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Timothy Piatkowski
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# Timothy Piatkowski

**Source**: https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/49822
**Parent**: https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/22250

Dr

# Timothy Piatkowski

Email:
:   [t.piatkowski@uq.edu.au](mailto:t.piatkowski@uq.edu.au)

## Positions

NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow
:   Centre for Health Services Research
:   Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences

Honorary Senior Research Fellow
:   Centre for Health Services Research
:   Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences

## Overview

### Background

I am a globally recognised leader in lived-living experience led research on substance use, particularly image and performance enhancing drugs (IPEDs). Presently, I am a senior research fellow at The University of Queensland, Centre for Health Services Research, funded through an NHMRC Investigator Grant to examine how both individual behaviours and systemic factors, such as stigma and healthcare barriers, shape the risk profiles of people who use IPEDs. My research program has received >$7.5 million in funding and I have authored >170 outputs.

I have strong national and international partnerships. I am the Peer Research Lead and Vice President of the Queensland Injectors Voice for Advocacy and Action (QuIVAA), Research Lead (QLD) for The Loop Australia, QLD Representative for Australian Injecting and Illicit Drug User League (AIVL), and a technical advisory and athlete safety commission member for The Enhanced Games.

My award-winning research program triangulates insights from IPED consumers and health professionals to address critical policy and service gaps. This has led to pioneering initiatives such as the world’s first steroid checking trial and full program, which was awarded Harm Reduction Program of the Year (AIVL, 2024). I also founded Steroid QNECT, Australia’s only peer-led steroid education program, now informing national and international health enhancement strategies related to IPEDs. I have received the AIVL Peer Researcher Recognition Award (2024) and the APSAD Kyp Kypri Early Career Researcher Award 2024 for exceptional performance relative to opportunity.

I am the Section Editor for Human Enhancement Drugs at the Harm Reduction Journal, and sit the Editorial Boards of Performance Enhancement & Health, Drugs: Education, Prevention, and Policy, and Addiction Research & Theory.

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### Availability

Dr Timothy Piatkowski is:
:   Available for supervision
:   Media expert

### Qualifications

- Doctor of Philosophy, QUT

### Research interests

- #### Enhancement Drugs

  One of my primary research areas is image and performance enhancing drugs

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## Works

[Search Professor Timothy Piatkowski’s works on UQ eSpace](http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/list/author_id/7647949)

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(115)](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts-publication/49822/all)
[Journal Article
(110)](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts-publication/49822/4748)
[Conference Publication
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2026

Journal Article

##### Entertainers, not educators? Social media influencers and risk communication in outdoor travel

Cornell, Samuel, Piatkowski, Timothy, Brander, Robert and Peden, Amy E. (2026). Entertainers, not educators? Social media influencers and risk communication in outdoor travel. Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism, 53 100998, 100998. doi: 10.1016/j.jort.2025.100998

[Entertainers, not educators? Social media influencers and risk communication in outdoor travel](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:521ddbc)

2026

Journal Article

##### Associations between anabolic-androgenic steroid testing, healthcare access and undesirable effects among international consumers

Grobler, Etienne, Puljević, Cheneal, Bonenti, Benjamin, Ferris, Jason, Barratt, Monica J., Winstock, Adam, Vigorous, Steve, Domberelli, Amber, Spurling, Geoff and Piatkowski, Timothy (2026). Associations between anabolic-androgenic steroid testing, healthcare access and undesirable effects among international consumers. Performance Enhancement & Health, 14 (1) 100390, 1-15. doi: 10.1016/j.peh.2025.100390

[Associations between anabolic-androgenic steroid testing, healthcare access and undesirable effects among international consumers](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:89f1995)

2026

Journal Article

##### “The new DNP”: Discussion of the experimental ‘fat burner’ BAM15 on bodybuilding forums and YouTube

Turnock, Luke A. and Piatkowski, Timothy (2026). “The new DNP”: Discussion of the experimental ‘fat burner’ BAM15 on bodybuilding forums and YouTube. Performance Enhancement and Health, 14 (1) 100362, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.peh.2025.100362

[“The new DNP”: Discussion of the experimental ‘fat burner’ BAM15 on bodybuilding forums and YouTube](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:1978881)

2026

Journal Article

##### “A never-ending cycle”: the structural, economic and social (re)production of blood-borne virus transmission and bacterial infection amongst people who inject drugs in Queensland prisons

