Jo Angouri is Professor in Sociolinguistics at the University of Warwick; Visiting Distinguished Professor at Aalto University, School of Business, Finland; Fellow of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel and Erskine Fellow at the University of Canterbury, NZ. Jo has been a visiting scholar in different institutions in New Zealand, Australia and Europe. She is the International Subject Chair for Linguistics, Language, Communication and Media on the Scopus board and is the founding editor of the Multilingual Matters’ Language at Work series and Editor-in-chief of Discourse & Communication. Her research sits at the interface of sociolinguistics, pragmatics and discourse analysis and her interests include complex decision making in workplace (corporate/ health) settings; multilingualism, language and politics as well as future of research methodology. She has published extensively in her areas of interest.
Jo is a National Teaching Fellow and fully committed to pedagogic innovation and education for global citizenship. She has significant curriculum development experience including for the EUTOPIA University Alliance (2019-2025). Her vision for student empowerment focuses on creating the conditions and support for students to take ownership of their learning and to develop a clear voice and a global outlook through their higher education journey.