Appearance Matters: The Podcast!

This month, we are joined by Dr Elizabeth Daniels, Associate Professor from the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs. Beth talks to Abbi about her recent research into self-objectification in girls, the wider impact, and how we can help girls to resist self-objectification. We hope you enjoy this episode as much as we did! The CAR podcast team xxx Want to read some of Beth's research?: Becoming an object: A review of self-objectification in girls: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1740144519302487?via%3Dihub The STEM Pipeline: Do Media and Objectified Body Consciousness Create an Early Exit for Middle School Girls?: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0272431620983442 *Watch this space for the social media fast paper!* To find out more about the Centre for Appearance Research, follow us: On Twitter:  twitter.com/CAR_UWE On Instagram:  www.instagram.com/car_uwe/ On Facebook:  www.facebook.com/AppearanceResearch Music by Sian Evans & John Landau: toplinefilm.com Episode develop

This month, Bruna and Maia discuss how to make a university appearance inclusive. The Centre for Appearance Research (CAR), alongside other staff at the University of the West of England (UWE) have been researching this topic in a bid to make UWE leaders in promoting inclusivity of all appearances. On the episode we will be first joined by Drs Jade Parnell (name may be familiar to some!) and Ella Guest, who will discuss the UWE initiative to help promote appearance inclusivity. Tamara Getter (UWE Bristol Sport experience manager) and Rachel Stokes (MSC Health Psychology student at UWE) will also discuss how the work of making a university appearance inclusive has been applied to the sport context at UWE Bristol sport. To find out more about the Centre for Appearance Research, follow us: • On Twitter: twitter.com/CAR_UWE • On Instagram: www.instagram.com/car_uwe/ • On Facebook: www.facebook.com/AppearanceResearch To watch the video developed as part of the initiative, as mentioned by Ella and Jade, plea

Tune in to hear a conversation all about statistics with Dr Caterina Gentili PhD - our resident Data Analyst and Data Manager at Centre for Appearance Research. Cati talks to Nadia about her role on the Dove Self-Esteem Project team, explains some key stats concepts, and shares some of the strengths and limitations of statistics. We hope you find the episode as useful as we did! The CAR podcast team xxx To find out more about the Centre for Appearance Research, follow us: On Twitter:  twitter.com/CAR_UWE On Instagram:  www.instagram.com/car_uwe/ On Facebook:  www.facebook.com/AppearanceResearch Time stamps > coming soon Episode developed and produced by Nadia :)

Welcome back to our final Summer Shorts! We hope you have enjoyed the series. On this episode, Nadia speaks with Dr Helena Lewis Smith, Farheen Hasan, and Dr Latika Ahuja about their recently published protocol paper which maps out their plan for evaluating a body image comic book series designed for Indian adolescents, supporting a partnership between the Dove Self-Esteem Project, UNICEF India and BBC Media Action. Link to paper: https://bit.ly/3xcRX9J Cover Image: Anil Sharma: https://www.pexels.com/photo/classmates-reading-books-11366735/ Summer shorts series developed by Nadia Craddock Episode produced by Nadia Craddock

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. Hannah Jarman joins Bruna to discuss her recently published paper, titled: Critical measurement issues in the assessment of social media influence on body image Link to paper: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35032949/ Cover Image: Creative Christians on Unsplash Summer shorts series developed by Nadia Craddock Episode produced by Bruna Costa

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 paper: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35525157/ Articles mentioned, led by Jessia Alleva: Positive Body Image and Eating Disorders among Men https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/mind-your-body/202207/positive-body-image-and-eating-disorders-among-men Positive Body Image in Men https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/mind-your-body/201810/positive-body-image-in-men Have you had CBT to treat bulimia nervosa? If you are over 18 years of age and live in the UK, we would love to hear from you. Our research aims to explore participants’ experiences with recovery, or relapse, from bulimia following CBT. Participa

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 struggling with appearance concerns. You can find out more by reading the published paper: https://formative.jmir.org/2022/1/e33449 And related paper: https://formative.jmir.org/2021/3/e26355/ Summer shorts series developed by Nadia Craddock Episode produced by Nadia Craddock

Welcome back to the summer shorts series! Over the summer, the CAR podcast team are brining 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 related to their child's burn injury. You can find out more by reading the published paper: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/20595131221098526 Cover Image: Photograph by Ron Lach Summer shorts series developed by Nadia Craddock Episode produced by Maia Thornton

Welcome back to our summer shorts series! Over the summer, the CAR podcast team are brining 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 interventions to improve positive body image in young people and adults. Link to the papers: 1. Adults* https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S174014451930052X?via%3Dihub *One of the most cited articles published in Body Image in the last 3 years! 2. Children and Adolescents https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1740144522000730?via%3Dihub Cover Image: Photograph by Laura Pratt via Unsplash Summer shorts series developed by Nadia Craddock Episode produced by Bruna Costa

