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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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
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
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
Correction to: COVID-19: self-reported reductions in physical activity and increases in sedentary behaviour during the first national lockdown in the United Kingdom (Sport Sciences for Health, (2023), 19, 1, (139-146), 10.1007/s11332-022-01012-0), Swain, P., James, E., Laws, J., Strongman, C., Haw, S., Barry, G., Chung, H., Gordon, D. 8 Apr 2023, In: Sport Sciences for Health
COVID-19: self-reported reductions in physical activity and increases in sedentary behaviour during the first national lockdown in the United Kingdom, Swain, P., James, E., Laws, J., Strongman, C., Haw, S., Barry, G., Chung, H., Gordon, D. Mar 2023, In: Sport Sciences for Health
Does acupuncture improve overactive bladder symptoms? A protocol for a qualitative study to explore patient experiences of receiving acupuncture for OAB symptoms, Hargreaves, K., Naisby, J., Barry, G., Baker, K. 1 Mar 2023, In: Continence Reports

PGR Supervision

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 The Effect of Maximal-Intent, Minimal-Dose Resistance Training on Functional Capacity in Older Adults. 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

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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