PhD
Senior Lecturer
- 51cg
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- Email Address
- j.gregory@abdn.ac.uk
- Telephone Number
- +44 (0)1224 437549
- Office Address
Room 2.23
Institute of Medical Science,
School of Medicine,
Medical Sciences & Nutrition,
Foresterhill
Aberdeen
AB25 2ZD- School/Department
- School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition





Biography
Lead for Sports & Exercise BSc Programmes and Senior Lecturer at 51cg. An Advance HE fellow teaching across the medical sciences at undergraduate and postgraduate level, primarily in Sport and Exercise Science degree courses (Sport and Exercise Science, Exercise and Health and Applied Sports Science). I coordinate the Hotstart summer placements and a series of seminars in research skills over summer which is open to all our students. My primary research interests lie in understanding how bone shape and structure changes with exercise, disease and disuse. I specialize in medical image analysis and the use of data analytics in measurement of physical activity. Further details can be seen from the teaching or publications tabs or through links above.
Latest Publications
A comprehensive descriptive analysis of hip and knee radiographic osteoarthritis in the UK Biobank in relation to joint pain, joint site interrelationships, obesity, race and deprivation: Findings from 59,475 individuals
Osteoarthritis and CartilageContributions to Journals: ArticlesDXA-derived hip shape is associated with hip fracture: a longitudinal study of 38,123 UK Biobank participants
Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, vol. 41, no. 4, pp. 396–405Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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A comprehensive descriptive analysis of hip and knee radiographic osteoarthritis in the UK Biobank in relation to joint pain, joint site interrelationships, obesity, race and deprivation: Findings from 59,475 individuals
Osteoarthritis and CartilageContributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Use of dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry to evaluate variation in bone shape and alignment associated with radiographic knee osteoarthritis: Findings from a study of 19,053 individuals in UK Biobank
Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Open, vol. 7, 100667Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Generative AI workshops to enhance skills and confidence in academic practice
Annual Academic Development Symposium 2025Contributions to Conferences: Posters- [OPEN ACCESS]
- Teaching
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Programmes
- Undergraduate, 4 year, September start
Courses
Teaching Responsibilities
SR2002 - The Science of Sports Performance - Course Coordinator
SR2501 - Exercise and health - Course Coordinator
SR3301 - Sport Psychology - Course Coordinator (Previously coded SR3022 and SR3024)
SR3509 - Applied Practice in Sports Science II - Joint Course Coordinator
BM4009 - Staying Alive - Adaptation in Physiological Systems - Joint Course Coordinator
SM2501 - Research Skills for Medical Sciences (Theme Leader - Exercise is the best medicine)Non-course Teaching Responsibilities
Summer Seminar Series coordinator
Hotstart (Summer student placement) - Joint coordinator - Publications
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Associations between back pain across adulthood and spine shape in early old age in a British birth cohort
Scientific Reports, vol. 8, 16309Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Body mass index and waist circumference in early adulthood are associated with thoracolumbar spine shape at age 60-64: the Medical Research Council National Survey of Health and Development
PloS ONE, vol. 13, no. 6, e0197570Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Significant morphological change in osteoarthritic hips identified over 6–12 months using statistical shape modelling
Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, vol. 26, no. 6, pp. 783-789Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Predictors of total hip replacement: Data from the Tasmanian Older Adult Cohort Study
Internal medicine journal, vol. 48, no. Suppl. 4, pp. 11Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI:
Replication and discovery of musculoskeletal QTLs in LG/J and SM/J advanced intercross lines
Physiological reports, vol. 6, no. 4, 13561Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Associations between body mass index across adult life and hip shapes at age 60 to 64: Evidence from the 1946 British birth cohort
