Joseph's current research interests are in higher education assessment, focusing on feedback, specifically second language student feedback literacy, teacher feedback literacy, and feedback culture within Sino-foreign higher education contexts. His research has been published in academic journals such as Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education. Joseph has a First Class B.Sc. (honors) in forensic science and an M.A. in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages with Applied Linguistics (distinction) from the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan). He also holds a Cambridge University DELTA qualification and is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA). He has extensive experience designing, managing and teaching academic and professional English-language courses throughout China. Joseph has lectured at NYU Shanghai and previously served as UCLan's business development lead, establishing, maintaining, and developing academic partnerships throughout China.