About this episode
Cleo Protogerou is a fully qualified and licensed psychologist, with over 20 years of training and experience in academic and healthcare settings in the UK, the USA, Greece, South Africa, and Australia. She travels extensively, mostly for her research, which primarily examines behaviors in close sexual relationships, such as safer-sex, condom use, gender-based power imbalances, religiosity influences on sexual behavior, and more. Her research also explores health-compromising behaviors (e.g., bullying, alcohol and substance use), and health-promoting behaviors (e.g., intermittent fasting and very low carbohydrate diets). Her research has been published in peer-reviewed journals and presented at international conferences. She currently holds academic positions at the University of California, Merced, and the University of Cape Town, South Africa. She is a Chartered Psychologist (CPsychol) and an Associate Fellow (AFBPsS) of the British Psychological Society (BPS). She's also been a member of the European Health Psychology Society (EHPS) and the UK Society of Behavioral Medicine (UKSBM). Find "Beliefs and Experiences of Individuals Following a Zero-Carb Diet: A Qualitative Study" here: https://osf.io/x645v/ You can find Cleo at https://www.cleoprotogerou.com/, and Twitter: https://twitter.com/CleoProtogerou. This episode is hosted by Dr. Shawn Baker MD. Find him at https://shawn-baker.com