Joanna's main interests are focused on understanding the interactions between water, carbon and other biogeochemical cycles within terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems. She works collaboratively on interdisciplinary projects that include environmental scientists, engineers, agriculture, ecologists, social scientists, economists across research, public, private and third sectors.

• Drivers of increased dissolved organic carbon (DOC) release from soils to surface water
• Impacts of hydrological extremes (drought and flooding) on carbon cycling in soils
• Catchment management to support drinking water provision
• Resilience of peatland ecosystems to environmental change
• Carbon cycling in forest soils
• Co-benefits from ecosystem services delivered from natural flood management
• Perceptions and understanding of ecosystem services and dis-services