Mamic, Jodie M. A., Kill, Emma, Davey, Geoff, Reeve, Steph, Cooper, Emily, Panahi, Idin, Spurling, Geoff, Brown, Graham and Piatkowski, Timothy (2026). “A never-ending cycle”: the structural, economic and social (re)production of blood-borne virus transmission and bacterial infection amongst people who inject drugs in Queensland prisons. International Journal of Drug Policy, 148 105126, 1-14. doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2025.105126

[“A never-ending cycle”: the structural, economic and social (re)production of blood-borne virus transmission and bacterial infection amongst people who inject drugs in Queensland prisons](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:fa658f1)

2026

Journal Article

##### Eat clen? The normalisation of harmful clenbuterol use within digital fitness cultures

Cox, Luke and Piatkowski, Tim (2026). Eat clen? The normalisation of harmful clenbuterol use within digital fitness cultures. Performance Enhancement &and Health, 14 (1) 100391, 100391. doi: 10.1016/j.peh.2025.100391

[Eat clen? The normalisation of harmful clenbuterol use within digital fitness cultures](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:d6ae7d9)

2026

Journal Article

##### Confidence in Managing Use and Minimising Harm as Mediators of Quality of Life among Anabolic-Androgenic Steroid Consumers in Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Settings

Bonenti, Benjamin, Kerswell, Nicholas Leigh, Shuttleworth, Grace, Lim, Carmen, O'Connor, Thomas, Ferris, Jason, Lee, Kylie and Piatkowski, Timothy (2026). Confidence in Managing Use and Minimising Harm as Mediators of Quality of Life among Anabolic-Androgenic Steroid Consumers in Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Settings. European Addiction Research, 1-19. doi: 10.1159/000550427

[Confidence in Managing Use and Minimising Harm as Mediators of Quality of Life among Anabolic-Androgenic Steroid Consumers in Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Settings](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:e0c7779)

2026

Journal Article

##### Psychedelics and Sexual Trauma: Effects on Communication and Emotional Connection

Levey, Mason, Bonenti, Benjamin, Piatkowski, Timothy, Ferris, Jason, Frankovitch, Alex, Barratt, Monica, Davies, Emma L., Winstock, Adam and Puljević, Cheneal (2026). Psychedelics and Sexual Trauma: Effects on Communication and Emotional Connection. The Journal of Sex Research, 1-10. doi: 10.1080/00224499.2025.2601165

[Psychedelics and Sexual Trauma: Effects on Communication and Emotional Connection](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:28bd0b2)

2026

Journal Article

##### Prospective associations between media parenting practices and adolescent video game use

Nagata, Jason M., Sportsman, Derek, Wong, Jennifer H., Nayak, Sahana, Li, Elizabeth J., Ganson, Kyle T., Piatkowski, Timothy, He, Jinbo, Testa, Alexander and Baker, Fiona C. (2026). Prospective associations between media parenting practices and adolescent video game use. World Journal of Pediatrics. doi: 10.1007/s12519-025-01009-y

[Prospective associations between media parenting practices and adolescent video game use](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:dfe4e2c)

2026

Journal Article

##### The Influence of Social Media on Outdoor Risk-Taking Behaviours: Understanding the Role of Social Norms, Intentions, and Perceptions Among Australians

Cornell, S., Piatkowski, T., Brander, R. W. and Peden, A. E. (2026). The Influence of Social Media on Outdoor Risk-Taking Behaviours: Understanding the Role of Social Norms, Intentions, and Perceptions Among Australians. Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 37 (1) e70133, e70133. doi: 10.1002/hpja.70133

[The Influence of Social Media on Outdoor Risk-Taking Behaviours: Understanding the Role of Social Norms, Intentions, and Perceptions Among Australians](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:8d6a744)

2026

Journal Article

##### Toward a coordinated global response to anabolic‐androgenic steroid consumption: lessons from the world's current steroid checking initiatives

Piatkowski, Timothy and Magnolini, Raphael (2026). Toward a coordinated global response to anabolic‐androgenic steroid consumption: lessons from the world's current steroid checking initiatives. Drug and Alcohol Review, 45 (1) e70075, e70075. doi: 10.1111/dar.70075

[Toward a coordinated global response to anabolic‐androgenic steroid consumption: lessons from the world's current steroid checking initiatives](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:80bd54e)

