[7] Allason-Jones completed her undergraduate degree at Newcastle University in 1974 before working for Chelmsford Excavation Committee.
[8] Alongside her work in the museum, she was also Reader in Roman Material Culture in the Archaeology Department of Newcastle University.
[10][11] She served as the President of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle upon Tyne, and still acts as the Keeper of Collections.
[8] Allason-Jones has an extensive publication record on the material culture of Roman Britain and has been involved in the research of archaeological discoveries such as the Rudge Cup,[15] the Corbridge Hoard,[16] and Coventina's Well.
[18] In July 2012, she featured as one of the guests on an episode of In Our Time on the function of Hadrian's Wall.