Robert Carlisle grew up in Salt Lake City, Utah, where he graduated from West High School and earned an International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma. At Utah State University, he earned his bachelor’s degree in psychology. During his final year there, he met his wife and became engaged just three weeks before he moved to Indiana to begin his master’s program.

Robert earned his master’s degree in Experimental Psychology from Indiana State University, during which he married his wife. They later moved to Texas where Robert pursued his Ph.D. in social psychology at Baylor University. While in Texas, Robert and his wife had their son.

After completing his doctorate, Robert and his family then moved to Arizona, where he spent the past 13 years working with public school districts conducting research and evaluation to support educational improvement.