Rate My Professor Terry Boyle

Dr. Terry Boyle serves as Senior Lecturer in Cancer Epidemiology within the College of Health at Adelaide University. He obtained his PhD from the University of Western Australia between 2009 and 2012, and his Bachelor of Science with Honours from the same institution between 1997 and 2002. His professional career includes the position of Senior Lecturer in Cancer Epidemiology at the University of South Australia since 2017 (now part of Adelaide University), Research Fellow and NHMRC Early Career Fellow at Curtin University from 2016 to 2017, CIHR Fellow at the BC Cancer Agency from 2014 to 2017, Research Fellow and NHMRC Early Career Fellow at the University of Western Australia from 2014 to 2016, and Research Coordinator at the University of Western Australia from 2012 to 2014. Boyle teaches courses such as HLTH 3046 Epidemiological Principles and Methods, HLTH 5187 Biostatistics for Health Research, HLTH 1038 Introduction to Public Health, and HLTH 5189 Evaluation in Public and Community Health. He supervises postgraduate students, including principal supervision of PhD and Masters projects on cancer prevention through physical activity and lifestyle recommendations post-cancer diagnosis.

Boyle is an epidemiologist whose research focuses on lifestyle factors and chronic disease, particularly the roles of physical activity and sedentary behaviour in cancer risk, survival, and survivorship, with emphasis on haematological cancers such as non-Hodgkin lymphoma. His work utilizes accelerometers for precise measurements, methods accounting for interdependent behaviours, causal inference techniques, and pooled international datasets. He has received major awards and fellowships, including the NHMRC Early Career Fellowship on Physical Activity, Sitting and Cancer (2017-2018), CIHR Fellowship (2014-2017), Early Career Cancer Researcher of the Year (Cancer Council Western Australia, 2013), High Achieving Young Investigator Award (University of Western Australia, 2013), Raine Medical Research Publication Prize (2013), and Early Career Researcher Award for Best Paper Accepted for Publication (University of Western Australia, 2012). Key publications include "Physical activity and the risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma subtypes: a pooled analysis" (International Journal of Cancer, 2023), "Resistance training and mortality risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis" (American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2022), "Physical activity, sedentary time and breast cancer risk: a Mendelian randomisation study" (British Journal of Sports Medicine, 2022), and "A randomized controlled trial of a wearable technology-based intervention for increasing moderate to vigorous physical activity and reducing sedentary behavior in breast cancer survivors: the ACTIVATE trial" (Cancer, 2019). Boyle also secures grants, such as "The Effect of an Exercise Program on Peritoneal Dialysis Outcomes: A Feasibility Study (CORE-PD)" (2024-2026), and consults in biostatistics.