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Associate Professor Robert Crowther

- School of Science and Technology

Biography

Associate Professor Robert Crowther is Deputy Head of School in the School of Science and Technology at the University of New England and an Accredited Exercise Physiologist. He is a researcher and academic leader specialising in biomechanics, motor control, injury risk, and clinical exercise science.

Robert completed his PhD at James Cook University, examining exercise rehabilitation in peripheral arterial disease. His research program now spans clinical populations and high-performance sport, with a strong focus on lower-limb function, movement variability, load monitoring, and ACL injury risk in youth athletes. He has secured more than $2.8 million in competitive and industry funding and has published over 60 peer-reviewed journal articles.

He maintains active collaborations with professional sporting organisations, including rugby league and basketball, and supervises higher degree research candidates across biomechanics, rehabilitation, and performance science.

Alongside his research, Robert has held senior academic leadership roles including Discipline Convenor, Course Coordinator, and Program Director. He is committed to evidence-informed curriculum design, industry engagement, and mentoring emerging researchers and exercise professionals.

The University of New England respects and acknowledges that its people, courses and facilities are built on land, and surrounded by a sense of belonging, both ancient and contemporary, of the world's oldest living culture. In doing so, UNE values and respects Indigenous knowledge systems as a vital part of the knowledge capital of Australia. We recognise the strength, resilience and capacity of the Aboriginal community and pay our respects to the Elders past, present and future.