Dr. Ryan Timmins is a researcher in the field of hamstring injury. He completed his PhD in 2015 focusing on hamstring muscle architecture and its role in injury and response to training interventions.
Dr Timmins’ research focus is on sports injury prevention and rehabilitation practices that are applicable to sporting environments and realistic with their applications. He has been an invited speaker at the European Congress of Sports Science, Arsenal Football Club, the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Centre and at the first Copenhagen Hamstring Injury Seminar. He was also awarded the illustrious Sports Medicine Australia ASICS Medal for the best of the best at their 2015 conference on the Gold Coast, as well as receiving the John Sutton Award for Best New Investigator at the same conference.
Dr Timmins has provided athlete injury consultancy to elite sporting teams for more than ten years. This service has involved assessment and reporting on various factors which may be associated with a range of injuries. It also provides input into program design and athlete management when addressing these with numerous industry stakeholders.
Dr Timmins has previously worked within the A-League (professional soccer in Australia), having spent time at Brisbane Roar, Melbourne Victory and Western United. During this time, his roles included rehabilitation and injury prevention coordinator, physiotherapist assistant, strength and conditioning coach and working within the football operations.
Qualifications:
- PhD in Hamstring Strain Injuries (Australian Catholic University, AUS)
- BAppSci (Hons) in Hamstring Function (Queensland University of Technology, AUS)
- BAppSci in Human Movement Studies (Queensland University of Technology, AUS)
- Grad Cert in Higher Education (Australian Catholic University, AUS)
- Accredited Level 2 Strength and Conditioning Coach (Australian Strength and Conditioning Association)
- Accredited Level 2 Sports Scientist (Exercise and Sports Science Australia)
- Accredited Exercise Scientist (Exercise and Sports Science Australia)
Achievements:
- Authored >100 peer reviewed publications and multiple book chapters
- Secured >$7 million AUD in research funding
- Co-Chair of the Sports Medicine Australia Conference – 2025 and 2026
- Supervised 20+ Honours and PhD students to completion
- Invited speaker at multiple international conferences and seminars
- Australian Catholic University:
- Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning 2021.
- Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning 2017.
- Australian Conference of Science and Medicine in Sport (SMA) – Langkawi, October 2017
- Co-author and co-supervisor of:
- Asics Medal Winner – Best of the conference: Jack Hickey
- Best Paper – Injury Prevention: Joshua Ruddy
- Best New Investigator – Clinical Sports Medicine: Jack Hickey
- Australian Conference of Science and Medicine in Sport (SMA) – Gold Coast, October 2015
- Asics Medal – Best of the conference
- Best New Investigator – Exercise and Sports Science
- International Travel Award – Best New Investigator Overall
- Australian Conference of Science and Medicine in Sport (SMA) – Sydney, November 2012
- Best Paper – Exercise and Sports Science (for my Honours research)
- British Journal of Sports Medicine
- Winner PhD Academy Award for People’s Choice – Best PhD 2016