Jo Angouri is a Professor of Applied Linguistics and Deputy Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Education and Internationalisation at the University of Warwick. Her research spans sociolinguistics, pragmatics, and discourse analysis, with a strong commitment to multidisciplinarity. She investigates workplace interaction, multilingualism, migration, and language politics, with ongoing projects on leadership in emergency care, international education, and language policy. Jo co-directs international research networks on migration and identity under the Warwick-Monash alliance and AILA. A National Teaching Fellow, she leads Warwick’s Internationalisation of Education Strategy and works closely with students and academic partners to enhance intercultural learning. She is also the International Subject Chair for Linguistics on the Scopus board. Jo began her academic journey in syntax but soon embraced sociolinguistics, inspired by philosophy and anthropology. She has held visiting positions in Europe, Australia, and New Zealand and currently serves as a Visiting Professor at Aalto University and Monash University.