Jo received her MFA from the Rhode Island School of Design, where she is a faculty member, and her BA from Princeton University. She and her husband, photographer Thad Russell, have two children. Sittenfeld's photographs have been published in a variety of print and online publications including: Design Milk, Domus, Forbes Magazine, Gather Journal, Kirkus Review, Ladies Home Journal, The New Yorker, The New York Times, People Magazine, USA Today, The Wall Street Journal and Women’s Wear Daily. Her exhibition record includes: