Tim Hanway

Tim Hanway is an Assistant Professor of Practice and Internship Coordinator in the Health & Exercise Science Program at Simmons University. As an educator, exercise physiologist, and high-performance systems builder, he sits at the intersection of healthy aging, human performance, experiential learning, and workplace well-being. His work focuses on helping individuals and organizations build the strength, skills, and systems needed to perform, learn, and thrive across the lifespan.

Driven by the belief that the principles that help elite performers thrive can also help students, faculty, and communities lead healthier and more fulfilling lives, Hanway focuses on creating connected learning experiences that bridge scholarship, practice, mentorship, and professional opportunities. His teaching emphasizes critical thinking, evidence-based decision making, professional identity development, and the application of health and performance science to real-world challenges.

Hanway is currently pursuing a doctorate in Leadership: Health and Human Performance at Concordia University Chicago, where his research explores faculty wellness, healthy aging, resistance training, and Muscle-Centric Health as strategies for supporting long-term vitality, resilience, and professional performance. Through interdisciplinary collaborations with students, faculty, healthcare professionals, and community partners, he investigates how movement, strength, and behavior change can positively influence health, quality of life, and workplace well-being across the lifespan.

Before joining Simmons, Hanway taught at Lasell University, Anna Maria College, and Regis College. He also spent more than a decade working in elite sport and human performance environments as a strength and conditioning coach and sports scientist. His professional experience includes work with Team GB, USA Rugby, and Harlequins Rugby Football Club, the 2012 English Premiership Champions. Upon returning to the United States, he served as Sports Performance Director at Velocity Sports Performance in Norwood, Massachusetts, where he led NFL Combine preparation efforts for Division I football athletes while helping expand access to evidence-based strength and athletic development programs for youth and emerging performers.

At Simmons, Hanway has helped develop interdisciplinary initiatives that connect Health & Exercise Science with Nutrition, Nursing, Public Health, Data Science, and the School of Management. He is particularly interested in building sustainable systems that connect students, faculty, healthcare organizations, and industry partners through shared learning, research, and professional development opportunities. He mentors undergraduate researchers through Faculty-Student Fellowship, SURPASs, Sigma Xi, and STEM Colloquium initiatives, and was the inaugural recipient of the Simmons School of Sciences and Health Professions Dean’s Award for Excellence & Innovation in Teaching and Learning.

Beyond Simmons, Hanway serves on the Executive Committee of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) New England Chapter, where he currently holds the positions of Technology Chair, College Bowl Chair, and 2026 Presidential Leadership Ballot Nominee. He is also a nationally published continuing education author and frequent speaker on healthy aging, resistance training, workplace wellness, leadership, and human performance.

Whether working with students, faculty, healthcare professionals, or organizational leaders, Hanway's goal remains the same: helping people build the strength, skills, and systems needed to perform, learn, and thrive throughout their lives.

Education

• Doctoral Candidate (PhD), Leadership: Health & Human Performance (Expected 2027) – Concordia University Chicago
• MS, Sport and Exercise Science – University of Roehampton, London
• BS, Exercise Physiology (Honors Program Graduate) – State University of New York College at Brockport

Area of Expertise

Healthy Aging & Longevity, Human Performance & Leadership, Faculty & Workplace Wellness, Muscle-Centric Health, Resistance Training & Strength Development, Exercise Physiology & Bioenergetics, Women's Health & Midlife Performance, Behavior Change & Health Coaching, Experiential Learning & Curriculum Innovation, Student Mentorship & Career Development, Interprofessional Education, Information Literacy & Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education, and High-Performance Systems Design.

