Professor Gene Moyle

Academic Division,
Office of the Provost
Biography
A graduate from the Australian Ballet School, QUT Dance and after having danced with the Australian Ballet Dancers Company and Queensland Ballet, Gene pursued further studies in psychology completing a Masters and Doctorate in Sport and Exercise Psychology. Working across the performing arts, elite sport and the corporate sector, Gene has focused upon the application of performance psychology and performance enhancement within these domains.Her involvement in the performing arts has included being a Sessional Lecturer in Performance Psychology at QUT Creative Industries between 2001 to 2012, a Career Development Advisor for the national SCOPE and SCOPE for Artists Programs, the Head of Student Health & Welfare at the Australian Ballet School, in addition to consulting to various performing arts schools, associations, individual students and company professionals. She has significant experience in working with and leading multidisciplinary teams within high performance settings, and possesses specific expertise in the area of career development and transition.
As an endorsed sport and exercise psychologist, Gene has also supported a number of Olympic Winter sports programs across three Olympic cycles (Torino 2006, Vancouver 2010, Sochi 2014), and has worked extensively within the elite sporting system at both State and National level across Winter and Summer Sports in both service provision and leadership roles including Senior Advisor Sport and Exercise Psychology at the Queensland Academy of Sport and Senior Performance Psychologist at the Australian Institute of Sport.
Gene’s research has centred upon the application of performance psychology to performing arts, sport and business sectors with a focus on enhancing human potential, performance and health and wellbeing. She has been an inaugural Associate Editor of the Performance Enhancement & Health journal, previously on the Editorial Board of the Annals of Applied Sport Science, and regularly contributed to international and national journals and magazines including DANCE Australia.
During her career, Gene has developed a broad experience base cultivated within established and start up small-through-large public and private organisations operating across Australia, New Zealand, North America and the United Kingdom. Positions within these companies have included Senior Executive, external consulting and internal roles across departments such as Learning and Development, Human Resources, and Health and Safety within the higher education, training, allied health, employment, energy, mining, transport, engineering, construction, allied health, Olympic sport and performing arts industries.
Gene has worked in Senior Executive and Management roles across a range of industries, including having held multiple positions on Boards and Advisory Committees. She is currently a Non-Executive Director of the Queensland Ballet, a Non-Executive Advisory Board Member of b.partners, and an Advisory Member of the Psychology Board of Australia's Code Expert Advisory Group. She joined QUT Creative Industries Faculty in the role as Head of Discipline - Dance in November 2012, was appointed the inaugural Head of School - School of Creative Practice in January 2017, and became the inaugural Associate Dean, International and Advancement for the Faculty in February 2019. In March 2021, she moved to the Office of the Provost as the Academic Director - New Projects. Further details – https://au.linkedin.com/in/genemoyle
Personal details
Positions
- Academic Director - New Projects
Academic Division,
Office of the Provost
Keywords
Performance Psychology, Sport & Exercise Psychology, Dance, Performing Arts, Leadership, Organisational Development, Learning & Development, Safety & Wellness
Discipline
Performing Arts and Creative Writing, Psychology
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2008
Qualifications
- Doctor of Psychology (Sport & Exercise) (University of Southern Qld)
- Master of Psychology (Sport & Exercise) (University of Southern Qld)
- Postgraduate Diploma of Professional Psychology (Bond University)
- Bachelor of Arts (Dance) (Queensland University of Technology)
- Bachelor of Arts (Psychology/Human Movement) (University of Queensland)
- Diploma of Dance (Australian Ballet School) (Where Institution is unknown)
Professional memberships and associations
- Non-Executive Director - Queensland Ballet
- Non-Executive Advisory Board Member - b.partners
- Member - Psychology Board of Australia Code Expert Advisory Group
- Member - IADMS Mental Health Working Group
- Member - PWC Skills for Australia Working Group for Mental Wellbeing Project
- Industry Mentor & Arts Assessment Panel Member - Arts QLD
- General Registration & Endorsement (Sport & Exercise) #PSY0000947031 - Psychology Board of Australia
- Graduate Member - Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD)
- Fellow - Australian Psychological Society (APS)
- Fellow - APS College of Sport and Exercise Psychologists
- Member - APS Interest Group for Psychology in the Performing Arts and Entertainment Industry
- Member - Australian and New Zealand Mental Health Association (ANZMH)
- Medicare & WorkCover Approved Provider - #PSY0000947031
- Member - International Association of Dance Medicine & Science
- Member - Asia South Pacific Association of Sport Psychology
- Associate - Royal Academy of Dance UK
- Member - Ausdance QLD
- Past Board Member - Queensland Board of the Psychology Board of Australia (AHPRA)
- Past Performance Health Advisory Panel Member - QLD Academy of Sport
- Past National Chair - APS College of Sport and Exercise Psychologists
- Past National Executive Committee Member - APS College of Sport and Exercise Psychologists
- Past National Executive Member - Australian Society for Performing Arts Healthcare
- Past President - Ausdance National Council (Board)
- Past Chair - Tertiary Dance Council of Australia
- Past Peer Assessment Panel Member - The Australia Council for the Arts
- Past National Secretary - APS College of Sport and Exercise Psychologists
- Past State Secretary QLD - APS College of Sport and Exercise Psychologists
- Past Newsletter Editor - International Association of Dance Medicine & Science
- Past Associate Editor - Performance Enhancement & Health Journal
- Past Editorial Board Member - Annals of Applied Sport Science
- Past Adjunct Associate Professor - UNE School of Behavioural, Cognitive & Social Sciences
- Past Member - Science, Academia and Research Advisory Group to APS Board
- Past Member - Membership Retention & Recruitment Advisory Group to APS Board
- Past Member - Consultative Group for 2008 Global Convention on Coaching
- Past Inaugural Member - International Positive Psychology Association
- Past Member - International Association of Applied Psychology
- Past Member - British Association of Sport & Exercise Sciences
- Past Member - Performing Arts Medicine Association
Selected publications
QUT ePrints
For more publications by Gene, explore their research in QUT ePrints (our digital repository).
