He is currently a Professor in the Department of Kinesiology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, an Honorary Professor at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland and an Adjunct Professor at Plymouth State University in New Hampshire. He has authored over 90 research papers, over 75 research proceedings, several book chapters and three books. He has also presented over 120 papers at both national and international conferences. He has been an invited speaker at numerous universities in the United States and in countries such as Brazil, Canada, Germany, Portugal, Spain, Hong Kong, China, Korea, Austria and New Zealand. He is a Fellow of the Research Consortium of AAHPERD, the American College of Sports Medicine, the International Society of Biomechanics in Sports, the Canadian Society of Biomechanics and the American Academy of Kinesiology and Physical Education. During his academic career, he has mentored more than 35 graduate students.

Prof. Hamill’s research interests are focused on lower extremity biomechanics during normal and pathological locomotion. His current projects include studies on coordination variability in the determination of cumulative micro-trauma injuries and the interaction of biomechanical and biochemical factors in ligamentous injuries. He was a co-principal investigator on a five-year Department of Army grant investigating characteristics leading to tibial stress fractures in women and a three-year National Science Foundation grant on coordination dynamics.

Professionally, he has served on the Executive Boards of the New England Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine, the International Society of Biomechanics, the Canadian Society of Biomechanics and the International Society of Biomechanics in Sports.