal inference methods to provide stronger evidence for the health benefits of physical activity; and (4) working with national and international researchers to combine datasets, thus allowing more specific research questions to be asked.
Below are some examples of Terry’s current projects.
1. In 2013-14 Terry established a cohort of 500 cancer survivors, and the first follow-up of these participants was completed in the second half of 2017. Baseline assessment involved collection of sleep quality and duration, sedentary time and physical activity (assessed with an accelerometer), clinical, demographic and lifestyle factors, and patient-reported outcomes, and patient-reported outcome and sleep data were collected again at follow-up.
Data from this cohort will be used to prospectively examine interdependent associations between sleep, sedentary and physical activity behaviours and changes in patient-reported outcomes (including health-related quality of life, fatigue, depression, anxiety and cognitive functioning) in breast cancer, colon cancer and non-Hodgkin lymphoma survivors. It will also be used to identify determinants (including socio-economic and geographic disparities) of poorer patient-reported outcomes and unmet needs in cancer survivors.
2. Terry is working with researchers in the Netherlands, US, Canada and Australia to identify and investigate the correlates of daily activity patterns in cancer survivors, and investigate whether these correlates differ by cancer type. This project is using pooled data from eight studies.
3. Terry is investigating the associations between physical activity, sedentary work and the risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma using pooled data from eleven studies (from the US, the UK, Canada, Europe and Australia) in the International Lymphoma Epidemiology Consortium. He is particularly interested in whether physical activity and sedentary work are differentially associated with the risk of individual non-Hodgkin lymphoma subtypes.
| Date | Position | Institution name |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 - ongoing | Senior Lecturer in Cancer Epidemiology | University of South Australia |
| 2016 - 2017 | Research Fellow / NHMRC Early Career Fellow | Curtin University |
| 2014 - 2017 | CIHR Fellow | BC Cancer Agency |
| 2014 - 2016 | Research Fellow / NHMRC Early Career Fellow | University of Western Australia |
| 2012 - 2014 | Research Coordinator | University of Western Australia |
| Date | Type | Title | Institution Name | Country | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Award | New Independent Researcher Infrastructure Support Award | Government of Western Australia Department of Health | Australia | - |
| 2013 | Award | High Achieving Young Investigator Award | University of Western Australia | Australia | - |
| 2013 | Research Award | Raine Medical Research - Publication Prize | Raine Medical Research Foundation | Australia | - |
| 2013 | Award | Early Career Cancer Researcher of the Year | Cancer Council Western Australia | Australia | - |
| 2012 | Research Award | Early Career Researcher Award for Best Paper Accepted for Publication | University of Western Australia | Australia | - |
| Date | Institution name | Country | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 - 2012 | University of Western Australia | Australia | PhD |
| 1997 - 2002 | University of Western Australia | Australia | Bachelor of Science (Honours) |
| Year | Citation |
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| 2023 | Cavalheri, V., McVeigh, J., Manners, D., Boyle, T., Peddle-McIntyre, C., Bowyer, S., . . . Galvao, D. (2023). Moderate-to-vigorous-physical activity is associated with mortality in inoperable lung cancer. In RESPIROLOGY Vol. 28 (pp. 50). WILEY. |
| 2023 | Pendergrast, C., Boyle, T., Crockett, A., Eston, R., & Johnston, K. (2023). Value of lung function surveillance to urban firefighters. In RESPIROLOGY Vol. 28 (pp. 190). WILEY. |
