Dr. Daniel P. Jones

@danielpjones

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 www.danielpjones.com

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Dr. Daniel P. Jones@danielpjones· 2d

Took this super spooky image of the solar eclipse last night, and all I could think about was how people were channelling their inner sun gazing manosphere creator by staring directly at the sun 💀

An image of the solar eclipse in and amongst lots of dark clouds.

Dr. Daniel P. Jones@danielpjones· 8d

Celebrating with good coffee, as always! 🎉

Dr. Daniel P. Jones@danielpjones· 8d

I'm absolutely delighted to share that I've been awarded a Wellcome Early Career Award for my project, 'Towards Tourettic Futures', where I'll be exploring how tourettic ways of moving, sensing, and communicating can reshape understandings of health. @durham.ac.uk @durhamimh.bsky.social

Dr. Daniel P. Jones@danielpjones· May 13

This afternoon I attended a wonderful session from some of our brilliant @ndhumanities.bsky.social members. A powerful space for collab discussion and imagining a future of neuroaffirming humanities. Thanks to the organisers for holding such a wonderful event with us! Watch this space for more!

A white textbox on a blue background, with black text that reads: 'Reimagining academia and the humanities from a neurodivergent perspective: a collaborative zine making workshop'

Dr. Daniel P. Jones@danielpjones· Mar 1

Tomorrow marks the start of a week spent at the wonderful 'The HopBarn' for my Artist's Residency! Looking forward to drifting around rural spaces, choreographing with #tics, and #DJing rural soundscapes to explore the role of rural affect on my tourettic body 🕺 #Dance #AcademicSky #TouretteSyndrome

Daniel holds a bundle of pom poms of varying colours and sizes to his chest. He is tensing his face, and lifting his knee to his chest.

Dr. Daniel P. Jones@danielpjones· Dec 6

My shadow for the weekend... (I think this mighy be Daisy's BlueSky debut?)

A white and brown jack russel sits om a sofa, facing the camera. In the background is a Christmas tree.

Dr. Daniel P. Jones@danielpjones· Nov 24

This week has been wild, and it's only Monday. Tiger is demonstrating how your emails will find me for the rest of the week. 😴

A sleepy orange and brown cat, curled up in a ball with one eye open looking at thr camera.

Dr. Daniel P. Jones@danielpjones· Nov 12

I'll be giving a public performance lecture at Dance City in Newcastle on Thu 27th November as a follow up to my Artist Residency. Sign up (for free!) for all things #TouretteSyndrome, affect, and pom pom-related! www.dancecity.co.uk/performance/... #PerformanceArt #Dance #AcademicSky

Daniel leans forwards, arms to his side, and extends his right leg backwards. He is on a black stage.

Daniel looks directly up towards theatre lights, his arms down at his side

Daniel kneels, tangled in yarn whilst he makes a pom pom

Dr. Daniel P. Jones@danielpjones· Nov 8

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.

Dr. Daniel P. Jones@danielpjones· Oct 28

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.

Dr. Daniel P. Jones@danielpjones· Oct 27

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.

Dr. Daniel P. Jones@danielpjones· Oct 21

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

Dr. Daniel P. Jones@danielpjones· Oct 14

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

Dr. Daniel P. Jones@danielpjones· Sep 26

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.

Dr. Daniel P. Jones@danielpjones· Sep 17

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

Dr. Daniel P. Jones@danielpjones· Sep 11

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.

Dr. Daniel P. Jones@danielpjones· Aug 25

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

Dr. Daniel P. Jones@danielpjones· Aug 14

I think it’s safe to say she’s settling in nicely. Welcome home, Tiger! 🥹🫶 #CatsOfBluesky

Dr. Daniel P. Jones@danielpjones· Aug 14

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.

Dr. Daniel P. Jones@danielpjones· Aug 12

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.

Dr. Daniel P. Jones@danielpjones· Jul 24

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? forms.office.com/pages/respon...

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.

Dr. Daniel P. Jones@danielpjones· Jul 15

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.

Dr. Daniel P. Jones@danielpjones· Jul 14

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

Dr. Daniel P. Jones@danielpjones· May 23

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: cdn.prod.website-files.com/5df74fd26a31... If you’d like the PDF with full alt text let me know! #TouretteSyndrome #Disability #PhD #AcademicSky

Dr. Daniel P. Jones@danielpjones· May 23

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.

Dr. Daniel P. Jones@danielpjones· May 20

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.

Dr. Daniel P. Jones@danielpjones· May 12

We even have these fancy audio reels, so here’s your sneaky preview! Check out the episode on your favourite podcast streaming service today! open.spotify.com/episode/3HSY... #Podcast #Academia #Disability #Neurodiversity #AcademiaSky

Dr. Daniel P. Jones@danielpjones· May 10

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.

Dr. Daniel P. Jones@danielpjones· Mar 28

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.

Dr. Daniel P. Jones@danielpjones· Feb 21

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