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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.

  • Please visit the Pure Research Information Portal for further information
  • 216 Evaluation of the Keep On Keep Up (KOKU) programme for people with Parkinson’s, Das, J., Baker, K., Wilson-Menzfeld, G., Walker, R., Morris, R., Stuart, S., Rochester, L., Yarnall, A., Stanmore, E., Barry, G. 27 Mar 2025, In: Physiotherapy
  • 296 - A qualitative study of barriers and facilitators to uptake of cardiac rehabilitation in octogenarians, Nichol, C., Das, R., Kelly, M., Barry, G., Adams, N. 1 Apr 2025, In: Physiotherapy
  • A breakdown of the gait cycle: biomechanics basics, Mason, R., Pearson, L., Megaritis, D., Barry, G. 17 Jan 2025, Gait, Balance, and Mobility Analysis, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Elsevier B.V.
  • A randomised comparative effectiveness trial exploring two lower-dose resistance training modalities on quality of life, functional capacity and strength in healthy, untrained community-dwelling older adults, Pearson, L., Pönitzová, A., Stelling, M., Duffy, D., Keenan, A., Behm, D., Stuart, S., Goodall, S., Barry, G. 28 Mar 2025, In: Advanced Exercise and Health Science
  • Smart clothing for human movement analysis: future application in sport and clinical practice, Mason, R., Barry, G., Vitorio, R., Lennon, O., Robinson, H., O'Callaghan, B., Morris, R., Godfrey, A., Stuart, S. 1 Feb 2025, In: Expert Review of Medical Devices
  • The Views of Healthcare Professionals on iFall, a Smartphone Application for Falls Reporting in Parkinson’s Disease: A Qualitative Study, Kelly, M., Naisby, J., Wales, J., Webster, E., Standerline, G., Barry, G., Amjad, A., Moore, J., Ratcliffe, N., Godfrey, A., Morris, R. 1 Feb 2025, In: Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology
  • 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

  • Charlotte Nichol Technology Acceptance in Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Start Date: 05/07/2024
  • Rachel Mason Wearable Technology for Objective Running Gait Analysis Start Date: 15/09/2022
  • 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

  • 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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