| 2023 | Gower, B., Girard, D., Boyle, T., & Davison, K. (2023). Physical Activity And The Risk Of Cardiovascular Disease Incidence And Mortality In The UK Biobank. In MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS & EXERCISE Vol. 55 (pp. 162). CO, Denver: LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS. |
| 2023 | Pereira Neto, E., Lewthwaite, H., Johnston, K., Boyle, T., & Williams, M. (2023). Expert perspectives on blood flow restricted exercise training: Delphi survey. In RESPIROLOGY Vol. 28 (pp. 153). WILEY. |
| 2022 | Pendergrast, C., Boyle, T., Crockett, A., Eston, R., Fletcher, P., & Johnston, K. (2022). Characterisation of Firefighter Lung Function Trajectories in the South Australian Metropolitan Fire Service Respiratory Function Measurement and Surveillance Study (RFMS-SAMFS). In SAFETY AND HEALTH AT WORK Vol. 13 (pp. S251-S252). ELSEVIER. |
| 2022 | Tiruye, T., O'Callaghan, M., Moretti, K., Jay, A., Higgs, B., Santoro, K., . . . Beckmann, K. (2022). Patient-reported functional outcome measures at baseline and 12 months post-treatment and their association with treatment choice for prostate cancer. In BJU INTERNATIONAL Vol. 129 (pp. 19). Gold Coast, AUSTRALIA: WILEY. |
| 2021 | Johnson, D., Williams, M., Bennett, H., Boyle, T., Davison, K., & Murray, J. (2021). SAFETY AND TOLERABILITY OF BLOOD FLOW RESTRICTED EXERCISE IN OLDER ADULTS: SYSTEMATIC REVIEW. In RESPIROLOGY Vol. 26 (pp. 146). WILEY. |
| 2021 | Dixon-Suen, S., Lewis, S. J., Martin, R. M., Boyle, T., Giles, G. G., English, D. R., . . . Lynch, B. M. (2021). Physical activity and sitting time in relation to breast cancer risk: A Mendelian randomization analysis. In INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY Vol. 50 (pp. 60). ELECTR NETWORK: OXFORD UNIV PRESS. DOI |
| 2020 | de Rooij, B., Ramsey, I., Clouth, F., Lynch, B. M., Vallance, J. K., Corsini, N., & Boyle, T. (2020). The impact of circadian rhythm on the clustering of fatigue, depression and insomnia in breast cancer survivors: a latent class analysis. In QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH Vol. 29 (pp. S69-S70). SPRINGER. |
| 2019 | Boyle, T., & Spinelli, J. J. (2019). Physical activity and the risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma subtypes. In ASIA-PACIFIC JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY Vol. 15 (pp. 123). WILEY. |
| 2019 | Puri, S., Guadalupe, N. R., Niyongere, S., Boyle, T., Thapa, R., Chen, D., . . . Gray, J. E. (2019). Phase I Study of Nivolumab and Ipilimumab Combined with Nintedanib in Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. In JOURNAL OF THORACIC ONCOLOGY Vol. 14 (pp. S640-S641). ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC. DOI WoS2 |
| 2018 | Boyle, T., Quinn, G., Schabath, M., Munoz-Antonia, T., Duarte, L., Pratt, C., . . . Haura, E. (2018). A Call to Action: Rapid Collection of Post-Mortem Lung Cancer Tissue in the Community to Enable Lung Cancer Research. In JOURNAL OF THORACIC ONCOLOGY Vol. 13 (pp. S767-S768). ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC. DOI |
| 2018 | Chiappori, A., Williams, C., Creelan, B., Tanvetyanon, T., Gray, J., Haura, E., . . . Antonia, S. (2018). Phase I/II Study of the A2AR Antagonist NIR178 (PBF-509), an Oral Immunotherapy, in Patients (pts) with Advanced NSCLC. In JOURNAL OF THORACIC ONCOLOGY Vol. 13 (pp. S538). ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC. DOI WoS7 |
| 2018 | Zhang, S., Harris, J., Boyle, T., Williams, C., Antonia, S., Chiappori, A., . . . Toloza, E. (2018). Comparison of Liquid Biopsy and Histopathologic Results with Clinical Outcomes in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients. In JOURNAL OF THORACIC ONCOLOGY Vol. 13 (pp. S164). ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC. DOI |
| 2018 | Boyle, T., Vallance, J., & Lynch, B. (2018). 24-hour activity profiles and longitudinal associations with health-related quality of life in breast cancer survivors. In JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY & HEALTH Vol. 15 (pp. S183). HUMAN KINETICS PUBL INC. |
