Jo is an environmental legal geographer interested in the complex intersection of geography and law. Jo's research investigates environmental protection and human-environment geographies throughout Australia and the Asia-Pacific. Jo draws on her industry experience from the law to inform her research and teaching. She is a Commissioner on the IUCN Commission on Environment, Economic and Social Policy, a member of the New South Wales Geographical Society and a Co-Convenor of the Legal Geography Study Group of the Institute of Australian Geographers.