Bone, vol. 105, pp. 115-121Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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DXA-derived hip shape is related to osteoarthritis: findings from in the MrOS cohort
Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, vol. 25, no. 12, pp. 2031-2038Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Hip Shape as a Predictor of Osteoarthritis Progression in a Prospective Population Cohort
Arthritis Care & Research, vol. 69, no. 10, pp. 1566-1573Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Statistical shape modelling of hip and lumbar spine morphology and their relationship in the MRC National Survey of Health and Development
Journal of Anatomy, vol. 231, no. 2, pp. 248-259Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Cross-sectional associations between variations in ankle shape by statistical shape modeling, injury history, and race: the Johnston County Osteoarthritis Project
Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, vol. 10, 34Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Associations between BMI across adult life and hip shapes at age 60 to 64: Evidence from the 1946 British birth cohort
World Congress of the Osteoarthritis Research Society International, pp. S86-s87Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI:
MRI and the distribution of bone marrow fat in hip osteoarthritis
Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, vol. 45, no. 1, pp. 42–50Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Morphology
Oxford Textbook of Osteoarthritis and Crystal Arthropathy. Doherty, M., Hunter, D. J., Bijlsma, H., Arden, N., Dalbeth, N. (eds.). 3 edition. Oxford University Press, 6 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersGenome-wide association of multiple complex traits in outbred mice by ultra low-coverage sequencing
Nature Genetics, vol. 48, no. 8, pp. 912-918Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Can radiographs of hip fractures predict subsequent hip fractures? A shape modeling analysis
Injury, vol. 47, no. 7, pp. 1543-1546Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
Variations in hip shape in individuals entering early old age
World Congress of the Osteoarthritis-Research-Society-International (OARSI) on Osteoarthritis 2016, pp. S246Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI:
Variations in spine shape with body size, BMD and sex in individuals entering early old age
World Congress of the Osteoarthritis-Research-Society-International (OARSI) on Osteoarthritis 2016, pp. S246-S247Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI:
Variations in Hip Shape Are Associated with Radiographic Knee Osteoarthritis: Cross-sectional and Longitudinal Analyses of the Johnston County Osteoarthritis Project
Journal of Rheumatology, vol. 43, no. 2, pp. 405-410Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Bone morphology of the femur and tibia captured by statistical shape modelling predicts rapid bone loss in acute spinal cord injury patients
Bone, vol. 81, pp. 495-501Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Comparison between manual and semi-automated radiographic scoring in rheumatoid arthritis
Scottish Medical Journal, vol. 60, no. 3, pp. E30-E31Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI:
Relationships between self-reported osteoarthritis (OA), bone mineral density (BMD) and radiographic scores using dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA)
Scottish Medical Journal, vol. 60, no. 3, pp. E28Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI:
Three-dimensional morphology and synostosis of the human zygomaticotemporal suture
Contributions to Conferences: Oral PresentationsPolyamines in Osteoarthritis
World Congress of the Osteoarthritis-Research-Society-International (OARSI) on Osteoarthritis 2015, pp. A87-A88Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI:
Prediction of poor outcome by a novel imaging biomarker (active shape modelling) in hip OA patients
World Congress of the Osteoarthritis-Research-Society-International (OARSI) on Osteoarthritis 2015, pp. A220-A221Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI:
Reproducibility and Diagnostic Accuracy of Kellgren-Lawrence Grading for Osteoarthritis Using Radiographs and Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry Images
Journal of Clinical Densitometry, vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 239-244Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Is Rapid Bone Loss Captured by Bone Shape in Spinal Cord Injury Patients?