| 2018 | Sweegers, M., Boyle, T., Vallance, J., Lynch, B., D'Silva, A., Paw, M. C. A., . . . Buffart, L. (2018). Who is at risk for a sedentary and inactive lifestyle? Pooled accelerometer data in patients with cancer.. In JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY & HEALTH Vol. 15 (pp. S76). HUMAN KINETICS PUBL INC. |
| 2018 | Sweegers, M., Boyle, T., Vallance, J., Lynch, B., D'Silva, A., Paw, M. C. A., . . . Buffart, L. (2018). Identifying behavioral profiles of cancer survivors based on objectively assessed physical activity and sedentary behaviour. In JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY & HEALTH Vol. 15 (pp. S147). HUMAN KINETICS PUBL INC. |
| 2018 | Lynch, B., Nga, N., Reeves, M., Moore, M., Rosenberg, D., Boyle, T., . . . English, D. (2018). A wearable technology-based intervention for breast cancer survivors: the ACTIVATE Trial. In JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY & HEALTH Vol. 15 (pp. S23-S24). HUMAN KINETICS PUBL INC. |
| 2017 | Vallance, J. K., Boyle, T., Bebb, G., Johnson, S., & D'Silva, A. (2017). DEMOGRAPHIC AND CLINICAL CORRELATES OF ACCELEROMETER-ASSESSED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND SEDENTARY TIME IN LUNG CANCER SURVIVORS. In ANNALS OF BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE Vol. 51 (pp. S2721-S2722). OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC. |
| 2017 | D'Silva, A., Bebb, G., Boyle, T., Johnson, S., & Vallance, J. (2017). ACCELEROMETER-ASSESSED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND SEDENTARY TIME IN LUNG CANCER SURVIVORS: ASSOCIATIONS WITH QUALITY OF LIFE. In ANNALS OF BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE Vol. 51 (pp. S2176). OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC. |
| 2017 | Quinn, G., Duarte, L., Haura, E., Boyle, T., Pratt, C., -Antonia, T. M., . . . Shaffer, A. (2017). Logistics and Results of a Pilot Rapid Tissue Donation Program. In JOURNAL OF THORACIC ONCOLOGY Vol. 12 (pp. S1543-S1544). ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC. DOI |
| 2017 | Kuenzi, B., Rix, L. R., Stewart, P., Fang, B., Kinose, F., Bryant, A., . . . Rix, U. (2017). Repurposing Ceritinib Using Systems Polypharmacology. In JOURNAL OF THORACIC ONCOLOGY Vol. 12 (pp. S1542). ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC. DOI |
| 2017 | Puri, S., Hicks, J., Knepper, T., Smith, M., Boyle, T., & Gray, J. (2017). Genomic Profiling of EGFR T790M Mutated Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer to Evaluate the Mechanisms of Resistance to Osimertinib. In JOURNAL OF THORACIC ONCOLOGY Vol. 12 (pp. S1848-S1849). ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC. WoS3 |
| 2011 | Boyle, T., Heyworth, J., Bull, F., & Fritschi, L. (2011). WEIGHT TRAINING AND RISK OF SUBSITE-SPECIFIC COLORECTAL CANCER. In AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY Vol. 173 (pp. S31). CANADA, Montreal: OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC. |
| 2010 | Boyle, T., Landrigan, J., Bulsara, C., Fritschi, L., & Heyworth, J. (2010). PARTICIPANTS' REASONS FOR TAKING PART, AND VIEWS ON INCREASING PARTICIPATION, IN A POPULATION-BASED EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY. In AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY Vol. 171 (pp. S142). SOLOMON ISLANDS, Anaheim: OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC. |
| 2010 | Boyle, T., Heyworth, J., Bull, F., & Fritschi, L. (2010). LIFETIME RECREATIONAL PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND RISK OF SUBSITE-SPECIFIC COLORECTAL CANCER. In AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY Vol. 171 (pp. S59). SOLOMON ISLANDS, Anaheim: OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC. |
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The Effect of an Exercise Program on Peritoneal Dialysis Outcomes: A Feasibility Study (CORE-PD), The Hospital Research Foundation, 01/04/2024 - 30/04/2026
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Physical Activity, Sitting and Cancer, NHMRC - Early Career Fellowship, 24/10/2017 - 31/03/2018
