Gregory John Boyle

Gregory John Boyle (born 1950) is an Australian academic psychologist whose quantitative research has contributed to the fields of personality theory and assessment, clinical neuropsychological assessment, psychometrics, clinical/health psychology, organisational and educational psychology.[1][2]

Academic Career

Boyle holds an earned higher doctorate (D.Sc.) from the University of Queensland (2006),[3] a B.Sc.(Hons), M.Ed. and Ph.D. from the University of Melbourne and separately earned M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Delaware, USA.[4][5] 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.[6] Currently, he is an Honorary Professorial Fellow at the University of Melbourne and Head of School at the Australian Institute of Psychology.[7] 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.[7]

Military Research Consultant

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.[5]

Honours

In 2004, Boyle was elected Fellow of both the Australian Psychological Society,[8] and the American Psychological Society (now Association for Psychological Science).[9] In 2005, he was recipient of the Buros Institute of Mental Measurements Distinguished Reviewer Award.[10]

Selected bibliography

Books
Vol. 1: Intelligence
Vol. 2: Personality
Vol. 3: Cognition, Emotion and Conation
Vol. 4: Clinical and Applied Research
Vol. 1: Personality Theories and Models
Vol. 2: Personality Measurement and Testing
Vol. 1: Intelligence Assessment
Vol. 2: Personality and Clinical Assessment
Vol. 3: Clinical Neuropsychological Assessment
Vol. 4: Applied Psychological Assessment
Vol. 1: Research Methodology
Vol. 2: Assessment and Selection
Vol. 3: Organisational Change and Development
Vol. 4: Human Resource and Performance Management
Vol. 5: Emerging Trends
Book chapters

References

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