Boyle holds an earned higher doctorate (Doctor of Science) from the University of Queensland (2006), a Bachelor of Science(Honours), Master of Education and Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Melbourne and separately earned Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy degrees from the University of Delaware, United States of America.
Academic His academic career has been at the University of Melbourne, the University of Queensland and, subsequently, Bond University on Australia’s Gold Coast where he has served as Professor of Psychology for over two decades and Associate Dean for Research for several years. Currently, he is an Honorary Professorial Fellow at the University of Melbourne and Head of School at the Australian Institute of Psychology. He has given invited lectures on factor analytic methodology and research into personality structure at many prominent universities around the world, including Oxford University, Princeton University, and Stanford University.
Boyle served as a Cadet Under Officer (CUO) in the Australian Cadet Corps during his secondary schooling in Geelong, Victoria (his Certificate of Appointment was signed by the then Minister for the Army - Malcolm Fraser, who later became Prime Minister of Australia).
In 1987, Boyle was commissioned as a Major in the Australian Army Reserve (his Commission was later signed by the 22nd Governor General of Australia, Sir William Deane). Subsequently, Boyle was elevated to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Psychology Corps where he served as a research consultant and expert advisor on the selection of Antarctic expeditioners, selection of military personnel, and selection of personnel for critical occupations.
In 2004, Boyle was elected Fellow of both the Australian Psychological Society, and the American Psychological Society (now Association for Psychological Science). 4 - Applied.