Licenses/Certifications

• Certified Exercise Physiologist (ACSM-EP) – American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)
• Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) – National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA)
• Certified Nutrition Specialist (CNS) – American Academy of Sports Dietitians and Nutritionists (AASDN)

Professional Affiliations & Memberships

• American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)
• ACSM New England Chapter (Executive Committee Member)
• National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA)
• National Federation of Professional Trainers (NFPT)
• New England Educational Assessment Network (NEean)
• Institute for Muscle-Centric Medicine™

Courses

• EXSC 100 Introduction to Health & Exercise Science
• EXSC 110 Form and Function in Resistance Training
• BIO 233 Strength and Conditioning
• EXSC 361 Exercise Assessment and Prescription
• EXSC 361L Exercise Assessment and Prescription Laboratory
• BIOL 370 Internship and Senior Capstone
• WR BOS Writing Boston

Community Engagement

• Executive Committee Member, ACSM New England
• Technology Chair, ACSM New England
• College Bowl Chair & Student Engagement Lead, ACSM New England
• Faculty Mentor, Faculty-Student Fellowship Program
• Faculty Mentor, SURPASs Undergraduate Research Program
• Faculty Mentor, Health & Exercise Science Liaison Program
• Participant, STARS Information Literacy Initiative
• Participant, HHMI Inclusive Teaching Initiatives
• Participant, SCIENCE Alternative Grading Initiative
• Participant, Writing Boston Faculty Development Program
• Community Member, Institute for Muscle-Centric Medicine™
• Contributor, TrueCoach for the Classroom Initiative
• Participant, Michele Houston Institute for Inclusive Leadership

Research and/or Special Projects

Professor Hanway’s scholarship explores how strength, movement, and human performance influence health, well-being, and resilience across the lifespan. His work sits at the intersection of exercise physiology, healthy aging, workplace wellness, leadership, and behavior change, with a particular focus on translating evidence-based performance principles into practical strategies to improve quality of life.

A central focus of his research is Muscle-Centric Medicine, an emerging clinical framework that positions skeletal muscle as a critical driver of metabolic health, physical function, cognitive resilience, and healthy aging. Through interdisciplinary collaborations involving Health & Exercise Science, Nutrition, and external partners, he examines how resistance training, protein-forward nutrition, and lifestyle interventions can support long-term health and performance.

His current Faculty-Student Fellowship research investigates how women across the lifespan perceive and engage with resistance training and muscle-focused wellness practices. Working alongside undergraduate researchers, the project explores barriers, motivators, identity development, and behavior change factors that influence participation in health-promoting activities.

As part of his doctoral research, Hanway is developing and evaluating a faculty wellness and organizational well-being model that integrates resistance training, healthy aging, energy management, and workplace performance. This work examines how physical activity, recovery, and energy management influence occupational performance, engagement, and quality of life among higher education professionals.

More broadly, his research seeks to bridge physiology, leadership, and behavioral science to design evidence-informed systems that help individuals, organizations, and communities perform, adapt, and thrive.

Publications

National Federation of Professional Trainers (NFPT) – Continuing Education Author; author of 46+ nationally distributed articles on healthy aging, Muscle-Centric Health, resistance training, GLP-1 pharmacotherapy, behavior change, and longevity (2025–Present)

Presentations

• Invited Speaker, The Ohio State University College of Nursing – High Performance and Muscle-Centric Health (2026)
• Invited Speaker, Southern Utah University – High Performance, Energy Management, and Muscle-Centric Health for Nutrition Professionals (2026)
• Featured Presenter, Simmons University 125th Anniversary Celebration – Healthy Aging, Longevity, and Lifelong Vitality (2025)
• Featured Guest, Fitness Education Online Podcast – Muscle-Centric Medicine and Healthy Aging (2026)
• Simmons Center for Faculty Excellence – Come As You Plan To Be: Reimagining Student Engagement Through Affective Science, Identity Development, and Experiential Learning (2024–2025)
• College of the Fenway Teaching & Learning Conference – AI Empowerment: The Sevenfold Path for Educators (2024)
• New England Faculty Development Consortium (NEFDC) – Guiding Tomorrow's Techies: Ethical and Responsible Uses of Generative AI in Teaching and Learning (2024)
• NEFDC Professional Development Series – From Overwhelmed to Empowered: Revolutionizing Grading and Faculty Productivity Through Technology (2024)
• Experimental Biology Conference – Pharmacokinetics of a 40 mg Sublingual Dose of Delta-Tocotrienol Powder (2022)

Awards

Inaugural Dean's Award for Excellence & Innovation in Teaching and Learning (2025) – Simmons School of Sciences and Health Professions