2025

Journal Article

##### Design and evaluation of a co-produced social media campaign to promote aquatic safety in Queensland national parks

Cornell, Samuel, Piatkowski, Timothy, Brander, Robert W. and Peden, Amy E. (2025). Design and evaluation of a co-produced social media campaign to promote aquatic safety in Queensland national parks. Health Promotion International, 40 (6) daaf181. doi: 10.1093/heapro/daaf181

[Design and evaluation of a co-produced social media campaign to promote aquatic safety in Queensland national parks](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:56b7a19)

2025

Journal Article

##### Much easier just to buy underground from a guy at the gym: the politics of accessing testosterone among men who use prescribed testosterone in Australia

Bonenti, Benjamin, Puljević, Cheneal, Ferris, Jason, Barratt, Monica J., O’Connor, Thomas and Piatkowski, Timothy (2025). Much easier just to buy underground from a guy at the gym: the politics of accessing testosterone among men who use prescribed testosterone in Australia. Journal of Drug Issues 00220426251403911. doi: 10.1177/00220426251403911

[Much easier just to buy underground from a guy at the gym: the politics of accessing testosterone among men who use prescribed testosterone in Australia](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:498adcf)

2025

Journal Article

##### Understanding age-based differences in psychosocial harms, physical harms, and access difficulties among an international sample of men who use anabolic-androgenic steroids

Bonenti, Benjamin, Steve, Vigorous, Puljević, Cheneal, Ferris, Jason, Barratt, Monica J., Winstock, Adam, Ball, Lauren, Armstrong, Merryn and Piatkowski, Timothy (2025). Understanding age-based differences in psychosocial harms, physical harms, and access difficulties among an international sample of men who use anabolic-androgenic steroids. American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine 15598276251405211. doi: 10.1177/15598276251405211

[Understanding age-based differences in psychosocial harms, physical harms, and access difficulties among an international sample of men who use anabolic-androgenic steroids](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:14a53b6)

2025

Journal Article

##### The prevalence of anabolic‐androgenic steroid use among same‐sex attracted men: a systematic literature review and meta‐analysis

Pascual, Nicholas, Piatkowski, Timothy, Lau, Eric H. Y. and Dunn, Matthew (2025). The prevalence of anabolic‐androgenic steroid use among same‐sex attracted men: a systematic literature review and meta‐analysis. Drug and Alcohol Review, 45 (1) e70091, 1. doi: 10.1111/dar.70091

[The prevalence of anabolic‐androgenic steroid use among same‐sex attracted men: a systematic literature review and meta‐analysis](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:9d11783)

2025

Journal Article

##### More women are using steroids – and many don’t know the risks

Cornell, Samuel and Piatkowski, Timothy (2025, 12 08). More women are using steroids – and many don’t know the risks The Conversation doi: 10.64628/AA.gsumc5dwn

[More women are using steroids – and many don’t know the risks](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:bc59bc2)

2025

Journal Article

##### Psychological and socio-structural determinants of intentions to use drug checking services

Piatkowski, Timothy, Hamilton, Kyra and Hagger, Martin S (2025). Psychological and socio-structural determinants of intentions to use drug checking services. Journal of Health Psychology, 30 (14), 4385-4400. doi: 10.1177/13591053251321783

[Psychological and socio-structural determinants of intentions to use drug checking services](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:9667a13)

2025

Journal Article

##### “Injecting yourself there is stigma around it; taking a few tablets is not too bad, is it?”: understanding perceptions and preferences of anabolic-androgenic steroid route of administration

Cox, Luke, Piatkowski, Timothy and Dunn, Matthew (2025). “Injecting yourself there is stigma around it; taking a few tablets is not too bad, is it?”: understanding perceptions and preferences of anabolic-androgenic steroid route of administration. Harm Reduction Journal, 22 (1) 128, 1. doi: 10.1186/s12954-025-01198-9

[“Injecting yourself there is stigma around it; taking a few tablets is not too bad, is it?”: understanding perceptions and preferences of anabolic-androgenic steroid route of administration](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:3f605a8)

2025

Journal Article

##### Co-producing a peer-led health conversation tool for the health services workforce to facilitate safer use of anabolic-androgenic steroids

