Barnaby Zoob Carter
PHD STUDENT
University of Birmingham, UK
image and performance enhancing drugs (IPEDs), anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS), bodybuilding, body/muscle dysmorphia, harm reduction
Barnaby Carter has a BSc (Hons) in Human Biology, MSc in Neuroscience, and an MA Social Research Methods. With a keen interest in performance enhancing substances he has focused previous dissertation topics on the use of ergogenic dietary supplements (BSc), and the motivations, practices and harms associated with AAS (MSc). Barnaby’s PhD focuses on the psychosocial factors that facilitate AAS dependence. Further research interests include body and muscle dysmorphia, AAS dependence, motivations for IPED use and harms associated with enhancement drugs.