Dr Gill Barry

Associate Professor

School: 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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Co-designing an Exercise Maintenance Intervention for Older Adults Exiting Falls Prevention Programmes: A Multi-Stage Stakeholder Consultation Approach, Audsley, S., Adams, N., Barry, G., Court, P., Haridas, S., Harrison , R., Hemmings, A., Laventure, B., Mercer, V., Moore, S., O'Doherty, A., Stanmore, E., Skelton, D. 22 Apr 2026, In: Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine
P07-4 Keep Exercising & Stay Steady: Co-design of an Exercise Maintenance Intervention for People Exiting Falls Prevention Programmes, Audsley, S., Adams, N., Skelton, D., Moore, S., Stanmore, E., Mercer, V., O'Doherty, A., Court, P., Haridas, S., Barry, G. 21 Apr 2026, In: Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health
The impact of natural and urban environmental settings on exercise and perceptual responses during virtual reality-based exercise, Festino, E., Papale, O., Cortis, C., Fusco, A., Hibbs, A., Khudair, M., Sakalidis, K., Barry, G., Hettinga, F., Tempest, G. 17 Mar 2026, In: Frontiers in Psychology
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
255 - Can exercising with the Function Re-adaptive Exercise Device (FRED) improve stress incontinence in women following childbirth? (BabyFRED), Lindsay, K., Barry, G., Bruce-Martin, C., Audsley, S., Caplan, N., Steen, M. 1 Apr 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
“It was testing me, but not distressing me.” Stroboscopic visual training in Parkinson’s disease: a qualitative study, Das, J., Barry, G., Vitório, R., Walker, R., McDonald, C., Morris, R., Stuart, S. 7 Oct 2025, In: BMC Digital Health
Keep exercising & stay steady: Co-design of an exercise maintenance intervention for people exiting falls prevention exercise programs, Audsley, S., Adams, N., Barry, G., Court, P., Mercer, V., Moore, S., O'Doherty, A., Skelton, D., Stanmore, E. 29 Jun 2025, ISPGR 2025 Abstract Proceedings, Victoria, Canada, International Society of Posture and Gait Research (ISPGR)

PGR Supervision

Rachel Mason Wearable Technology for Objective Running Gait Analysis Start Date: 15/09/2022 End Date: 08/06/2025
Charlotte Nichol The Feasibility of Developing and Delivering a Telerehabilitation Intervention for Older, Multimorbid Cardiac Patients Undergoing the Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) Procedure Start Date: 05/07/2024
Liam T. Pearson-Noseworthy 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 End Date: 10/06/2025