Dr Tim Henwood - Blue Care

Dr Tim Henwood

Dr Tim Henwood

BSc (Sp & Ex) (JCU), BSc (Hon 1 - HMS) (UQ), PhD (UQ), MAAESS

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Profile & Research Interests

Tim Henwood joined the Research and Practice Development Centre in June of 2008 following the completion of his PhD with the School of Human Movement Studies and the Australasian Centre of Ageing at the University of Queensland. As a gerontologist, Tim is passionate about promoting the benefits of physical activity to the older adult through his research and teaching.

Tim has a significant background in exercise prescription for the older adult, having first studied the impact of resistance training on functional well-being as a pilot investigation in commitment to his research honours in 2001. Most recently, Tim has been awarded his PhD for his work investigating the benefits of long-term high-intensity resistance training in independent living adults 65 years and older. His research places emphasis on the importance of exercise to maintain functional well-being and quality of life among older adults. In addition to the impact of exercise, Tim also has research interest in quality of life and was the Project Officer for the Research Network in Ageing Wells Mentoring Scheme for emerging researchers in ageing.

Tim is an active student member of the Australian Association of Gerontology and a recognised Special Population Exercise Physiologist with the Australian Association of Exercise and Sports Science (AAESS).

Publications

Henwood, T., Eley, R., Parker, D., Tuckett, A., Hegney, D. 2009. Regional differences among employed nurses: A Queensland study. The Australian Journal of Rural Health; 17(4): 201-207.

Taaffe, D.R., Henwood, T.R., Nalls, M.A., Walker, D.G., Lang, T.F., Harris, T.B. 2009. Alterations in Muscle Attenuation following Detraining and Retraining in Resistance-Trained Older Adults. Gerontology, 55(2): 217-335.

Henwood, T.R., Bartlett H.P. 2008. Measuring the impact of increased exercise on quality of life in older adults: The UQQoL, a new instrument. European Journal of Ageing, 5(3): 241-252.

Henwood, T.R., Taaffe, D.R. 2008. Detraining and retraining in older adults following long-term muscle power or muscle strength specific training. Journals of Gerontology: Medical Sciences, 63(7): 751-758.

Henwood, T.R., Riek, S., Taaffe, D.R. 2008. Strength versus muscle power-specific training in community dwelling older adults. Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences, 63(1): 83-91.

Henwood, T.R., Taaffe, D.R. 2006. Short-term resistance training and the older adult: The effects of varied programs for the enhancement of muscle strength and functional performance. Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging, 26: 305-313.

Henwood, T.R., Taaffe, D.R. 2005. Improved physical performance in older adults undertaking a short-term programme of high-velocity resistance training. Gerontology, 51(2): 108-115.

Henwood, T.R. 2004. Falls self-efficacy and functional performance in older adults. Proceedings ERA 2004; Australasian Centre on Ageing.

Address and Contact Details

University of Queensland & Blue Care

Research & Practice Development Centre

56 Sylvan Rd

Toowong QLD 4066

Australia

T. +61 (0)7 3720 5303

F: + 61 (0)7 3720 5332

E. t.henwood@uq.edu.au