Head of Department
Senior Lecturer
Jo joined the department in February 2011.
Having completed her undergraduate training at Leicester, she developed an interest in research and completed her MD thesis in Preterm Labour at Warwick University.
During her postgraduate training in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Jo developed a keen interest in high-risk obstetric care, maternal medicine and birth suite management, which remain the mainstay of her research interests and clinical practice today.
Jo is the birth suite lead obstetrician and takes an active role in clinical governance and evidence based guideline formulation.
Jo is actively involved in teaching within the department, in both the undergraduate and postgraduate training programmes. She has been the fifth year programme Convenor since 2012.
Jo is a dedicated foodie and likes nothing more than investigating what riches her adopted country has to offer.