Peter Boyd

Peter Boyd serves as a Senior Lecturer within the Individualized Education department of the School of Individualized Study at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), concurrently holding the position of Graduate Program Coordinator for the School of Individualized Study where he directs academic pathways for graduate students.

His educational foundation includes:

• BA, Nazareth College
• MA, Columbia University

Dr. Boyd specializes in interdisciplinary education frameworks and individualized learning systems, with core expertise in designing curriculum for the MS in Professional Studies program. His work emphasizes applied problem-solving through gateway courses like PROF-705 (Context and Trends) that establish interdisciplinary foundations, and capstone sequences where students execute real-world projects integrating research methods with professional ethics across diverse organizational contexts.

In his advisory capacity, Dr. Boyd mentors students through the complete academic lifecycle from initial program design in PROF-705 through capstone proposal development (PROF-770) to final project execution (PROF-775), providing individualized guidance for customized degree pathways within the School of Individualized Study framework.