Dr Jo Morling is Clinical Associate Professor in Public Health at the University of Nottingham and Honorary Consultant in Public Health with UKHSA. Additionally, she is the NIHR CRN East Midlands Public Health Consultant – supporting the integration of research into Local Authority Public Health in the region.

Jo trained in Medicine at the University of Edinburgh, where she also completed an MSc in Public Health Research and later her PhD. She relocated to Nottingham in 2015 where she has been involved in a broad spectrum of public health research activities and also undertaken an MSc in Health Economics from the University of York.

She is passionate about inclusivity and diversity and is the academic PPIE lead for PHIRST Light. Her research has a growing focus on underserved populations, community engagement and widening participation in research.