Jo joined the Epidemiology and Prevention Research Group (EPRG) in January, 2009 as a professional rater for the prescription drug study, Prescription Drug Misuse, Abuse and Dependence. In July 2009, Jo was made the project coordinator for the National Monitoring of Adolescent Prescription Stimulants Study (NMAPSS). Prior to joining the EPRG team, Jo spent three years working at a social service agency in downtown St. Louis that serves homeless and at-risk of becoming homeless persons.

Jo graduated with a masters from Eden Theological Seminary in Webster Groves in 2007 and a BSBA in Marketing from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 1988.