Professor Jim Boyle
Emeritus Professor
Psychology
Personal statement
I was formerly Director of Postgraduate Professional Training in Educational Psychology at Strathclyde University and an聽Honorary Professor, Moray House School of Education, University of Edinburgh from 2013-15. Currently, I supervise PhD students in the Schools of Psychological Sciences and Health and Eduation and am involved in research and editorial work. I am an Associate Editor of the British Journal of Educational Psychology and a member of the Editorial Boards of Cogent Education and Frontiers in Special Educational Needs (Open Access). Before joining the 糖心视频, I worked as an Educational Psychologist in two local authority services for 12 years. I was awarded the 2011 prize for best research paper of the year by the International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, and an award in 2016 from Mental Health and Physical Activity聽for most highly-cited research.聽
Prize And Awards
- Recipient
- 21/2/2023
- Recipient
- 2016
- Recipient
- 2013
- Recipient
- 2012
- Recipient
- 2011
- Recipient
- 7/2009
Publications
- National Educational Psychology Service Annual Conference, Galway, Ireland (2024)
- Booth Josephine N, Mitchell Ian A, Tomporowski Philip D, McCullick Bryan A, ,
- Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs Vol 24, pp. 254-268 (2023)
- Cairns Bernadette, ,
- Educational and Child Psychology Vol 40 (2023)
- Colville Tracey, , Obonsawin Marc C
- Educational and Child Psychology Vol 40, pp. 23-53 (2023)
- , Monsen Jeremy, Wright Sarah
- Applied Psychology (2023) (2023)
- Banerjee Robin, Tolmie Andy,
- Applied Psychology (2023) (2023)
Teaching
My teaching interests include research methods, developmental psychology and the practice of educational psychology.
Research Interests
My research interests include language impairment (both identification and intervention), the effects of computer games and exercise upon executive functions, bully-victim problems in schools and in the work-place, psychometrics, and the practice of educational psychology.
Professional Activities
- Guest editor
- 1/9/2016
- Contributor
- 4/2/2016
- Guest editor
- 2016
- Contributor
- 8/10/2015
- Contributor
- 12/8/2015
- Member
- 3/6/2015
Projects
- Crawford, Megan (Principal Investigator) Boyle, Jim (Co-investigator) Fleming, Leanne (Co-investigator)
- 17-Jan-2019 - 31-Jan-2021
- Boyle, Jim (Principal Investigator)
- Modelling the Psychological Factors Underpinning the Service Use of Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) in Scotland
- 01-Jan-2014 - 30-Jan-2017
- Boyle, Jim (Principal Investigator)
- 12-Jan-2013 - 31-Jan-2014
- Forsyth, Stuart (Academic) Boyle, Jim (Co-investigator) Mutrie, Nanette (Co-investigator) Dalziell, Andrew Gregor (Principal Investigator)
- Better Movers and Thinkers is a collaboration with Professor Nanette Mutrie and Andy Dalziel (Edinburgh University), Education Scotland and Professor Jim Boyle (Strathclyde University) researching the impact of specific approaches to teaching and learning within physical education and their impact on physical and cognitive ability.
- 09-Jan-2012 - 31-Jan-2015
- Reilly, John (Principal Investigator) Boyle, Jim (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2011 - 30-Jan-2012
- Boyle, Jim (Principal Investigator)
- 01-Jan-2004 - 31-Jan-2013