Piatkowski, Timothy, Weith, Sonya, Walters, Brooke, Kill, Emma, Davey, Geoff, Francis, Cameron, Reeve, Steph, Coomber, Ross, Ferris, Jason, Barratt, Monica, Puljevic, Cheneal and Stockings, Emily (2025). Co-producing a peer-led health conversation tool for the health services workforce to facilitate safer use of anabolic-androgenic steroids. Harm Reduction Journal, 22 (1) 202, 1-15. doi: 10.1186/s12954-025-01356-z

[Co-producing a peer-led health conversation tool for the health services workforce to facilitate safer use of anabolic-androgenic steroids](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:12c400a)

2025

Journal Article

##### Associations in intentions to use anabolic-androgenic steroids among non-consuming boys and men with probable eating disorders and muscle dysmorphia

Ganson, Kyle T., Piatkowski, Timothy, Testa, Alexander and Nagata, Jason M. (2025). Associations in intentions to use anabolic-androgenic steroids among non-consuming boys and men with probable eating disorders and muscle dysmorphia. Journal of Eating Disorders, 13 (1) 257, 257. doi: 10.1186/s40337-025-01435-3

[Associations in intentions to use anabolic-androgenic steroids among non-consuming boys and men with probable eating disorders and muscle dysmorphia](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:71e9ea0)

2025

Journal Article

##### Making ‘safer injecting’ matter for people who inject image and performance enhancing drugs

Piatkowski, Timothy, Kill, Emma, Weith, Sonya, Reeve, Steph, Cox, Luke, Coomber, Ross, Puljevic, Cheneal, O’Connor, Thomas and Ferris, Jason (2025). Making ‘safer injecting’ matter for people who inject image and performance enhancing drugs. Health: An Interdisciplinary Journal for the Social Study of Health, Illness and Medicine 13634593251388294, 13634593251388294. doi: 10.1177/13634593251388294

[Making ‘safer injecting’ matter for people who inject image and performance enhancing drugs](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:460d8ad)

## Funding

### Current funding

- 2026 - 2030

  ROIDCheck: Reducing illicit steROID harms through drug Checking services

  NHMRC Investigator Grants

  [Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/70895)

## Supervision

### Availability

Dr Timothy Piatkowski is:
:   Available for supervision

Looking for a supervisor? Read our advice on [how to choose a supervisor](https://study.uq.edu.au/study-options/phd-mphil-professional-doctorate/how-to-choose-a-supervisor).

### Available projects

- #### [Projects related to ROIDCheck](https://hi-ground.org/resources/steroid-checking-project-results/)

  I am available to supervise honours, masters, and PhD student who to work on projects related to ROIDCheck - [Steroid Checking Project Results! – hi-ground.org](https://hi-ground.org/resources/steroid-checking-project-results/)

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- #### Project Related to The Enhanced Games

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### Supervision history

#### Current supervision

- Doctor Philosophy

  ##### Aging Anxiety and Its Impact on Health Behaviours: Implications for off-label Anti-Aging Drug Use and Public Health Policy

  Principal Advisor

  Other advisors:
  [Professor Jason Ferris](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/2822)
- Doctor Philosophy

  ##### Harm Reduction for Women Who Use Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids

  Principal Advisor

  Other advisors:
  [Professor Jason Ferris](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/2822), [Dr Cheneal Puljevic](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/22250)

## Media

### Enquiries

Contact Dr Timothy Piatkowski directly for media enquiries about:

- steroids

#### Need help?

For help with finding experts, story ideas and media enquiries, contact our Media team:

[communications@uq.edu.au](mailto:communications@uq.edu.au)

## External profiles

- [ORCID](https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6177-0266)
- [Scopus](https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=56258773200)
- [Google Scholar](https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=JEJiZwYAAAAJ)

## Personal links

- [Scopus](https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=56258773200)
- [ORCID](https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6177-0266)
- [ResearchGate](https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Timothy-Piatkowski?ev=hdr_xprf)
- [Google Scholar](https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=JEJiZwYAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao)
- [Most RECENT Steroid Testing Results](https://hi-ground.org/app/uploads/2024/10/ROIDCheck_WAVE4_FINAL.pdf)
- [Steroid Checking Trial 2024](https://hi-ground.org/app/uploads/2024/10/ROIDCheck_WAVE3-1.pdf)
- [WoS](https://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/record/AAW-1571-2021)

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## Social media

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- [X](https://x.com/PiatkowskiTim)

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