Appearance Matters: The Podcast!

Welcome back to Summer Shorts! Over the summer, the CAR podcast team are bringing you 10 bite-sized episodes on a recently published paper from different members of the team at the Centre for Appearance Research. It's week 8, and Senior Research Fellow Dr Nicole Paraskeva joins Abbi to talk about her recently published longitudinal study of body image and disordered eating symptoms in men. Link to...

Welcome back to the summer shorts series! Over the summer, the CAR podcast team are bringing you 10 bite-sized episodes on a recently published paper from different members of the team at the Centre for Appearance Research. In this summer short, Nadia speaks with Fabio Zucchelli about a mixed methods feasibility study for a prototype app designed to support people with a visible difference who are...

Welcome back to the summer shorts series! Over the summer, the CAR podcast team are bringing you 10 bite-sized episodes on a recently published paper from different members of the team at the Centre for Appearance Research. In this summer short, Maia speaks with Pippa Tollow about her recently published paper which explores parent experiences of and attitudes towards taking part in research relate...

Welcome back to our summer shorts series! Over the summer, the CAR podcast team are bringing you 10 bite-sized episodes on a recently published paper from different members of the team at the Centre for Appearance Research. In this summer short, Bruna speaks with Ella Guest - a Research Fellow at CAR - to learn more about Ella’s recently published systematic reviews, exploring the efficacy of inte...

Welcome back to our fourth episode of our summer shorts series! Over the summer, the CAR podcast team are bringing you 10 bite-sized episodes on a recently published paper from different members of the team at the Centre for Appearance Research. In this summer short, Nadia speaks with Dr Kat Schneider, a Research Fellow at CAR and Dr Ben Gibson, a Lecturer at De Montfort University about a recent...

Welcome back to the third episode of our summer shorts series! Over the summer, the CAR podcast team are bringing you 10 bite-sized episodes on a recently published paper from different members of the team at the Centre for Appearance Research. In this summer short, Abbi speaks with Bruna Costa - Research Fellow at CAR (and co-host of Appearance Matters!) - about her recently published paper entit...

Welcome back for the second episode of our summer shorts series! Over the summer, the CAR podcast team are bringing you 10 bite-sized episodes on a recently published paper from different members of the team at the Centre for Appearance Research. In this summer short, Maia speaks with Beth Herring - a PhD student at CAR - about her recently published paper entitled Exploring the experiences and ps...

Introducing our summer shorts series! Over the summer, the CAR podcast team are bringing you 10 bite-sized episodes on a recently published paper from different members of the team at the Centre for Appearance Research. In this inaugural summer short, Nadia speaks with fellow co-host Dr Maia Thornton - a Research Fellow at CAR to learn more about Maia's recently published the paper titled “I liste...

This month, Bruna and Nadia consider what it means to be a man with a visible difference. On the episode, Bruna first speaks with Fabio Zucchelli – a researcher at the Centre for Appearance Research who has recently carried out some work in this area. Then, Bruna speaks with Dola Akinnibosun – a wellbeing practitioner at Changing Faces. Changing Faces is a UK charity, dedicated to supporting those...

Having light-coloured skin has been a key feature of societal appearance ideals for women in many parts of the globe, including Indonesia - the world's fourth most populated country. On this episode, we hear from CAR-collaborator Dr Ayu Saraswati, Associate Professor of Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies at the University of Hawaii to learn more about the light skin appearance ideal in Indonesia....

This month, we welcome a new podcast co-host – Abbi Mathews. Abbi is a Research Associate at CAR, with experience working in the area of CMN. CMN stands for Congenital Melanocytic Naevi, and is characterised by birthmarks which can in some cases cover large areas of the body. Bruna and Abbi ask: what’s it like to be a young person with CMN? To help them answer this question, they’re firstly joined...

This month, the whole podcast team join together (for Jade’s final farewell!) to discuss the important topic of the impact social media has had during COVID-19 on teens. They are joined by Sabrina Meechem, a PhD researcher (and fellow zoo member) at the Centre for Appearance Research, who has been researching how social networking sites influence adolescent body image for her PhD. ~Timestamp~ Sabr...

This month, Bruna and Jade discuss the topic of craniosynostosis, with a focus on the experiences of parents of children with the condition. On the episode, Bruna and Jade are joined by several guests: Nicola Stock, Associate Professor at the Centre for Appearance Research; Karen Wilkinson-Bell, Director of Headlines Craniofacial support; and Lucy, Kris and Michelle, parents of children with crani...

