April is Autism Acceptance Month so Nadia speaks with Phaedra Longhurst - an autistic PhD student at Angelia Ruskin University. The Links to Phaedra's Papers: Scoping Review: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rasd.2023.102170 Positive body image in autistic adults interview study: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2023.101655 BAS-2A: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2024.101706 To keep up to date with the Centre for Appearance Research, follow us on • X: twitter.com/CAR_UWE • Instagram: www.instagram.com/car_uwe/ • Facebook: www.facebook.com/AppearanceResearch If you've enjoyed this episode, please do share it with someone else who might also and we'd love it if you could take a minute to rate and review the pod! Thank you! x Episode developed and produced by Nadia Craddock.

Find out more about Body Confident Sport - two new body image programmes designed to support girls in sport settings. Nadia speaks with Dr Emily Matheson, Dr Kat Schneider, Dr Courtney Boucher, and Dr Nicole LeVoi to hear more have this 3-year project from conception to dissemination. Body Confident Sport Website: https://www.bodyconfidentsport.com Centre for Appearance Research Website: www.uwe.ac.uk/car Tucker Center Website: https://www.cehd.umn.edu/tuckercenter/ Papers: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2023.06.012 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2023.06.013 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2023.05.002 https://doi.org/10.1080/10413200.2023.2212023 https://doi.org/10.1080/1750984X.2023.2258379 https://doi.org/10.1123/iscj.2023-0035 Episode developed and produced by Nadia Craddock.

For our February episode, Abbi finds out all about Alopecia. Alopecia means hair loss and it can affect any or all areas of the body, and can be temporary or permanent. We are joined by three guests. Firstly, from CAR, we have Research Fellow Dr Kerry Montgomery and Senior Lecturer – formerly Senior Research Fellow at CAR - Dr Fabio Zucchelli. We are also joined by Sue Schilling, CEO of Alopecia UK, a national charity aiming to improve the lives of those affected by alopecia. Alopecia UK: https://www.alopecia.org.uk/ Men's Chat Short Film: https://www.alopecia.org.uk/mens-chat-a-short-film Papers discussed: Men’s experiences of alopecia areata: A qualitative study https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/20551029221121524 Patients' experiences of primary healthcare and dermatology provision for alopecia https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ski2.324 Establishing the financial burden of alopecia areata and its predictors https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ski2.301 Please share, subscribe, rate and review. It really does mean a lot. Thank you! x Music by Sian Evans & John Landau: toplinefilm.com Cover photo by Alopecia UK Episode developed & produced by Abbi Mathews

This month, we are joined by Christia Huntington, a third year PhD student at the Centre for Appearance Research, who tells us all about her PhD looking into online support for people affected by burn injuries. HealthTalk Burn Injuries module – www.Healthtalk.org/Burn-Injuries Dans Fund for Burns - https://dansfundforburns.org/ Take part in Christia's research - https://uwe.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2u81WX44Tu4Msp8 Please share, subscribe, rate and review. It really does mean a lot. Thank you! x Music by Sian Evans & John Landau: toplinefilm.com Cover photo by Olena Yakobchuk from Shutterstock Episode developed & produced by Abbi Mathews

Professor Phillippa Diedrichs chats to Nadia about some career defining moments and gives some teasers for her Appearance Matters 10 Conference Keynote address. More about Phillippa: https://www.phillippadiedrichs.com Link to info on the 10th Appearance Matters Conference: www.uwe.ac.uk/research/centres-a…ents/am-conference Prof Nichola Rumsey episode link: https://soundcloud.com/appearance-matters/bonus-episode-professor-nichola-rumsey-obe Body Confident Sport: https://www.bodyconfidentsport.com/

