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Dr Gill Barry

Associate Professor

Department: Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation

Following my undergraduate study, I completed an MSc in Sport and Exercise Science from Teesside University and more recently completed my PhD in Physiotherapy from Teesside University in 2013. Previous to my post at Northumbria I was a Research Associate at the Institute of Neuroscience at Newcastle University and Associate Lecturer in Biomechanics at Sunderland University.

Gill Barry

My current research themes are in the measurement of physical activity in older adults and people with neurodegenerative disorders in particular Parkinson’s disease (PD) in a home based setting and the assessing physiological effects of emerging new technologies (exergaming/fitness Apps/wearable technology). I have an interest in virtual reality enviornments and the application in terms of retraining gait and posture.

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  • A Qualitative Study of Barriers and Facilitators to the Uptake of Cardiac Rehabilitation in Octogenarians, Nichol, C., Das, R., Barry, G., Kelly, M., Vogiatzis, I., Adams, N. 13 Dec 2024, In: Geriatrics
  • Comparison of low-dose maximal-intent versus controlled-tempo resistance training on quality-of-life, functional capacity, and strength in untrained healthy adults: a comparative effectiveness study, Pearson, L., Fox, K., Keenan, A., Behm, D., Stuart, S., Goodall, S., Barry, G. 23 Mar 2024, In: BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation
  • Coproduction and Usability of a Smartphone App for Falls Reporting in Parkinson Disease, Wales, J., Moore, J., Naisby, J., Ratcliffe, N., Barry, G., Amjad, A., Godfrey, A., Standerline, G., Webster, E., Morris, R. 1 Feb 2024, In: Physical Therapy
  • CuePD: An IoT approach for Enhancing Gait Rehabilitation in older adults through Personalised Music Cueing, Wall, C., Young, F., McMeekin, P., Hetherington, V., Walker, R., Morris, R., Barry, G., Celik, Y., Godfrey, A. 1 Oct 2024, In: IEEE Sensors Letters
  • Digital Eye-Movement Outcomes (DEMOs) as Biomarkers for Neurological Conditions: A Narrative Review, Graham, L., Vitório, R., Walker, R., Barry, G., Godfrey, A., Morris, R., Stuart, S. 19 Dec 2024, In: Big Data and Cognitive Computing
  • Effects of inspiratory muscle training on thoracoabdominal volume regulation in older adults: a randomised controlled trial, Manifield, J., Alexiou, C., Megaritis, D., Baker, K., Adams, N., Barry, G., Vogiatzis, I. 1 Aug 2024, In: Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology
  • Impact of virtual reality immersion on exercise performance and perceptions in young, middle-aged and older adults, Hibbs, A., Tempest, G., Hettinga, F., Barry, G. 30 Oct 2024, In: PLoS One
  • Longitudinal Assessment in Sport: Injury and Performance Assessment, Mason, R., Barry, G., Godfrey, A., Stuart, S. Mar 2024, Routledge Handbook of Sports Technology and Engineering, Abingdon, Routledge
  • The feasibility of a visuo-cognitive training intervention using a mobile application and exercise with stroboscopic glasses in Parkinson’s: Findings from a pilot randomised controlled trial, Das, J., Barry, G., Walker, R., Vitorio, R., Celik, Y., McDonald, C., Storey, B., Oman, P., Morris, R., Stuart, S. 18 Dec 2024, In: PLOS Digital Health
  • Validity and Reliability of Running Gait Measurement with the ViMove2 System, Mason, R., Barry, G., Hall, G., Godfrey, A., Stuart, S. 31 Oct 2024, In: PLoS One

  • Rachel Mason Objective Running Gait Measurement with Wearable Sensors for Sports Medicine and Performance Analysis Start Date: 15/09/2022
  • Charlotte Nichol Technology Acceptance in Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Start Date: 05/07/2024
  • Liam T. Pearson An Investigation into Minimal-Dose Resistance Training and its Effects on Quality-of-Life, Functional Capacity, and Strength in Older Adults: How Much is Just Enough? Start Date: 18/01/2021
  • Robin Tahmosybayat The feasibility of exergaming to improve postural control in community-dwelling older adults Start Date: 01/10/2015 End Date: 11/06/2019
  • James Manifield Effects of inspiratory muscle training in older adults Start Date: 01/10/2018 End Date: 25/11/2022

  • Physiotherapy PhD August 31 2013
  • Sports Science MSc August 31 2008
  • Sports Science BSc (Hons) August 31 2007
  • Fellow (FHEA) Higher Education Academy (HEA) 2016
  • Student British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES) 2014


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