Julie Jones is a physiotherapist with a specialist interest in Parkinson’s.

Julie is an Associate Dean in the School of Health Science at the Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen. Julie Co-lead the North of Scotland Parkinson’s Excellence network. She is also a member of the Parkinson’s UK College of Experts grant review panel, and sits on the Research Participation Steering Group at Parkinson’s UK. Within the Parkinson’s Excellence Network, Julie is the co-lead of the Exercise hub, which runs education events to support exercise professionals nationally to improve and develop service provision for people with Parkinson’s.

Julie’s current role spans research, clinical and academic. Julie’s research involves exercise prescription, gait, digital technology and the use of augmented reality in relation to Parkinson’s. Julie has an honorary physiotherapy position within NHS Grampian, and her main clinical interests include exercise, gait dysfunction, and service design. Julie has held many leadership roles in academia, developing the physiotherapy curriculum, supporting both postgraduate and undergraduate students.