Kicking off our Appearance Matters 10 Conference Series, Maia speaks with A/Professor Kathleen Bogart. About Dr Kathleen Bogart Kathleen was born with a facial difference and is dedicated to research and advocacy intervening on visible difference stigma and ableism. Passionate about the disability community, she is the co-founder of the Disability Advocacy and Research Network (DARN) for disabled psychologists and allies. In addition to more than 55 scientific journal articles, her work has also been featured in the New York Times, Time, and the Financial Times. She has also delivered a TEDx talk, The Psychology of Ableism, and produces a Psychology Today blog focused on the psychology of ableism. Link to info on the 10th Appearance Matters Conference: https://www.uwe.ac.uk/research/centres-and-groups/appearance/news-and-events/am-conference Disability Advocacy and Research Network (DARN) https://darndisability.org/ Psychology Today Blog post: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/disability-is-diversity

Welcome back to the final episode in the summer shorts series! Over the summer, we’re bringing you short episodes focusing on a recently published paper by researchers at the team at the Centre for Appearance Research. Today, Maia speaks to Kirsty Garbett (Research Fellow at CAR) about her paper titled: ‘Body Image Among Girls In Indonesia: Associations with Disordered Eating Behaviours, Life Engagement, Desire for Cosmetic Surgery and Psychosocial Influences’. To find our more you can read the published paper here: https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/20/14/6394 To hear more related to this topic you can check out previous Appearance Matters the podcast episodes: Warna Warni Waktu - Improving Girls' Body Confidence in Indonesia https://soundcloud.com/appearance-matters/76-warna-warni-waktu-improving-girls-body-confidence-in-indonesia Racism, Colourism, and Constructing Whiteness in Indonesia https://soundcloud.com/appearance-matters/racism-colourism-and-constructing-whiteness-in-indonesia Summer shorts series developed by Nadia Craddock Episode produced by Maia Thornton Photo: Jon Lach via Unsplash

Welcome back to the summer shorts series! Over the summer, we’re bringing you short episodes focusing on a recently published paper by researchers at the team at the Centre for Appearance Research. Today, Bruna speaks to Nadia Craddock (Senior Research Fellow) about her paper titled: Understanding colourism in the UK: development and assessment of the everyday colourism scale You can read the paper here: tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/01419870.2022.2149275 Check out a previous full-feature Appearance Matters episode on colourism: https://soundcloud.com/appearance-matters/80-understanding-colourism Summer shorts series developed by Nadia Craddock Episode produced by Bruna Costa Photo: Unsplash

Welcome back to the summer shorts series! Over the summer, the CAR podcast team are bringing you 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 A/Prof Nicola Stock about her recently published paper titled 'Feasibility and Acceptability of the Promoting Resilience in Stress Management-Parent(PRISM-P) Intervention for Caregivers of Children with Craniofacial Conditions'. Read the paper here: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/10556656231157449?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori:rid:crossref.org&rfr_dat=cr_pub%20%200pubmed Episode produced by Abbi Mathews Summer shorts series developed by Nadia Craddock

Welcome back to the summer shorts series! Over the summer, we’re bringing you short episodes focusing on a recently published paper by researchers at the team at the Centre for Appearance Research. On this episode, A/Prof Helena Lewis-Smith speaks with Nadia about a paper titled: Evaluating a body image school-based intervention in India: A randomized controlled trial You can read the paper here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1740144522002091 Episode produced by Nadia Craddock Summer shorts series developed by Nadia Craddock

Welcome back to the summer shorts series! Over the summer, we’re bringing you short episodes focusing on a recently published paper by researchers at the team at the Centre for Appearance Research. Today, Maia speaks to Ellie Cowles (MSc student) and Ella Guest (Senior Research Fellow) about their paper titled: Imagery versus captions: The effect of body positive Instagram content on young women's mood and body image. You can read the paper here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1740144522002078?casa_token=ajyxJLT4sAgAAAAA:9TfsZp4Ro4O0C4EBkSOo9ZtvNj__so8VuDnFeRr9ShjUm_p7735vfn2dT_bpRWOsow5JTwKxGA Photo: Sourced from Pexels Episode produced by Maia Thornton Summer shorts series developed by Nadia Craddock

Welcome back to the summer shorts series! Over the summer, we’re bringing you short episodes focusing on a recently published paper by researchers at the team at the Centre for Appearance Research. Today, Bruna speaks to Fazio Zucchelli (Senior Research Fellow) about his paper titled: Do congenital and acquired causes of visible difference predict distinct appearance-related psychosocial outcomes? You can read the paper here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1740144523000487 Photo: Sourced from Unsplash Episode produced by Bruna Costa Summer shorts series developed by Nadia Craddock

Welcome back to the summer shorts series! Over the summer, the CAR podcast team are bringing you 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 Morgan Zolkwer about his recently published paper which explores the impact of a photoshoot and photography exhibition on perceptions of birthmarks. You can find out more by reading the published paper: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/pde.15315 To learn more about the exhibition, visit: https://www.caringmattersnow.co.uk/awareness/how-do-you-c-me-now/ To hear more about CMN, listen to epsiode 69 of the podcast: www.bit.ly/carpod_69 Cover Image: Photograph by Brock Elbank for Caring Matters Now. Used with permission. Summer shorts series developed by Nadia Craddock Episode produced by Abbi Mathews

In response to popular demand, we have brought back our Summer Shorts Series - weekly bitesize episodes spotlighting recent studies published by members of the Centre for Appearance Research. In this first episode, Nadia speaks with Professor Phillippa Diedrichs about a paper titled: Can following body positive or appearance neutral Facebook pages improve young women's body image and mood? Testing novel social media micro-interventions, published in the scientific journal, Body Image. Paper Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S174014452200211X Photo by Darina Belonogova: https://www.pexels.com/photo/woman-wearing-gray-bra-looking-away-9164976/

This month's episode is on colourism with UKRI Future Leaders Fellow Dr Aisha Phoenix. To keep up to date with the Understanding Colourism in young people project: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/research/understanding-colourism-among-young-people-in-the-uk To find out more about the Centre for Appearance Research, follow us on: • Twitter: twitter.com/CAR_UWE • Instagram: www.instagram.com/car_uwe/ • Facebook: www.facebook.com/AppearanceResearch Please share, subscribe, rate and review. It really does mean a lot. Thank you! Music by Sian Evans & John Landau: toplinefilm.com Cover photo created by Girl Effect Episode developed and produced by Nadia Craddock

Thank you to everyone who contributed to the development of the ACCORD resource, including our adult representatives, Headlines Craniofacial Support, Fine Rolling Media, and the specialist NHS craniofacial units. Special thanks to Anna Kearney, Katie Piggott, Andrea White, Dawn Wilkin, Emma McCann and Hannah Saunders. The ACCORD project was funded by the VTCT Foundation. To access ACCORD, visit: https://www.headlines.org.uk/for-adults. To access the short online evaluation survey, visit: tinyurl.com/ACCORD-Evaluation

This month, we are joined by Kieran Moulton, a second year PhD student at the Centre for Appearance Research, who tells us all about his research into tattooing and scars (so far!) Kieran discusses two studies, looking into the experiences of tattoo artists who have provided scar tattoos, and the experiences of those who have used tattoos to either decorate or camouflage their scars. To find out more about Kieran's research, here is a link to his 2021 paper 'Exploring tattoo artists’ understanding of decorative non-medical professional tattooing as a method of scar camouflage and decoration' (Moulton, 2021): https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13548506.2022.2057556 To find out about how tattooing can be used in the medical field, head over to episode 61: https://soundcloud.com/appearance-matters/medical-tattooing Please share, subscribe, rate and review. It really does mean a lot. Thank you! x Music by Sian Evans & John Landau: toplinefilm.com Cover photo by Seyi Ariyo from Unsplash Episode developed & produced by Abbi Mathews

This month our very own Appearance Matters the podcast co-host, Bruna Costa, joins us to share insights from her doctoral research project, conducted as part of her Professional Doctorate in Health Psychology. Bruna discusses the importance of increasing representation of marginalised groups within visible difference research and working closely with community partners. Bruna also shares novel insights from her research focussed on the experiences of UK Somali adults with visible facial differences. A message from Bruna: Thank you to the individuals who took part in this research, and shared their experiences so openly, and our community collaborators, who were instrumental to the project. Thank you to the funders of this work, the Vocational Training Charitable Trust (VTCT) Foundation. Thank you to my doctoral supervisors, Heidi Williamson, Diana Harcourt and Habib Naqvi. To find out more about Bruna's research, her thesis will soon be available on the UWE repository. To find out more about Nura Aabe's work: BBC news article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-57684958 Bristol TEDxBristol talk: https://tedxbristol.com/about/person/nura_aabe To find out more about similar research: South Asian perceptions and experiences of Cleft Lip and Palate phttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1748681510002317?casa_token=jMz0v96LLW4AAAAA:KT8CKBNXrq-Azy2Z8iUOfPeBbCSShZNJf1pnjCpLLFddlaxcwgepzV2NjoGnRINIyp_WFN3X7A Bangladeshi women's perceptions and experiences of neurofibromatosis. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10897-007-9097-0 South Asian women's perceptions and experiences of vitiligo. https://academic.oup.com/bjd/article/163/3/481/6642583 Chinese women's perceptions and experiences of skin conditions. https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/142734/2/Thompson.%20Cultural%20nuances%20of%20skin%20shame.pdf South Asian women perceptions and experiences of breast cancer. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/pon.4187?casa_token=6U6uTSKsSrsAAAAA%3ANZ3BSF0S_Wb3pYcKk1Mb0LBefd2dP0YjQEFMjRhdvlQfpQUQb7kYtqQ1xvPcNkD-Y9FWhUMk7RAU7zQ

Tune in to hear about an exciting new body image intervention designed for adolescent girls and young women in Indonesia - Warna Warni Waktu. Guest Timestamps: Dr Kholisah Nasution - 4.42 Jonathan McKay (Girl Effect) - 21.00 Sharon Haywood - 44.15 This project was a collaboration involving Girl Effect, Percolate Galactic, the Centre for Appearance Research and Indonesian research partners based at the University of Indonesia and the University of Hawaii and was funded by the Dove Self-Esteem Project. --- Links --- Warna Waarin Wake video series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2A2nGjrG-_c Study Protocol Paper: https://www.researchprotocols.org/2022/1/e33596 Study Results Paper: COMING SOON 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! Music by Sian Evans & John Landau: toplinefilm.com Cover photo created by Girl Effect Episode developed and produced by Nadia Craddock

This month, we are exploring the experiences of children and young people living with eczema. Christine Roxburgh (CEO of charitable organisation Eczema Outreach Support)and Dr Ella Guest(Research Fellow from the Centre for Appearance Research) join us to discuss the psychosocial impact of living with eczema, as well as current and future support available from Eczema Outreach Support. Dr Daniela Ghio (Lecturer in Psychology from the University of Manchester) also discusses her recent research with adolescents and young people living with eczema and a new website designed to support individuals with eczema. To find out more about support for individuals with eczema: - Eczema Support Outreach website: www.eos.org.uk - Eczema Care online website: https://www.eczemacareonline.org.uk/en?language_set=1 To find out more about research on this topic: - Views and experiences of managing eczema: systematic review and thematic synthesis of qualitative studies https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/bjd.19299 - ‘It's like the bad guy in a movie who just doesn't die’: a qualitative exploration of young people's adaptation to eczema and implications for self-care https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/bjd.18046 - Psychosocial needs of adolescents and young adults with eczema: A secondary analysis of qualitative data to inform a behaviour change intervention https://bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/bjhp.12467 -Taking charge of eczema self-management: a qualitative interview study with young people with eczema https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/11/1/e044005.abstract 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! Music by Sian Evans & John Landau: toplinefilm.com Cover photo by RF Studio from Pexels Episode developed and produced by Maia Thornton