Jo is a writer and creator with over 8 years of experience in the non-profit, social work, and research sectors. They are interested in all things sex, sexuality, gender, and how different groups and people experience these concepts. Currently, Jo is a final year PhD candidate in Anthropology and Sociology at SOAS, University of London, and a Junior Fellow at the Center for Applied Transgender Studies. Their PhD project focuses on documentary films, sex work, and gentrification in South India, and aligns with the advocacy work they are involved in on the ground. They view research as one of the many ways they can contribute to the movements they are a part of. In addition, Jo runs two independent projects: Almaarii, which is a visual ethnography of the "closet" in South Asia, and Trans/form, a project focused on understanding anti-trans violence in India.