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Dr Daniel P Jones
@danielpjones.bsky.social
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Crip-queer disability scholar + creative practitioner | Tourette Syndrome, Creative Research Methods, Public Space (+ more) | Bridging Fellow in Medical Humanities @durhamimh.bsky.social | Co-Lead @ndhumanities.bsky.social |

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Over the last few months I've been developing some performance work through an Artist Residency at Dance City. It's been a really powerful and valuable period of reflection for me on Tourette Syndrome, rhythm, and disability aesthetics, and I'm looking forward to sharing more soon!

📸 Rhiannon Banks
Daniel lies on the floor, with pom poms laying around him. He holds a cluster of them in one hand, and had another cluster attached to his shoulder. He also holds up one very large pom pom towards the ceiling. Daniel runs across a stage, with pom poms attached to his body. A ball of yarn is being pulled along behind him as he runs. Daniel sits on the floor cross-legged, with pom poms attached to his shoulder. As he sits, he is making pom poms.
November 8, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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My supervisor is appalled that you're thinking of working instead of giving scritches
A brown, orange and white cat lying in a sunny spot in the window and meowing at the camera.
October 28, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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On Thursday 27th November I'll be giving a public #performance lecture at Dance City, titled 'Clarifying the amorphous rhythms of #TouretteSyndrome'!

If you're near Newcastle, why not stop by to see my impulsive performance #research in practice!

#AcademicSky

www.dancecity.co.uk/performance/...
A person in a black shite bends forward to touch their toes, leaning over parallel ballet barres.
October 27, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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This is Tiger. Tiger doesn't know about climate change, modern day facsism, or my ever increasing rent prices. Oh, to be a house cat!
Tiger, an orange, white and brown cat, staring at the camera
October 21, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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Tomorrow marks the start of my #Dance Residency with Dance City. I'll be exploring #urban #affect and its impact on the Tourettic body, and considering the value of tics in performance spaces for translating experiences of #TouretteSyndrome! 🕺

Here's to making art! 🌟

(Photos from previous work!)
Two dancers lean against each other back-to-back, looking tired. Paper-mache body parts hang around them. Two dancers are stained with charcoal, hands resting on each other
October 14, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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Added a couple of new additions to the hand-poked tattoo collection today!

#Tattoo #HandPoked
The back of Daniel's calf with lots of thick lined tattoos in black ink, including a large eagle design and a new tattoo of handwritten text that reads "free the people" The right side of Daniel's lower legs can be seen, featuring a new doodle-styled tattoo of a cat in a wonky frame, below an older abstract floral design.
September 26, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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The face of a cat who woke her humans up at 4am by punching them - still adorable though 😄😸
A calico cat lies upside down, get head peeking out of a cardboard box
September 17, 2025 at 7:38 AM
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I thoroughly agree with Rob's call to share our practice, especially as geographers for whom many find ourselves working geographically from outside of geography departments, myself included. Lots of food for thought. For now, here's what today's practice looks like (In addition to BlueSky babbling)
A yellow fountain pen with a gold nib and the pen's lid lie on top of a lined notebook, with scribbly notes taken in a dark blue ink.
September 11, 2025 at 8:25 AM
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Approximately 15 seconds before 3 spiders fell on me from a tree above me, welcoming us into spider season earlier than I’m happy about 🥲😭
Daniel is smiling at the camera. He wears a linen white shirt, round transparent glasses, and has blonde hair with dark roots
August 25, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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I think it’s safe to say she’s settling in nicely. Welcome home, Tiger! 🥹🫶

#CatsOfBluesky
August 14, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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Today is ‘gotcha’ day for our rescue cat Tiger, who’s had such a rough start to life and deserves all the love in the world and to be spoilt rotten. We’re so excited to welcome this girl home! 🥹

#CatsOfBluesky
A white, brown and orange short haired cat with white paws sits looking out of the window. She has her ears up, pointing forward, and has bright greeny-yellow eyes. She has a shaved patch of fur near here back legs.
August 14, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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There are worse views for a morning of working on the move! 🚊
Photograph taken from a train window, looking out on the tracks, a grassy coastline and deep blue sea and skies.
August 12, 2025 at 9:55 AM
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Mothers of Hind are urgently seeking #volunteer #lecturers from all #academic backgrounds to teach online and help students in #Gaza students complete their courses.
Whether you can give a few hours or commit to an entire course, why not volunteer some of your time?

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A digital poster calling for volunteer lecturers to support Gaza universities. At the top are four logos, including “Mothers of Hind” and two university emblems. The main text reads: “Share Your Knowledge, Rebuild Gaza” “We are urgently looking for volunteer lecturers to support undergraduate education at Gaza universities across all faculties.” The background shows a destroyed city street. Students sit among rubble, studying by laptop light. Two floating screens show a man and a woman representing online lecturers. Contact: admin@mothersofhind.org, @mothersofhind, @mothers-of-hind.
July 24, 2025 at 6:56 AM
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I finally graduated from my #PhD today, and it was *so* lovely to be in the same ceremony as some of the undergraduates I used to teach! Feeling proud, both of my own achievements and the students’ who I’ve seen grow so much over the last few years 👏
A picture of Daniel wearing a black suit, and black robes with a white and red sash. He has blonde hair, round glasses, and is holding up his degree certificate with a big smile.
July 15, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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Spent the weekend swimming, paddle boarding and eating picnics in the Lakes. I’m physically exhausted but my soul feels full 😊
Calm lake reflecting a forested hill, with tall grass and a rock in the foreground under a clear blue sky
July 14, 2025 at 6:12 AM
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For anybody interested to see the #poster version of my presentation on the value of online space for #TS wellbeing and belonging, the link is here:

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If you’d like the PDF with full alt text let me know!

