Timothy Lathlean

Timothy Lathlean

School of Allied Health Science and Practice

Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.


Dr Lathlean is a post-doctoral research fellow for the Registry of Senior Australians (ROSA) at SAHMRI. His research focus at ROSA is with the MRFF-funded Australian Consortium for Aged Care – Quality Measurement Toolbox (ACAC-QMET): Improving Quality of Care through Better Measurement and Evaluation, examining national and international indicators for the evaluation of quality of care. See https://agedcareconsortium.com.au/.

Tim is an Accredited Exercise Physiologist (AEP), with over ten years’ experience in research, private practice and community care. He is skilled in the implementation of exercise-based interventions for a range of clinical populations, including aged care. Tim has some managerial experience as the Team Leader for Physiotherapy and Exercise Physiology services in a busy community health care centre.

His research to date, has focused on musculoskeletal, neuromuscular and cardiovascular health. He is also interested in precision health, particularly how health literacy interventions as well as biomarkers can be used to monitor and improve health. Tim’s PhD investigated the epidemiology of sports injury in elite junior team sport, identifying links between load and injury, impacted by player wellness (stress, soreness and sleep). He maintains an active interest in this area, supervising higher degree by research students in team collective behaviour, exercise-based interventions for musculoskeletal conditions and the effects of environmental conditions on human physiology and performance. Tim has expertise in project management across observational studies as well as in the implementation of a range of systematic review types (intervention, diagnostic/prognostic and scoping reviews).

ORCID 0000-0001-7340-1567; ResearcherID: X-7938-2019; ScopusAuthorID: 57202568828

Dr Lathlean is currently available for potential HDR projects within the areas of aged care and ageing, exercise physiology, sports performance and neuromuscular health.

  • Appointments

    Date Position Institution name
    2022 - ongoing Adjunct Post-Doctoral Researcher The International Spine Centre
    2021 - 2022 Adjunct Lecturer, Discipline of Exercise and Sports Science University of New England
    2021 - 2024 Adjunct Lecturer, Adelaide Medical School, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences University of Adelaide
  • Awards and Achievements

    Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount
    2021 Award ECR Sports Science Award (Finalist) Exercise and Sports Science Australia Conference 2021 Australia -
  • Education

    Date Institution name Country Title
    2012 - 2017 Monash University Australia Doctor of Philosophy (Injury Epidemiology/ Biostatistics/Sports Medicine), Monash Injury Research In
    2009 - 2012 Flinders University Australia Masters in Clinical Rehabilitation
  • Certifications

    Date Title Institution name Country
    Accredited Exercise Physiologist (AEP) ESSA: Exercise and Sports Science Australia, member of the National Alliance of Self-Regulating Health Professions -
    Accredited Exercise Scientist (AES) ESSA: Exercise and Sports Science Australia, member of the National Alliance of Self-Regulating Health Professions -
  • Research Interests

  • Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

    Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
    2024 Principal Supervisor Pharmacological and non-pharmacological (strength training) interventions for older people with osteopenia or osteoporosis Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Riccarda Albana Quattlaender
  • Other Supervision Activities

    Date Role Research Topic Location Program Supervision Type Student Load Student Name
    2019 - ongoing Principal Supervisor Environmental Physiology University of New England Master of Science (Research) Master - Mr Graeme Bonato
    2018 - ongoing Co-Supervisor Collective Movement Analysis University of New England Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate - Mr Hayden Koudela

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