[citation needed] She received a master's degree in education, Adult Guidance and Counselling from Maynooth University.
[2] Joseph has spoken about her experiences of racism in Ireland as well as highlighting the prejudices that other minorities, such as the Travelling community, can face.
[4] She is an advocate for the ending of direct provision, and has argued for the Black Lives Matter movement in Ireland.
Joseph has convened a number of virtual town hall meetings, bringing together black academics, writers and others to talk about issues relating to racism in Ireland.
She has also commented on the international movement to remove statues which commemorate those who engaged in or profited from the slave trade.
[14] In September 2020 art historian Professor Paula Murphy, an expert on sculpture, concluded that the Shelbourne statues are not depictions of slaves after being commissioned to examine them.