Dr. Robin Orr

Prof. Rob Orr is a Professor of Physiotherapy and the director of the Tactical Research Unit (TRU), a multidisciplinary, international team of researchers at Bond University, Australia. With over 23 years of service in the Australian Army and a Ph.D. in Military Load Carriage from the University of Queensland, he provides research, consultancy, and education services to tactical professionals around the globe. Prof. Orr’s fields of expertise span physical conditioning, reconditioning, rehabilitation, and injury prevention for military, law enforcement, and firefighter/first responder services across their occupational lifespan (initial trainee to specialist). Generally focusing on the tactical population, he is actively involved in research with military, law enforcement, and firefighters/first responder agencies both nationally and internationally. With over 300 peer-reviewed papers and technical reports, Prof. Orr has won awards for research and teaching, including the NSCA TSAC Professional of the Year, a Queensland Young Tall Poppy Science Award, and an Australian Award for University Teaching.