Biography
Jo is an Associate Professor of Human Resource Management in Deakin Business School. She has previously held roles in the non-profit sector and in policy, research and people development in UK central government. Prior to joining Deakin in 2020, Jo worked at Leeds University Business School.
Jo’s research, teaching and external engagement activities fuse human resource management and public policy. She has published on the employability and skills sector (programme design, delivery and workforce issues); business engagement in labour market policy; and the workplace inclusion of disadvantaged labour market groups.
Jo is recognised for her expertise on improving employer engagement in employability and skills programmes. She is Theme Director for Business and Society in Deakin Business School and is an Editor of the journal Work, Employment and Society.
Projects
ARC Linkage: Creating sustainable employment for disadvantaged and vulnerable groups
Action Research Project: Aboriginal Employment in Geelong for Victorian Department of Jobs Precincts and Regions
Academic consultant: Asuria Assured People Services
Evaluation of Employer Innovation Lab for Social Ventures Australia
Evaluation of Foundation Skills for your Future Remote Community Pilot in South Australia for EyrePlus
Co-Investigator: Economic and Research Council DIgital Futures at Work Innovation Fund Digital Employment Services
Co-Investigator: Economic and Research Council Covid Rapid Response Welfare at a Social Distance www.distantwelfare.co.uk
Principal Investigator: Economic and Research Council Future Leaders Fellowship Employer Engagment in Active Labour Market Programs in the UK and Denmark
Read more on Jo's profileResearch interests
- The employability and skills sector: programme design, delivery and workforce issues
- The intersection of HRM and public policy
- Business engagement in labour market policy
- Workplace inclusion of disadvantaged labour market groups
Affiliations
Editor, Work, Employment and Society
Fellow, Institute of Employability Professionals (FIEP)
Fellow, Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
Certified Member, Australian Human Resources Institute (CAHR)
Member, Employment Related Services Association (ERSA)
Member, National Employment Services Association (NESA)
Fellow, Royal Society of Arts (FRSA)
Member, British Sociological Association (BSA)
Units taught
MMH704 Managing and Rewarding Performance
MMH352 International Human Resource Management
Supervision: Master of Leadership and Master of HRM
Media appearances
Available to speak to the media on the following topics:
Unemployment
Welfare to work
Employment and skills programs
Workplace inclusion
Disadvantaged/under-served labour market groups
Research groups
Member, HR/ER Discipline Group
Member, Centre for Refugee Employment, Advocacy, Training and Education (CREATE)
Awards
Research Impact Award REF 2021, Leeds University Business School
Vice Chancellor's Award for Diversity 2021
Winner of the Ken Young Award for the Best Paper in Policy and Politics 2017
Projects
www.distantwelfare.co.uk
http://deakincreate.org.au/
https://digit-research.org/researcher/dr-jo-ingold/
http://hub.salford.ac.uk/welfare-at-a-social-distance/
Publications
Welfare at a (social) distance: Accessing social security and employment support during COVID- 19 and its aftermath
D Robertshaw, K Summers, L Scullion, D Edmiston, B Geiger, A Gibbons, J Ingold, R de Vries, D Young
(2022), pp. 30-43, COVID-19 Collaborations: Researching Poverty and Low-Income Family Life during the Pandemic, B1
D Edmiston, D Robertshaw, D Young, J Ingold, A Gibbons, K Summers, L Scullion, B Geiger, R de Vries
(2022), Vol. 56, pp. 775-790, Social Policy and Administration, C1
D Valizade, J Ingold, M Stuart
(2022), pp. 1-22, Work, Employment and Society, London, Eng., C1
F Scholz, J Ingold
(2021), Vol. 74, pp. 1604-1627, Human Relations, C1-1
A Strategic Left? Starmerism, Pluralism and the Soft Left
P Thompson, F Pitts, J Ingold
(2021), Vol. 92, pp. 32-39, Political Quarterly, C1-1
Class Composition, Labour's Strategy and the Politics of Work
P Thompson, F Pitts, J Ingold, J Cruddas
(2021), Vol. 93, pp. 142-149, Political Quarterly, Chichester, Eng., C1
Claimants' experiences of the social security system during the first wave of COVID-19