Courses I teach
- HLTH 1038 Introduction to Public Health (2025)
- HLTH 2040 Building Healthy Public Policy (2025)
- HLTH 3046 Epidemiological Principles and Methods (2025)
- HLTH 3048 Public Health and Wellbeing Practice (2025)
- HLTH 3072 Applied Public Health Practice and Research (2025)
- HLTH 5189 Evaluation in Public and Community Health (2025)
- HLTH 1038 Introduction to Public Health (2024)
- HLTH 3046 Epidemiological Principles and Methods (2024)
- HLTH 3072 Applied Public Health Practice and Research (2024)
- HLTH 5187 Biostatistics for Health Research (2024)
- HLTH 5189 Evaluation in Public and Community Health (2024)
- HLTH 5199 Health Research Methods (2024)
- REHB 3010 Health Science Honours Preparation (2024)
| Date | Role | Research Topic | Program | Degree Type | Student Load | Student Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Principal Supervisor | Applying modern epidemiological methods to optimise cancer prevention through physical activity | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Mrs Honey Rahmanian |
| 2025 | Principal Supervisor | Does adherence to lifestyle recommendations reduce the risk of a second primary cancer? | - | Master | Full Time | Mr Mark Zeman |
| 2023 | Co-Supervisor | h4>Investigating period poverty in South Australia | - | Master | Part Time | Miss Taylah Jacinta Gregory |
| 2018 | Co-Supervisor | Dermal exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances: an assessment of dermal permeation, histopathological validation, and gene expression changes in human skin (ex vivo) | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Part Time | Mrs Lore Jane Espartero |
| Date | Role | Committee | Institution | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 - ongoing | Convener | Epidemiology Council | International Society for Physical Activity and Health | - |
| 2022 - ongoing | Member | HDR Training Action Group, UniSA Allied Health and Human Performance | University of South Australia | Australia |
| 2021 - 2023 | Member | SA Branch | Public Health Association of Australia | Australia |
| 2018 - 2022 | Convener | SA Chapter | Australasian Epidemiological Association | Australia |
| 2018 - ongoing | Member | Population Health Lead, Australian Centre for Precision Health | University of South Australia | Australia |
| 2015 - 2016 | Chair | Social Media Committee | International Society for Measurement of Physical Behaviour | - |
| 2014 - 2016 | Member | UBC-BCCA Research Ethics Board | BC Cancer Agency | Canada |
| 2009 - 2017 | Member | WA Chapter | Australasian Epidemiological Association | Australia |
| Date | Role | Membership | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 - ongoing | Member | International Society for Physical Activity and Health | - |
| 2009 - ongoing | Member | International Epidemiological Association | - |
| 2008 - ongoing | Member | Australasian Epidemiological Association | - |
| Date | Role | Editorial Board Name | Institution | Country |
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| 2018 - 2020 | Associate Editor | BMC Public Health | BMC Public Health | - |
| Date | Office Name | Institution | Country |
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| 2024 - ongoing | Research Degree Coordinator, UniSA Allied Health and Human Performance | University of South Australia | Australia |
| 2018 - 2023 | Biostatistical Consultant, UniSA Allied Health and Human Performance | University of South Australia | Australia |
| Date | Title | Type | Institution | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 - ongoing | Reviewer | Grant Assessment | World Cancer Research Fund International | - |
| 2019 - ongoing | Grant/Fellowship Review Panel | Grant Assessment | Victoria Cancer Agency | - |
| 2017 - ongoing | Reviewer | Grant Assessment | National Health and Medical Research Council | - |
| 2017 - ongoing | Reviewer | Grant Assessment | Swiss Group For Clinical Cancer Research | - |
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