Awards
- Type
- Fellowships
- Reference year
- 2020
- Details
- Fellow of the Australian Psychological Society. Fellows are esteemed members and senior psychologists who have made exemplary contributions to the Australian Psychological Society and the profession over a significant period of time.
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2018
- Details
- Outstanding Alumna of the Year Award (Stuartholme School) - Recognising sustained exceptional success in the area of chosen profession/industry and substantial contribution to the community.
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2016
- Details
- Australian Awards for University Teaching - Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning. "For leading the dance: transforming the learning and teaching culture among dance students and staff through curriculum innovation, scholarly inquiry and strategic collaborations."
- Type
- Fellowships
- Reference year
- 2016
- Details
- Senior Fellow. HEA Fellowship is an international recognition of a commitment to professionalism in teaching and learning in higher education and demonstrates that the individual's practice is aligned with the UK Professional Standards Framework (UKPSF).
- Type
- Keynote Speaker/Expert Panel Member/Invited Speaker for a Conference
- Reference year
- 2016
- Details
- Invited keynote presenter for presentation and workshop on Performance Psychology for the APS Congress at Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, Australia (13 - 16 September 2016).
- Type
- Advisor/Consultant for Industry
- Reference year
- 2015
- Details
- Consultant on Project: Career Transition in Professional Dance Companies - Queensland Ballet, The Australian Ballet, Sydney Dance Company, Bangarra Dance Theatre, West Australian Ballet (2015 - 2016).
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2014
- Details
- Australian Psychological Society's 2014 Award of Distinction - College of Sport and Exercise Psychologists
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2014
- Details
- Vice-Chancellor's Performance Award: Learning & Teaching (CIF TEQSA Team)
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2014
- Details
- Vice-Chancellor's Performance Award: Leadership in Engagement
- Type
- Editorial Role for an Academic Journal
- Reference year
- 2013
- Details
- Associate Editor of the Performance Enhancement and Health Journal (2013 - 2019). Guest Editor - Special Issue for the Performing Arts (2016).
Supervision
Current supervisions
- Analysing early specialisation in ballet dancers in Australia
PhD, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Associate Professor Ian Renshaw - Tinker Tailor Soldier Dancer: An examination of Dance as a complimentary health medium for Australian Combat Veterans with trauma related psychological injuries.
Professional Doctorate, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Robert Schweitzer - Mental toughness in Women's Australian Rules Football: An examination of definition, behaviours, and cognitions
PhD, Mentoring Supervisor
Other supervisors: Dr Tristan Coulter - Designing authentic digital performance: a mixed methods study of Australian scenographic practice and audience reception
PhD, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Dr Steph Hutchison
Completed supervisions (Doctorate)
- Dancing through it: Enhancing psychological recovery in dance (2019)
- Settling The Score: Pre-Scoring Spatio-Temporal Processes For Independent Dance Practice (2019)
- Social dance and early Australian settlement: An historical examination of the role of social dance for convicts and the 'lower orders' in the period between 1788 and 1840 (2018)
- Dance in Peacebuilding: Space, Relationships, and Embodied Interactions (2017)
- Movement Capture: A choreographic re-interpretation of the physical dynamics and sequential movements of a rugby union match (2017)
- The Acquisition of Pedagogical Expertise in Dance: A Constraints-Led Approach (2017)
- Buddhism on a Bike: Tailoring Mindfulness-Acceptance to Promote Flow in Competitive Athletes (2015)