Affiliation 

University of London 

Bio 

Jo is an occupational psychologist, specialising in work, health and well-being. She is Director of Affinity Health at Work and leads the Professional Doctorate in Organizational Psychology at Birkbeck, University of London. Her work focuses on supporting people to thrive at work, particularly when they are experiencing times of challenge or vulnerability. Together with her colleagues at Affinity, she leads the Work, Health and Wellbeing Research Consortium, a collaboration between researchers and employer organisations, national institutions and interested individuals who support research in workplace health and wellbeing. With a particular interest in stress and mental health, she leads research and provides advice on health and wellbeing strategy, prevention and risk assessment, leadership and management development and absence management. With academic colleagues, she is pioneering a whole-system IGLOO approach that recognizes the importance of Individual, Group, Leader and Organisational resources needed for healthy and sustainable work. She has worked with a number of NHS Trusts and Universities, RBS, Lendlease, AECOM and PwC among others. Her research has been funded by the HSE, CIPD, DWP, ESRC, Mental Health Foundation and Cancer Research UK. Jo is author of more than 150 articles, book chapters, research reports and evidence-based guides and toolkits and presents frequently at professional and industry conferences. 

Title

Navigating Mental Health and Wellbeing at Work

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