Specializing in medieval liturgical music, 20th-century Latin American popular and art music, and music appreciation, Dr. Doyle teaches courses in music history, world music, and music appreciation at California State University, Long Beach. Dr. Doyle received her Bachelors degree in Music Performance (Horn) from the University of Southern California where she studied with James Decker. She received her Masters degree in Musicology from the University of California at Santa Barbara under the advising of Dr. William Prizer. Her thesis focused on Florentine carnival music from 1500-1510. Dr. Doyle's Ph.D. was also from the University of California at Santa Barbara. Her dissertation, a study of a tenth-century Aquitanian troper, was completed under the direction of Dr. Alejandro Planchart.