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Jo joined the University of Southampton in January 2022 as Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Professor of Economics. Prior to joining the University of Southampton, Jo was a Professor in the Department of Economics & Related Studies at the University of York and served as the Head of Department from 2015 to 2021. Jo's research primarily focuses on labour economics and applied microeconometrics, with a particular interest in the UK labour market including issues related to the gender wage gap and in-work poverty. Jo's work has been funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, and the Low Pay Commission. Additionally, Jo is a member of the Home Office’s Migration Advisory Committee and the Trustee of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, as well as serving as a Governor of the National Institute of Economic and Social Research and Chair of the Royal Economic Society's Women's Committee.