Jo is responsible for leading the university’s Research and Enterprise strategy, including oversight of its flagship institutes.
She is Distinguished Professor of Health and Implementation Research, undertaking and collaborating on research that is directly relevant to improving outcomes, experiences and services in health and care. During her academic career she has held a number of senior leadership positions in the English and Welsh Higher Education sector. Jo is a Senate elected member of University Council.
Jo is a highly cited researcher in the top 1% globally by citation for field (social sciences) in the Web of Science and in Stanford/Elsevier World’s Top 2% Scientists, and is an emeritus Welsh Senior Research Leader. She has considerable experience in research and policy contexts, including as a member of the National Institute for Health and Care Research’s (NIHR) Strategy Board, Director of the NIHR Health Services and care Delivery Research (HS&DR) Programme and as Chair of the National Institute for Care and Health Excellence’s (NICE) Implementation Strategy Group.
Jo is currently the Chair of Unit of Assessment 3 – Allied Health Professions, Dentistry, Nursing and Pharmacy, and Deputy Chair of Main Panel A for REF29. She was awarded an OBE in the Kings New Years Honours 2023 for services to health and social care research.