Jo is a researcher and lecturer, interested in the wellbeing of women, infants, and children through adequate and appropriate nutrition. Her current research includes leading studies on complementary feeding, baby-led weaning and food provision in schools and early years settings. Jo is the course leader for the MSc in Nutrition with public health management and MSc Food consumer marketing and product development courses.

Jo has an MSc in Public Health Nutrition from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (2003) and PhD by published works (University of Nottingham, 2022), where she worked as an Assistant Professor (teaching specialist) prior to joining SHU in 2019. She also worked in several organisations prior to academia, including the NHS, SureStart and the School Food Trust (later the Children’s Food Trust). She uses this experience to enhance the learning and work readiness of students studying in the Sheffield Business School.