Her doctoral research explored type 2 diabetes management among women in New Delhi. Jo graduated from Smith in 2004 with a major in biological sciences and a secondary focus on South Asian religions. Her first trip to India was as a sophomore on the Five College Tibetan Studies in India Program, where a visit to a leprosy colony sparked her curiosity. Jo’s interest in health and India took her from Smith, back to India, and eventually to Emory University, where she got a Master’s degree in Public Health and a PhD in Anthropology. Stephanie Spray ‘01