Chris Boyle

He successfully edited the Australian Psychological Society's journal The Australian Educational and Developmental Psychologist between 2012 and 2017.

Christopher (Chris) Boyle (born 11 August 1972 in Glasgow, Scotland) is an Associate Professor in Psychology and Inclusive Education at the University of Exeter. He has previously been an association football Referee who refereed in the Australian A-League and the Scottish Premiership. Dr Boyle is a qualified psychologist working in the UK and in Australia. Dr. Boyle has written extensively on subjects of psychology and inclusive education. He is a respected academic and has authored over 100 publications on these topics.

Boyle was born in the 1970s in Dennistoun in Glasgow's notorious east end. Unusual in Scotland at the time but both sides of Boyle's family were from different and non-Scottish background - Irish on his father's side and Italian on his mother's side. He was an avid Queen's Park F.C. fan and played for their supporter's team. Boyle left high school at 16 years old and worked variously as a runner in a stockbroker's office, Youth Training Scheme (YTS) with Glasgow City Council before reappraising his career path and going back to education and completing a Higher National Certificate (HNC) in Computing. This enabled him to gain a place at the University of Glamorgan (now renamed the University of South Wales. He successfully completed a BSc(Hons) in Behavioural Sciences achieving a 2:1. Boyle went on to successfully complete two master's degrees, a BA, a PGCE, and a PhD, the latter from the University of Dundee.