Welcome back for our fourth episode of our summer shorts series! Over the summer, the CAR podcast team are brining 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 systemic review on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on body image, disordered eating, and eating disorders. Link to the paper: https://doi.org/10.1002/eat.23706 Cover Image: Photo by Anna Shvets, Pexels Summer shorts series developed by Nadia Craddock Episode produced by Nadia Craddock

Welcome back to the third episode of our summer shorts series! Over the summer, the CAR podcast team are brining 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 entitled Isolation, Uncertainty and Treatment Delays: Parents' Experiences of Having a Baby with Cleft Lip/Palate During the Covid-19 Pandemic Link to the paper: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34841909/ Link to the other paper mentioned: https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/The-Impact-of-the-Covid-19-Pandemic-on-Cleft-Lip-in-McWilliams-Costa/8abfe4c7dbf4e2b5e1f10a1e7a6bc6dab6d2014e Cover Image: Photograph by Yuri Arcurs Summer shorts series developed by Nadia Craddock Episode produced by Abbi Mathews

Welcome back for the second episode of our summer shorts series! Over the summer, the CAR podcast team are brining 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 psychosocial support needs of informal carers of men with breast cancer: a qualitative study. Link to the paper: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00520-022-07095-2 To participate in the study about health and support professionals experiences please follow the links below: Healthcare professionals: https://go.uwe.ac.uk/breastcancer3 Charity workers: https://go.uwe.ac.uk/breastcancer4 Cover Image: Photograph by David Jay Photography Summer shorts series developed by Nadia Craddock Episode produced by Maia Thornton

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 listen to my body now”: A qualitative exploration of positive body image in breast cancer survivors. Link to the paper: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08870446.2021.1956494 Cover Image: Photograph by Michelle Leman Summer shorts series developed by Nadia Craddock Episode produced by Nadia Craddock

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 affected by visible differences. As part of her role, Dola delivers 1-1 support, and has experience of supporting men with visible difference. Finally, Bruna speaks with Ryan Foan – a Changing Faces volunteer campaigner, with lived-experience of visible differences. Interview Timestamps: Fabio: 02.02 Dola: 24.21 Ryan: 44.40 To find out more about the Centre for Appearance Research, follow us: • On Twitter: twitter.com/CAR_UWE • On Instagram: www.instagram.com/car_uwe/ • On Facebook: www.facebook.com/AppearanceResearch To read more about, and sign up to, the ongoing research project that Fabio discussed (about

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. We discover that the preference for lighter skin predates European(specifically Dutch) colonialism and that, lighter skin is not always considered better if the racialized group is not also positioned as desirable. Ayu also explains why the promotion of skin lightening products and the promotion of skin tanning products are not two sides of the same coin, though both are rooted anti-blackness. To find out more about CAR, follow us: On Twitter: twitter.com/CAR_UWE On Instagram: www.instagram.com/car_uwe/ On Facebook: www.facebook.com/AppearanceResearch To read more about the work CAR is doing in Indonesia: ht

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 by Ella Guest, Jodi Whitehouse, Hannah Cree, and Katy Jackson. Ella is a Research Fellow from the Centre for Appearance Research (CAR) who has been exploring the experiences of young people with CMN. Jodi, Hannah and Katy join us from Caring Matters Now – a UK charity supporting those affected by CMN. Jodi is the founder and CEO, and has personal experience of CMN. Hannah is the support pathway co-ordinator, and has a son who was born with CMN. Finally, Katy, who also has CMN, is the young adults support contact. Last, we hear from three young people with CMN - Becky, Scarlett and Dan – who share with us their per

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~ Sabrina Meechem - 8.25 To find out more about the Centre for Appearance Research, follow us: • On Twitter: twitter.com/CAR_UWE • On Instagram: www.instagram.com/car_uwe/ • On Facebook: www.facebook.com/AppearanceResearch Please share, subscribe, rate and review. It really does mean a lot. Thank you! Jade, Nadia and Bruna x Music by Sian Evans & John Landau: toplinefilm.com Episode developed & produced by Jade Parnell

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 craniosynostosis. To find out more about the Centre for Appearance Research, follow us: • On Twitter: twitter.com/CAR_UWE • On Instagram: www.instagram.com/car_uwe/ • On Facebook: www.facebook.com/AppearanceResearch To find out more about the work of Headlines Craniofacial Support, and to access the parent booklet that was referenced in this episode, visit: www.headlines.org.uk Please share, subscribe, rate and review. It really does mean a lot. Thank you! B & J x Music by Sian Evans & John Landau: toplinefilm.com Cover photo from Headlines Craniofacial Support (with special thanks to Monty, Lucy and Kris). Ep

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 out more about CAR: www.uwe.ac.uk/car    Episode developed and produced by Dr Nadia Craddock. If you found this episode useful, please rate us on Apple Podcasts – it really DOES help.

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