Kate Summers, Lisa Scullion, Ben Baumberg Geiger, David Robertshaw, David Edmiston, Andrea Gibbons, Eleni Karagiannaki, Rob De Vries, Joanne Ingold
(2021), United Kingdom, A6
Navigating Pandemic Social Security: Benefits, Employment and Crisis Support during COVID-19
Daniel Edmiston, David Robertshaw, Andrea Gibbons, Jo Ingold, Ben Baumberg Geiger, Lisa Scullion, Kate Summers, David Young
(2021), United Kingdom, A6
Non-take up of benefits at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic
Ben Baumberg Geiger, Lisa Scullion, Kate Summers, Philip Martin, Cormac Lawler, Daniel Edmiston, Andrea Gibbons, Joanne Ingold, David Robertshaw, Robert de Vries
(2021), United Kingdom, A6
Should social security reach further? Ineligibility for benefits at the start of COVID-19
Ben Baumberg Geiger, Lisa Scullion, Kate Summers, Philip Martin, Cormac Lawler, Daniel Edmiston, Andrea Gibbons, Joanne Ingold, David Robertshaw, Robert de Vries
(2021), United Kingdom, A6
Employers' perspectives on benefit conditionality in the UK and Denmark
J Ingold
(2020), Vol. 54, pp. 236-249, Social Policy and Administration, Hoboken, N.J., C1-1
Policy practitioners' accounts of evidence-based policy making: The case of universal credit
M Monaghan, J Ingold
(2019), Vol. 48, pp. 351-368, Journal of Social Policy, Cambridge, Eng., C1-1
Employer engagement in active labour market programmes: The role of boundary spanners
J Ingold
(2018), Vol. 96, pp. 707-720, Public Administration, Hoboken, N.J., C1-1
J Ingold, D Valizade
(2017), Vol. 27, pp. 530-547, Human Resource Management Journal, Hoboken, N.J., C1-1
Employer Engagement in Active labour Market Programmes in the UK and Denmark: Final Report
J Ingold, M Sarkar, D Valizade, R Garcia, F Scholz
(2017), pp. 1-49, CERIC Policy Report No.8, Leeds, Eng., A6-1
Evidence translation: An exploration of policy makers' use of evidence
J Ingold, M Monaghan
(2016), Vol. 44, pp. 171-190, Policy & politics, Bristol, Eng., C1-1
J Ingold, D Valizade
(2016), Leeds, Eng., A6-1
D Etherington, J Ingold
(2015), pp. 145-160, Disabled people, work and welfare: Is employment really the answer?, Bristol, Eng., B1-1
Employer engagement in active labour market policies in the UK and Denmark: a survey of employers
J Ingold, D Valizade
(2015), Leeds, Eng., A6-1
Employer Engagement in Active Labour Market Programmes: Final Report1 - Executive Summary
J Ingold, D Valizade
(2015), Leeds, Eng., A6-1
J Ingold, M Stuart
(2014), Vol. 44, pp. 443-462, Journal of Social Policy, C1-1
Employer Engagement in the Work Programme
J Ingold, M Stuart
(2014), pp. 1-39, CERIC Policy Report No. 5, Leeds, Eng., A6-1
J Ingold, D Etherington
(2013), Vol. 27, pp. 621-638, Work, Employment and Society, C1-1
D Etherington, J Ingold
(2012), Vol. 22, pp. 30-44, Journal of European Social Policy, C1-1
An international comparison of approaches to assisting partnered women into work
J Ingold
(2011), Sheffield, Eng., A6-1
Funded Projects at Deakin
Australian Competitive Grants
Creating sustainable employment for disadvantaged and vulnerable groups
A/Prof Jo Ingold, A/Prof Angela Knox, Ms Sophia Fatouros, Emma Crichton, Ms Hiba Molaeb, Dr Lisa Fowkes
ARC Linkage - Projects
- 2022: $34,380
Other Public Sector Funding
Building employment pathways for Aboriginal people living in the Geelong region.
A/Prof Jo Ingold, Dr Alfred Presbitero, Dr Andrew Creed
Department of Jobs, Precincts & Regions
- 2022: $150,000
Industry and Other Funding
COVID-19: Welfare at a (Social) Distance: Accessing social security and employment support during the COVID-19 crisis and its aftermath
Prof Lisa Scullion, Dr Daniel Edmiston, Dr Ben Baumberg, A/Prof Jo Ingold, Dr Kate Summers
ESRC-DFID - Economic and Social Research Council
- 2021: $8,411
Digitalisation of employment services: a comparative case study of the UK and Australia
Dr David Robertshaw, A/Prof Jo Ingold, Dr Calum Carson
ESRC-DFID - Economic and Social Research Council
- 2021: $14,465
People Plus Australia Measurement & Evaluation Project.
A/Prof Jo Ingold
People Plus Australia t/as Asuria People Services Pty Limited
- 2021: $20,000
- 2020: $5,000
Eyreplus RCP Far West Region Pilot.
A/Prof Jo Ingold
Eyreplus Pty Ltd
- 2021: $40,909
Evaluation of Rebuilding the Career Ladder.
A/Prof Jo Ingold
Social Ventures Australia
- 2022: $10,000
Supervisions
No completed student supervisions to report