Listen in to learn about Topity - a chatbot designed to improve body image among Brazilian adolescents. ~Timestamps~ Dr Juliana Meireles & Professor Ana Carolina Soares Amaral - 5.22 Gabriela Mora (UNICEF Brazil) - 18.55 Lucila Suarez Battan (Talk 2 U) - 26.54 Dr Emily Matheson - 43.22 Topity Protocol Paper: https://bit.ly/3GBszwO Let us know what you think: https://twitter.com/car_UWE    To find...

65: Appearance Matters 9 Keynote: Professor Esther Rothblum by The Centre for Appearance Research

This month, Bruna and Jade discuss the topic of facial palsy. The episode features several guests - Charles Nduka (founder of the charity Facial Palsy UK (FPUK) and plastic and reconstructive surgeon), Karen Johnson (deputy CEO of FP UK), Elizabeth Robinson (patient advocate from Australia), Matthew Hotton (Clinical Psychologist), Claire Hamlet (Health Psychologist), and Kathleen Bogart (Associate...

Ramadan - one of the five pillars of Islam - is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar and is characterised by a month of fasting, prayer, reflection, and community. The fasting (and feasting) can be triggering for people struggling with disordered eating and eating disorders for obvious reasons. In contrast, the focus on spirituality and community can be healing. CAR's Farheen Hasan and eating d...

Tune in to hear to Appearance Matters 9 Conference Panel Discussion: ‘is a body confident society possible amidst the ‘ob*sity epidemic’? With esteemed panellists: Stuart Flint - Associate Professor of the Psychology of Obesity at the University of Leeds and Director of the charity Obesity UK. https://medicinehealth.leeds.ac.uk/psychology/staff/4782/dr-stuart-w-flint Sarah Le Brocq - public speake...

This month, Bruna and Nadia discuss the issue of medical tattooing. Guests Nicola Stock (Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Appearance Research), Amy Johnson (Operations Manager from the charity Alopecia UK), and Rae Denman (a medical tattooist), all come together to provide various perspectives on the matter. To find out more about the Centre for Appearance Research, follow us:  On Twitter:...

What legal and non-legal changes can we introduce to protect people with a visible difference(i.e., any condition or injury which alters appearance) from discrimination in society? Nadia speaks with Dr Hannah Saunders, Director of Studies in Law at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge about her work on appearance equality and the law and then we get an exclusive from Jade on the resource she's created...

The experience of parenting a child with a visible difference is complex and so, with the help of Tina Rycroft (Mother of a child with Microtia) and Maia Thornton (PhD researcher at CAR), Jade and Bruna unpack this topic area. Find out more about the parent support materials being developed at CAR: https://bit.ly/2RM3oDC Resources on Microtia UK website: http://www.microtiauk.org/information/ To f...

This month, Bruna and Jade discuss the expansion of support for adults with a cleft lip and/or palate. Guests Nicola Stock (Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Appearance Research) and Kenny Ardouin (Adult Services Manager at the Cleft Lip and Palate Association (CLAPA)), share their important recent research and work in this area. To find out more about the Centre for Appearance Research, fo...

Lockdown has been particularly challenging for people living with eating disorders. Nadia and Jade find out why with eating disorder expert, Helen West RD before hearing more about people's experiences of eating disorder recovery with CAR's Gina Pegram and Leah Newton - an eating disorder campaigner. For more on Helen: https://embodiedeating.co.uk For more on Leah: https://workedout.co.uk Eating D...

Nearly a year since the first lockdown, Jade and Bruna discuss the experiences of those with a visible difference during the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdowns. Guests Diana Harcourt, Pippa Tollow and Ella Guest from CAR, as well as Catherine Deakin from Changing Faces share important recent research on this topic. The work described by members of CAR was supported and funded by the Vocati...

Nadia and Jade speak with Dr Issy Bray (​Associate Head of Department for Research and Knowledge Exchange - Department of Health and Social Sciences, UWE Bristol) and Dr Helena Lewis-Smith (Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Appearance Research, UWE Bristol) about body image from a public health perspective. Papers discussed by Issy, Helena, Amy and Anna Bornioli, A., Lewis-Smith, H., Smith,...