Eva Krockow is a lecturer in psychology at the University of Leicester, where her research focusses on the psychology of antimicrobial resistance. We talk about her educational background, her work on the Centipede Game, social dilemmas, antimicrobial resistance, and the value of qualitative studies.

BJKS Podcast is a podcast about neuroscience, psychology, and anything vaguely related, hosted by Benjamin James Kuper-Smith. In 2022, episodes will appear irregularly, roughly twice per month.

Timestamps
0:00:04: How Eva ended up studying psychology in Leicester
0:07:16: Before her PhD, Eva worked in international relations
0:13:06: The Centipede Game/Eva's PhD work
0:23:49: What is 'antimicrobial resistance' and why is it a problem?
0:41:52: The social dilemma of antimicrobial resistance
0:52:05: The benefits of qualitative studies
1:04:53: What can we do about antimicrobial resistance?

Podcast links

• Website: https://geni.us/bjks-pod
• Twitter: https://geni.us/bjks-pod-twt

Eva's links

• Website: https://geni.us/krockow-web
• Google Scholar: https://geni.us/krockow-scholar
• Twitter: https://geni.us/krockow-twt
• Blog: https://geni.us/krockow-blog

Ben's links

• Website: https://geni.us/bjks-web
• Google Scholar: https://geni.us/bjks-scholar
• Twitter: https://geni.us/bjks-twt

References/links
The Centipede Game: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centipede_game
AMR studio podcast: https://www.uac.uu.se/the-amr-studio/

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Krockow (2020). Nomen est omen: why we need to rename ‘antimicrobial resistance’. JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance.
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