I have a background in climate, environment and sustainable development and have been involved in designing, implementing and profiling transformative and inclusive approaches to policy and practice for over 20 years. I have worked in research, civil society and the public sector, at multi-levels and across geographies (Africa, Asia, Europe) and economic sectors. I lead the Green Economy Coalition's policy work, which is centred on building a strategic focus on the supply and advocacy of policies and institutions for inclusive green economies, in partnership with our 50+ members. We work across the major policy themes of a green economy transition including financial system reform; tackling inequality; valuing nature; economic sector reform; and governance.

Currently researching at the University of Glasgow about international cooperation to fight terrorism financing and money laundering. Before, I specialised in UNODC topics at the Permanent Mission of Spain to the UN and International Organisations in Vienna. I also hold a Master of Research in Human Rights and International Politics. I developed my organizational, communication and presentation skills during my years at Carlos III University of Madrid where I studied simultaneously a BA in Journalism and a BA in Film, Television and Media Studies.

Jo is based at the University of Glasgow. She has written extensively on the value of a human rights framework to remove disabling barriers to being and doing, writing on rights and caring, measuring rights and on realising rights for disabled people. As a member of the Research Advisory Group to the Scottish Human Rights Commission, Jo has completed several projects including an evaluation of Scotland’s National Action Plan for human rights. Jo is an internationally recognised methodologist and also works with the Scottish Graduate School of Social Sciences as Deputy Director for Training.

Research and programmes lead who specialises in designing and delivering evidence-based social interventions in low-resource contexts. Currently researching what works to change social norms that lead to violence against women and children (VAWC) in low-to middle-income countries. My thesis undertakes a systematic review to map and investigate promising interventions, which is followed by a qualitative comparative analysis to identify which intervention components are most effective. Lastly, I develop a pilot study to explore how interventions to prevent VAWC could be more effective. I currently teach on the undergraduate Social Policy course as a tutor, and am consulting to the International Labour Organisation (ILO) on how to shift norms that lead to violence against domestic workers. I am an operations lead with more than 20 years’ experience developing programmes to meet objectives, schedules, and budgets for clients in international development and the private sector, including USAID, DFID, UNDP, and Motorola. In Nigeria, I led the design of a multi-million-pound legislative strengthening strategy to reduce poverty. Before attending Oxford, I directed research and programming for a UK charity for social mobility, For Common Cause. We organised professional volunteer support, networking, skills training, and donations to help low-income groups into work. I led advocacy at Parliament to reform welfare policy on job-seekers allowance for micro-enterprises. A seasoned practitioner with multi-disciplinary research skills bridging theory and practice. Methods interests include mixed quantitative and qualitative methods; systematic and realist reviews; quasi-experimental designs; randomised controlled trials (RCTs); thematic analysis; community mobilisation; public dialogue; and participatory design. Nominated for Woman of the Year (2015) in the Pioneer category by Red Magazine.