Osteoporosis Conference 2014, pp. S683Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI:
Using Active Shape Modeling Based on MRI to Study Morphologic and Pitch-Related Functional Changes Affecting Vocal Structures and the Airway
Journal of Voice, vol. 28, no. 5, pp. 554-564Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Comparison of three knee positioning protocols for measuring knee morphology using dual energy X-ray absorptiometry
World Congress of the Osteoarthritis-Research-Society-International (OARSI) (2014), pp. S302-S303Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI:
Foot morphology in osteoarthritis and hallux valgus
World Congress of the Osteoarthritis-Research-Society-International (OARSI) (2014), pp. S302Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI:
Investigation of the relationships between osteoarthritis and osteoporosis using dual energy X-ray absorptiometry images
World Congress of the Osteoarthritis-Research-Society-International (OARSI) (2014), pp. S383-S384Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI:
Variations in hip shape are associated with prevalent radiographic knee OA: the Johnston county osteoarthritis project
World Congress of the Osteoarthritis-Research-Society-International (OARSI) (2014), pp. S239-S240Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI:
How many different types of femora are there in primary hip osteoarthritis?: An active shape modeling study
Journal of Orthopaedic Research, vol. 32, no. 3, pp. 413-422Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
Biomarkers of Osteoarthritis Progression
World Congress of the Osteoarthritis-Research-Society-International (OARSI) (2013), pp. S78Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI:
Can we improve the prediction of hip fracture by assessing bone structure using shape and appearance modelling?
Bone, vol. 53, no. 1, pp. 188-193Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Proximal femoral canal shape is more accurately assessed on AP hip radiographs than AP pelvis radiographs in primary hip osteoarthritis
Hip International, vol. 23, no. 5, pp. 484-491Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
Predicting OA progression to total hip replacement: can we do better than risk factors alone using active shape modelling as an imaging biomarker?
Rheumatology, vol. 51, no. 3, pp. 562-570Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Relationships Between Vocal Structures, the Airway, and Craniocervical Posture Investigated Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Journal of Voice, vol. 26, no. 1, pp. 102-109Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE]
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The Effects of Humming and Pitch on Craniofacial and Craniocervical Morphology Measured Using MRI
Journal of Voice, vol. 26, no. 1, pp. 90-101Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE]
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The accuracy of active shape modelling and end-plate measurements for characterising the shape of the lumbar spine in the sagittal plane
Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, vol. 15, no. 2, pp. 167-172Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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The Effect of Radiographic Positioning on Active Appearance Modelling of Bilateral Knee Osteoarthritis in the Osteoarthritis Initiative
Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, vol. 19, no. Supplement 1, pp. S193-194Contributions to Journals: AbstractsMENISCAL MOVEMENT IN THE LOADED KNEE
Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, vol. 19, pp. S187-S188Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI:
Medication Use in the Osteoarthritis Initiative (OAI) Study
Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, vol. 18, no. Supplement 2, pp. S253-S253Contributions to Journals: AbstractsThe intrinsic shape of the human lumbar spine in the supine, standing and sitting postures: characterization using an active shape model
Journal of Anatomy, vol. 215, no. 2, pp. 206-211Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
Femoral geometry as a risk factor for osteoporotic hip fracture in men and women
Medical Engineering & Physics, vol. 30, no. 10, pp. 1275-1286Contributions to Journals: Literature Reviews- [ONLINE] DOI:
Characterizing the shape of the lumbar spine using an active shape model: reliability and precision of the method
Spine, vol. 33, no. 7, pp. 807-813Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
Early identification of radiographic osteoarthritis of the hip using an active shape model to quantify changes in bone morphometric features: Can hip shape tell us anything about the progression of osteoarthritis?
Arthritis & Rheumatism, vol. 56, no. 11, pp. 3634-3643Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
Measurement of relaxation times in foodstuffs using a one-sided portable magnetic resonance probe
European Food Research and Technology, vol. 222, no. 3-4, pp. 298-301Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
Bone shape, structure and density as determinants of osteoporotic hip fracture
Investigative Radiology, vol. 40, no. 9, pp. 591-597Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
NMR detection and one-dimensional imaging using the inhomogeneous magnetic field of a portable single-sided magnet
Journal of Magnetic Resonance, vol. 173, no. 1, pp. 23-28Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
A method for assessment of the shape of the proximal femur and its relationship to osteoporotic hip fracture
Osteoporosis International, vol. 15, no. 1, pp. 5-11Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: