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Biography
Dr. Kyle Boyd has research interests which range from Interaction Design, Human-Computer Interaction, User Experience Design, User Interface Design, User Experience Research, Usability Engineering, Social media and Digital Health which is the application of digital technology in healthcare.
He has published in these areas with papers spanning usability, Interface design and measuring user experience.
He has been involved on research projects funded by InvestNI, InterTrade Ireland, HSC, AHRC, ESPRC and Interreg.
Kyle is also a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
Education/Academic qualification
Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, Advanced HE
Award Date: 10 Apr 2025
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, The Higher Education Academcy
Award Date: 11 Jun 2018
PhD, An investigation into improving the usability of social media for older users
Award Date: 20 Aug 2014
Master, MA Multidisciplinary Design
Award Date: 20 Jan 2009
Bachelor, BSc (Hons) Interactive Multimedia Design
Award Date: 7 Jul 2007
External positions
External Examiner, University of Limerick
10 Jan 2025 → …
External Examiner, University of Malta
2021 → 2022
External Examiner: MSc/PG Interactive Digital Media, Griffith College
Sept 2019 → Sept 2023
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 5 Gender Equality -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions -
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Enhancing Understanding of Coercive Control: Co-Creation of Digital Stories as an Educational Method
Boyd, K., Bond, R., Lagdon, S. & Jordan, J., 16 Mar 2025, (Accepted/In press).Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review
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A 100 years of care: Lifelong Conditions but Lifelong Care
Boyd, K., Bremner, C. (Editor), Inneilia, G. (Editor), Rodgers, P. & Magee, J. (Editor), 16 Oct 2024, Ulster University. 2 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
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Community level digital mental health interventions: A policy and practice brief
Mulvenna, M., Bond, R., Ennis, E., Potts, C., O'Neill, S., Boyd, K., Ramsey, E., McTear, M., Hanna, D., Gorman, C., McAllister, P., Best, P. & McConvey, G., 1 Jan 2024, (Published online) 6 p. Ulster University.Research output: Other contribution
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Usability testing and trust analysis of a mental health and wellbeing chatbot
Boyd, K., Potts, C., Bond, R., Mulvenna, M., Broderick, T., Burns, C., Bickerdike, A., McTear, M., Kostenius, C., Vakaloudis, A., Dhanapala, I. S. A., Ennis, E. & Booth, F., 4 Oct 2022, ECCE 2022 - Proceedings of the 33rd European Conference on Cognitive Ergonomics. Association for Computing Machinery, p. 1-8 8 p. 18Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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A social prescribing model for tackling the health and social inequalities of people living with severe mental illness: A protocol paper
Leavey, G., Watterson, R., Mc Anee, G., Shannon, S., Boyd, K., Lloyd-Evans , B., Killaspy, H., Miller, I., Whitaker, P., Golden, S. M., Boyd, G., Ross, L., Curran, R., Wylie, S., Breslin, G. & Davidson, G., 30 Sept 2025, (Published online) In: BMC Public Health. 25, 1, p. 1-7 7 p., 3211.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Prizes
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Outstanding Interdisciplinary Research Team Award
Mulvenna, M. (Recipient), O'Neill, S. (Recipient), Bond, R. (Recipient), Ennis, E. (Recipient), Gorman, C. (Recipient), Potts, C. (Recipient), McAllister, P. (Recipient), Kirby, K. (Recipient), Boyd, K. (Recipient), Mc Devitt-Petrovic, O. (Recipient), McTear, M. (Recipient) & Lagdon, S. (Recipient), 8 May 2024
Prize
Activities
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Creating a user-friendly chest radiograph AI user interface through a multidisciplinary designathon
Gill, A. (Speaker), McFadden, S. (Contributor), Hughes, C. (Contributor), Bond, R. (Contributor), Rainey, C. (Contributor), Rainey, C. (Contributor), McLaughlin, L. (Contributor) & Boyd, K. (Contributor)
4 Mar 2026Activity: Talk or presentation › Poster presentation
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Evaluation of an AI user interface (UI) designed collaboratively by a multidisciplinary team at a designathon event
Gill, A. (Speaker), Hughes, C. (Contributor), McFadden, S. (Contributor), Bond, R. (Contributor), Rainey, C. (Contributor), McLaughlin, L. (Contributor) & Boyd, K. (Contributor)
4 Mar 2026Activity: Talk or presentation › Poster presentation
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Innovation Voucher: Enhancing User Experience: A UX Audit of the Tapp Directory Web Interface
Boyd, K. (Consultant)
2 Mar 2026Activity: Consultancy
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Designathon: AI Study conference Pt II
Gill, A. (Organiser & Speaker), McFadden, S. (Organiser), Hughes, C. (Organiser), Bond, R. (Organiser), Boyd, K. (Organiser), Rainey, C. (Participant), McLaughlin, L. (Participant) & McConnell, J. (Participant)
11 Jun 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
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LawTech Collider - User Content? Panel Discussion
Royal-Dawson, L. (Organiser), Buick, A. (Chair), Campbell, E. (Speaker), O'Connor, L. (Speaker), Boyd, K. (Speaker), Philpott, D. (Speaker), Nolan, K. (Speaker) & Pathé-Smith, A.P. (Speaker)
1 Nov 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
Profiles
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Challenging Health Outcomes/Integrating Care Environments Ph3: A Community Consortium to Tackle Health Disparity for People Living with Mental Illness
Leavey, G. (PI), Miller, I. (CoI), Boyd, K. (CoI), Whitaker, P. (CoI), Golden, S. (CoI) & Shannon, S. (CoI)
Arts and Humanities Research Council
1/02/24 → 31/01/27
Project: Research
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The usability of Digital Stories as a tool to help young people understand coercive behaviour
Lagdon, S. (PI), Boyd, K. (CoI) & Bond, R. (CoI)
Northern Health and Social Care Trust
1/09/23 → 31/03/24
Project: Research
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Inaugural International Digital Mental Health and Wellbeing Conference
Ennis, E. (PI), Boyd, K. (CoI), Mulvenna, M. (CoI) & Bond, R. (CoI)
Health and Social Care R&D Division of the Public Health Agency for Northern Ireland
20/02/23 → 31/07/23
Project: Research
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iHCI Symposium
Boyd, K. (PI) & Bond, R. (CoI)
Health and Social Care R&D Division of the Public Health Agency for Northern Ireland
1/08/22 → 31/01/23
Project: Research
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Design Exchange Programme: Interaction and Service design of a Virtual Health-Hub, for Patients with Cardiovascular Disease.
Magee, J. (PI) & Boyd, K. (CoI)
Arts and Humanities Research Council
1/10/21 → 31/05/22
Project: Research