Mr. Riki Lindsay
Lecturer, Health and Physical Education
Campus
Biography
Riki is a motor learning and skill acquisition academic in the discipline of health and physical education. Having recently completed his PhD investigating novel approaches to motor imagery for skill development, he has developed a broad interest in areas associated with motor learning, motor control, skill acquisition and sport psychology.
Riki teaches and researches in the areas of motor learning, skill acquisition, sports psychology, anatomy, physiology and biomechanics. He is the author of a number of journal articles, book chapters and conference publications that have primarily focused on learning and developing motor skills, including areas such as nonlinear pedagogy, constraints-led practice, performance-enhancing technologies (virtual reality), and neuropsychological techniques (mental practice and motor imagery).
Fields of research
- Sport and exercise psychology
- Motor control
- Clinical psychology
- Publications
Physical education in rural schools: A scoping review
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1177/1356336X251334547
Athlete perceptions of in-person training, extended reality and video technologies for perceptual-cognitive development: A qualitative exploration of developmental American football quarterbacks perspectives
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1177/17479541251407997
Mental health literacy as a predictor of mental health help-seeking intentions in Australian sports officials
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1080/10413200.2026.2659016