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.

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Research Themes and Scholarly Interests

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.

Key Publications

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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. 12 Jan 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
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
Instrumenting Parkrun: Usefulness and Validity of Inertial Sensors, Mason, R., Celik, Y., Barry, G., Godfrey, A., Stuart, S. 24 Dec 2024, In: Sensors
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, London, Routledge

PGR Supervision

Charlotte Nichol Technology Acceptance in Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Start Date: 05/07/2024
Rachel Mason Objective Running Gait Measurement with Wearable Sensors for Sports Medicine and Performance 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

Qualifications

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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