Dr Ryan Timmins
Senior Lecturer
School of Behavioural and Health Sciences
Areas of expertise: hamstring injuries; sport injury prevention; sport injury rehabilitation; acl injuries
ORCID ID: 0000-0003-4964-1848
Phone: 03 9953 3772
Email: Ryan.Timmins@acu.edu.au
Location: ACU Brisbane Campus
Ryan Timmins is a Lecturer at the Australian Catholic University (Brisbane). Originally from Brisbane, Ryan undertook his PhD in Melbourne and lived there for 10 years before returning home to Queensland. Prior to moving to Melbourne, Ryan held various roles with the Queensland Academy of Sport Mens Football Program, Brisbane Strikers and Brisbane Roar. While in Melbourne he had roles with Melbourne Victory and Western United. During his 12 years in elite sport, Ryan has been mainly working on athlete injury prevention and rehabilitation as well as facets of strength and conditioning. Ryan completed his PhD at the Australian Catholic University in 2016, focussing on factors which are associated with an increased likelihood of injury and potential interventions to mitigate these risks. Ryan is also a Level 2 Strength and Conditioning Coach with the Australian Strength & Conditioning Association. Ryan continues to undertake research within injury prevention and rehabilitation, with a focus now being on programs which can be implemented in elite sporting environments.
Academia profile
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ryan-Timmins
Select publications
- Timmins RG, Bourne MN, Shield AJ, Williams MD, Lorenzen C, Opar DA. Short biceps femoris fascicles and eccentric knee flexor weakness increase the risk of hamstring injury in elite football (soccer): a prospective cohort study. Br J Sports Med. 2016 Dec;50(24):1524-1535. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26675089/
- Opar DA, Williams MD, Timmins RG, Hickey J, Duhig SJ, Shield AJ. Eccentric hamstring strength and hamstring injury risk in Australian footballers. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2015 Apr;47(4):857-65. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25137368/
- Bourne MN, Duhig SJ, Timmins RG, Williams MD, Opar DA, Al Najjar A, Kerr GK, Shield AJ. Impact of the Nordic hamstring and hip extension exercises on hamstring architecture and morphology: implications for injury prevention. Br J Sports Med. 2017 Mar;51(5):469-477. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27660368/
- Bourne MN, Timmins RG, Opar DA, Pizzari T, Ruddy JD, Sims C, Williams MD, Shield AJ. An Evidence-Based Framework for Strengthening Exercises to Prevent Hamstring Injury. Sports Med. 2018 Feb;48(2):251-267. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29116573/
- Timmins RG, Ruddy JD, Presland J, Maniar N, Shield AJ, Williams MD, Opar DA. Architectural Changes of the Biceps Femoris Long Head after Concentric or Eccentric Training. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2016 Mar;48(3):499-508. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26460634/
- Timmins RG, Shield AJ, Williams MD, Lorenzen C, Opar DA. Biceps femoris long head architecture: a reliability and retrospective injury study. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2015 May;47(5):905-13. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25207929/
- Opar DA, Williams MD, Timmins RG, Dear NM, Shield AJ. Knee flexor strength and bicep femoris electromyographical activity is lower in previously strained hamstrings. J Electromyogr Kinesiol. 2013 Jun;23(3):696-703. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23290179/
- Timmins RG, Shield AJ, Williams MD, Lorenzen C, Opar DA. Architectural adaptations of muscle to training and injury: a narrative review outlining the contributions by fascicle length, pennation angle and muscle thickness. Br J Sports Med. 2016 Dec;50(23):1467-1472. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26817705/
- Presland JD, Timmins RG, Bourne MN, Williams MD, Opar DA. The effect of Nordic hamstring exercise training volume on biceps femoris long head architectural adaptation. Scand J Med Sci Sports. 2018 Jul;28(7):1775-1783. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29572976/
- Maniar N, Shield AJ, Williams MD, Timmins RG, Opar DA. Hamstring strength and flexibility after hamstring strain injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Br J Sports Med. 2016 Aug;50(15):909-20. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27075962/
Projects
External projects:
Somfit Athlete Sleep Health (SASH) Pilot Study
- Funding body: CSIRO Innovation Grant
- Value: $99,651 AUD - August 2021
The interrelationship between sleep, performance and injury risk in elite Australian Footballers
- Funding body: Melbourne Football Club + ACU Faculty Funding
- Value: $97,647 AUD - March 2021
Does anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury impair the molecular pathways responsible for building muscle?
