He received his Ph.D. from Emory University after Bachelor's and Master's degrees from the University of Florida. Gio is the author of over a dozen academic papers as well as two books, Fearless Golf: Conquering the Mental Game (2005) and Fearless Golf: The Pursuit of Flow (forthcoming). He is the mental game consultant to The Golf Channel, Golf Digest, The University of Florida, and numerous PGA Tour clients including Chad Campbell and Chris DiMarco.