#TouretteSyndrome #Disability #PhD #AcademicSky
May 23, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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And that’s a wrap on #ESSTS 2025! It was great to hear the latest research on #TouretteSyndrome, to reconnect with colleagues, and to present my paper about the value of online spaces for the Tourettic community (all whilst getting some Greek sunshine!). Now for the long journey home… #AcademicSky ☀️
White flowering trees on a Greek suburban street. There is a bright cloudless blue sky, with a blue road sign in the foreground. The image is very bright. A large lecture theatre with LED lighting in the roof, a full audience, and wooden-finished wall panels, stage and seats. There is a presenter sharing her research with a PowerPoint slide behind her that reads “A brief screening tool to identify children with tics in diverse paediatric population: Mini-MOVeIT” A picture of Daniel taking a mirror selfie. He is wearing a white short-sleeved linen shirt with blue stripes, and tan coloured suit trousers with a black belt. He is smiling at the camera.
May 23, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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There’s a huge amount of awful stuff being shared this #TouretteSyndrome Awareness Month. Language and nuance matter, and charities are missing the mark. Don’t take everything you see this #TSAwarenessMonth at face value. Here’s a thread for you based on a Tourettes Action infographic… (1/6)
Infographic from Tourettes Action. The top half shows a pie chart titled “What people think Tourettes is,” divided equally between “Swearing” and “Ticcing.” The bottom half shows a more complex pie chart titled “What Tourettes actually is,” with multiple segments representing aspects like physical tics, motor tics, pain and injury, executive dysfunction, suppression, fatigue, sensory needs, difficulty sleeping, co-morbidities (ADHD/OCD), and creativity.
May 20, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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We even have these fancy audio reels, so here’s your sneaky preview!

Check out the episode on your favourite podcast streaming service today!

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#Podcast #Academia #Disability #Neurodiversity #AcademiaSky
May 12, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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Feeling very grateful for blue skies and good coffee today. Summer is on the way! ☀️
A clear blue sky above the sea, with a seagull flying across the frame in the top left corner.
May 10, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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Spent some annual leave lying in uncomfortable positions, watching old horror films on VHS, and adding to my hand-poked tattoo collection!

A moment of appreciation for my tattoo artists’s studio vibes please ✨
A tattoo studio with a large bright window in the back centre. The walls are lined with Polaroids and framed art, and a horror film plays on an old VHS tape player. There is a trolley of tattoo supplies on the right, and a pink tattoo bed on the left. A tattoo studio, showing a lot of art on the walls including small black-ink icons, a flat that says ‘never trust a Tory’, and a light up Red Cross. There is a chair that has a pillow with a Chihuahua’s face on it, next to a small dog bed.
March 28, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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Spent the afternoon recording a #radio feature for #BBCBerkshire about #TouretteSyndrome, the importance of digital community spaces, and the need for NICE diagnostic guidelines for #TS… watch this space! 👏

#DigitalHealth #AcademicSky
A purple sign with white text that reads “BBC Radio Berkshire 95.4FM / 104.1 FM / DAB Digital Radio”
February 21, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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I'm excited to share that I'll be speaking at this #Tics & #Tourette Across the Globe webinar about 'Centering Lived Experience in TS Research' into #TouretteSyndrome on 26 March. I'll be chatting about my #research + doing TS research as someone with TS myself!

Register here: tinyurl.com/5ykanthx
An event poster that reads: "TTAG Online Webinar. Wednesday 26 March 2025. 11am CST / 12pm EST / 6pm CET." It is titled 'Centering Lived Experience in TS Research". On the poster are four imagines that show the speakers. From left to right, it shows Christine Conelea (Principle Investigator MNTIC Lab), Carolyn Hunt (Community Engagement Lead, MNTIC Lab), Daniel Jones (Researcher, Artist & Activist), & Paula Huttunen (TTAG & Board Member).
February 20, 2025 at 10:22 AM
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Today I passed my #PhD viva!

It’s been a wild journey, but we made it. A particular thanks today go to Ed Hall and @rachelpain.bsky.social for making the viva such an interesting discussion!

For now, I’m off to order a Chinese and sleep until Monday ✌️

#PhDone #AcademicSky
Daniel stands holding a bound PhD thesis, smiling at the camera. He has blonde hair and round glasses, and is wearing khaki coloured trousers and a black denim jacket. Behind him is Newcastle University campus.
February 6, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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I’m in my ‘carry my #PhD thesis everywhere in case I get a chance to do viva prep’ era

#AcademicSky
A bound PhD thesis sits open on a table with post it notes and pencils scattered and and around the document. There is a coffee in a white cup next to the thesis, sitting on a black marbled table.
January 10, 2025 at 9:05 AM