Jo is a Reader in Mental Health Science in the School of Health and Wellbeing at the University of Glasgow. A behavioural scientist and public health researcher by background, she currently leads a research programme on adolescent mental health and the role of schools in health improvement, drawing on socio-ecological and systems perspectives. Jo was the elected International Coordinator for the WHO-Collaborative Cross-national Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study from 2015-2024, is currently PI for HBSC Scotland and is co-lead of the Scottish School Health and Wellbeing Improvement Research Network (SHINE), a national network which aims to support schools in addressing health and wellbeing needs through data driven innovation and systems change.
