Dr. Elena Philippou, Ph.D., RD, is an associate professor in Nutrition-Dietetics at the University of Nicosia and a visiting lecturer in Nutritional Sciences at King’s College London. She holds a BSc in Nutrition (2001), a PgDip in Dietetics (2002) from King’s College London, and a Ph.D. in Dietetics from Imperial College London (2008). She previously worked as a registered dietitian at Aintree Hospital, UK, and as a research fellow at the Cyprus International Institute for the Environment and Public Health in association with Harvard School of Public Health. Dr. Philippou’s research is focused on diet and neurodegenerative disease prevention, specifically the effects of the Mediterranean diet and carbohydrate manipulation on cognitive function, rheumatoid arthritis, and cardiometabolic factors. She has a number of national and international collaborations including the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine Neurodegenerative Diseases Networking Group. Dr. Philippou also practices as a clinical dietitian, advising adults and children on diet-related issues.