- Funding body: Defence Science Institute
- Value: $49,574 AUD - February 2021
New technologies to model human locomotion: innovative and translational approaches with implications for human health
- Funding body: VESKI Research Partnership Program + ACU matched funding
- Value: $300,000 AUD - January 2021
Hamstring Injury (HAMIR) Index: A framework for injury mitigation strategies through innovative imaging, biomechanics, and data analytics
- Funding body: National Football League (NFL)
- Value: $453,818 AUD - January 2021
The adaptability of hamstring muscle architecture and implications for strain injury:
- Funding body: Qatar National Research Fund
- Value: $907,209 AUD - July 2016
Statistical modelling of injury in elite sport:
- Funding body: Vald Performance (Industry Partnership Grant - 50% split University and Industry Partner)
- Value: $33,000 AUD - December 2018 (Partner contribution)
Endeavour Research Fellowship
- Funding body: Endeavour Research Foundation
- Value: $18,000 AUD - January 2018
Internal projects:
ACU Faculty of Health Project Grant: Role of fibre typology in hamstring strain injury
- Funding body: Australian Catholic University
- Value: $10,000 - April 2022
ACU Faculty of Health Project Grant: Impact of ACL injury on lower limb activation
- Funding body: Australian Catholic University
- Value: $10,000 - April 2019
ACU Faculty of Health Partnership Grant: Statistical modelling of injury in elite sport.
- Funding body: Australian Catholic University (contribution equalling industry partner)
- Value: $33,000 - December 2018
ACU Faculty of Health Project Grant: Lower limb muscle activity during common rehabilitation exercises.
- Funding body: Australian Catholic University
- Value: $13,896 - April 2018
ACU Conference Travel Grant Scheme
- Funding body: Australian Catholic University
- Value: $2393 - November 2017
ACU Faculty of Health Project Grant: Hamstring strain injuries.
- Funding body: Australian Catholic University
- Value: $15,000 - August 2017
ACU Faculty of Health Undergraduate Research Internship.
- Funding body: Australian Catholic University
- Value: $2000 - November 2016
ACU Faculty of Health Project Grant: Effect of flywheel training on hamstring muscle architecture.
- Funding body: Australian Catholic University
- Value: $24,962 - August 2016
Accolades and awards
Australian Catholic University:
University Wide:
- Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning 2021 (Group Submission);
- Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning 2017 (Early Career);
Faculty of Health Sciences:
- Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning 2017 (Early Career);
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
- 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
Appointments
Australian Catholic University:
- School of Behavioural and Health Sciences
- Sports Performance, Recovery, Injury and New Technologies (SPRINT) Research Centre
Editorial roles
Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport:
- Editorial Board - 2020 to current
International journal review panels
Journal Reviewer:
- American Journal of Sports Medicine
- British Journal of Sports Medicine
- European Journal of Applied Physiology
- Gait and Posture
- International Journal of Sports Medicine
- International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance
- Journal of Physical Therapy in Sport
- Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport
- Journal of Sports and Health Science
- Journal of Sports Sciences
- Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research
- Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise
- PeerJ
- PlosOne
- Scandinavian Journal of Science and Medicine in Sports
- Sports Medicine
- Ultrasound in Biology and Medicine
Grant agency review panels
Exercise and Sports Science Australia:
- Applied Sports Science Research Grant Reviewer: 2012 to 2015
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC):
- Ideas Grant Peer Reviewer: 2020 to 2022
European Science Foundation:
Public engagement activities
Industry presentations/interviews:
