2023 | Appearance Matters: The Podcast!

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

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Time stamps > coming soon

Episode developed and produced by Nadia :)

72: Let's Talk About Statistics!

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 


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Music by Sian Evans & John Landau: toplinefilm.com 
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Episode developed and produced by Maia Thornton

75: Living with Eczema

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

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Episode developed and produced by Nadia Craddock

76: Warna Warni Waktu - Improving Girls' Body Confidence in Indonesia

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

77: Experiences of UK Somali adults with visible facial differences

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

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Music by Sian Evans & John Landau: toplinefilm.com 
Cover photo by Seyi Ariyo from Unsplash
Episode developed & produced by Abbi Mathews

78: Tattooing And Scars

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

79: Adults with Craniosynostosis: Creating Online Resources to Reduce Distress

In this episode, we are joined by some of the members of the CARE project team. CARE stands for Craniofacial Microsomia: Accelerating Research and Education and is aimed at investigating the psychosocial impact and healthcare burden of Craniofacial Microsomia. 

CAR's own Dr Nicola Stock (Associate Professor), Dr Alessia Johns (Paediatric Psychologist, Children's Hospital Los Angeles), Lazer Schefer (Patient advocate), and Amy Schefer (Parent advocate) join Maia to discuss this exciting project and the importance of conducting impactful research into rare conditions.

To find out more about the CARE project or to take part in the research, click here: https://linktr.ee/careforcfm

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87: CARE in Craniofacial Microsomia

#BlackLivesMatter. DREAM Cornell. May Day. #FighttheFee. Just a few of the acts of protest on Cornell's campus at the beginning of this month. Xine and Liz discuss activism, the academy, and what it takes to be an ally. 

Cornell's Response to Student Activists
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/29/cornell-student-activists_n_7167092.html

CAAAV's #JusticeforAkaiGurley #Asians4BlackLives letter
http://caaav.org/justiceforakaigurley-national-sign-on-letter


S01E05 | Can We Be Academics AND Activists?

This week we talk about colorism, and how old tweets can hurt your future career. 

#TheReceiptsPodcast is a fun, honest podcast fronted by three girls who are willing to talk about anything and everything.From relationships to situationships to everyday life experiences, you can expect unadulterated girl talk with no filter.

Hosts:

Audrey
Twitter: @Ghanasfinestx
Instagram: @Ghanas_Finest

Tolani
Twitter: @Tolly_T
Instagram: @Tolly_T

Milena Sanchez
Twitter: @Milenasanchezx
Instagram: @milenasanchezx

Get in touch and share your receipts with us, keepthereceipts@gmail.com

43. Beyond Twitter: A Lesson In Colourism (Feat Maya Jama)

Ruth Hunt, Chief Executive of Stonewall, delivered a lecture entitled "Achieving social change" as part of the Bristol Distinguished Address Series.

For photographs from event please see our Flickr gallery at: bit.ly/1O6SrQo

Watch the pre-address interview as Ruth Hunt answers selected questions: http://bit.ly/2SSgD4i

Listen more from the Bristol Distinguished Address Series: https://soundcloud.com/uwebristol/sets/bristol-distinguished-address
Watch the Bristol Distinguished Address Series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrOzUDjo8U6JTeJ02D-Bo_EtA47W6vG-T  
Learn more about the Bristol Distinguished Address Series: www.uwe.ac.uk/events/bristol-dis…hed-address-series

Ruth Hunt, Chief Executive of Stonewall | Bristol Distinguished Address Series

Social Media influencers Jada Sezer, Harnaam Kaur and Richard Blackwood joined us for a panel discussion on staying body positive in the era of social media. 

This was a Centre for Appearance Research panel discussion - part of the UWE Bristol Mental Wealth Lab Initiative.

Other panel members representing UWE Bristol included; Associate Professor Emma Halliwell, Centre for Appearance Research and Associate Professor Amy Slater, Centre for Appearance Research.

How to stay body positive in the era of social media

There are currently fewer than 30 Black women full professors in the UK... in any discipline. If you know Angela Davis and Kimberle Crenshaw, do you also know about Gail Lewis and Olive Morris? PhDiva Xine interviews Jade Bentil, a historian of Black British women's activism, and Paulette Williams, who heads initiatives to support current and aspiring Black academics. Jade and Paulette discuss staying critical of the "British" in Black British feminism, family oral histories, and the co-optation of Black studies by white saviours and colonial institutions.

Jade Bentil: https://twitter.com/divanificent
Paulette Williams: https://twitter.com/pwi11iams

Leading Routes: www.leadingroutes.org
www.twitter.com/leadingroutes

S5E6 | Black Feminism in Britain: Jade Bentil & Paulette Williams

Who is seen as the disease or the diseased? Psychologist Charissa Cheah received RAPID grant funding from the National Science Foundation to study the forms of anti-Chinese racism from COVID-19 and their impact on Chinese-American individuals, families, and communities. PhDivas Liz and Xine discuss with Professor Cheah the politics and histories around racial identification health in research and how people, especially immigrants or international students, understand their own racial positioning. Race conscious research is necessary: the media is finally recognizing the disproportionate mortality rate among African Americans. However, Professor Cheah discusses how such research can be distorted to eugenic ends to blame Black people as a distraction from structural racism.

More on Professor Cheah's NSF grant: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-03/uomb-rts030520.php
Support PhDivas on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/phdivaspodcast

S5E10 | COVID-19 Anti-Asian & Anti-Black Racism with Professor Charissa Cheah

Appearance Matters: The Podcast! Is the official podcast of the Centre for Appearance Research - a world leading research centre investigating body image and appearance psychology research, based at the University of the West of England in Bristol, UK.

Hosted and produced by Nadia Craddock, Bruna Costa, Maia Thornton, and Abbi Mathews.

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77: Experiences of UK Somali adults with visible facial differences

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