Appearance Matters: The Podcast!

Listen to our Appearance Matters: the Podcast Christmas Special 2017 on mentorship in academia - with members of the CAR team and Professor Nichola Rumsey - one of the most remarkable mentors we know. For more on the Centre for Appearance Research: www.uwe.ac.uk/car For early bird registration for our Appearance Matters 8 conference:http://www1.uwe.ac.uk/hls/research/appearanceresearch/events/appearancematters/registration.aspx (full rate applicable from March 1st) To register up for our conference mentorship breakfast: https://uwe.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3Pr6a9P5w2hvXyl Episode developed and produced by Nadia Craddock

In this third episode of Appearance Matters: The Podcast! Nadia and Nicola speak with Professor Diana Harcourt, one of the co-directors of the Centre for Appearance Research. Di tells us about her research, her career to date and her role in the forthcoming Appearance Matters 7 Conference. We also talk about best (and worst) practices for conference abstract submissions. To find out more about the Centre for Appearance Research: www.uwe.ac.uk/appearancematters Music is by the Bristol-based percussionist, David Insua-Cao. www.davidinsuacao.com Episode developed and produced by Dr Nicola Stock and Nadia Craddock

What *actually* is positive body image and how do we get it? Nadia and Jade discuss some interesting new research looking at positive body image and hear from Professor Tracy Tylka – a world leading expert on positive body image. Let us know what you think https://twitter.com/car_UWE To find out more about CAR: www.uwe.ac.uk/car Be part of CAR’s research: https://uwe.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8iHjwXSeSVM70Pz For more on Tracy Tylka: https://u.osu.edu/tracyltylka/ Also, BIG NEWS: Nadia and Jade now have work IG accounts!! Follow them here: https://www.instagram.com/nadia.craddock/ https://www.instagram.com/jade_parnell94/ Image: @recipesforselflove on Instagram - a CAR fav :) Episode written and produced by Nadia Craddock Reviewed by Emma Halliwell (Associate Professor at CAR)

In the first episode of Appearance Matters: The Podcast! Nadia and Nicola introduce the Centre for Appearance Research (or CAR for short), a world-leading centre for appearance related psychology research. We hear from several members of CAR telling us about their work and why appearance matters. To find out more about the Centre for Appearance Research: www.uwe.ac.uk/car To register for our upcoming international conference taking place in London, June 2016: www.uwe.ac.uk/appearancematters Music is by the Bristol-based percussionist, David Insua-Cao. http://www.davidinsuacao.com Episode developed and produced by Dr Nicola Stock and Nadia Craddock

Welcome to our December Dictionary Series! We recognise that we reference a whole bunch of terms and theories on this podcast and felt it was time to have a handy series of definitions that you can keep coming back to. This is a series of 24 x 5 minute episodes covering some key terms that we use a lot in our work at the centre. Episodes will be released daily and definitions have been co-created with or provided by various members of the Centre for Appearance Research team. In this episode of the series, Maia shares some definitions for the term PSYCHOSOCIAL ADJUSTMENT. To find out more about psychosocial adjustment: Listen to this previous podcast episode about psychosocial adjustment in young people with Congenital Melanocytic Nevus (a birthmark condition) https://soundcloud.com/appearance-matters/69-young-people-with-cmn OR Read this journal article about psychosocial adjustment in young people with visible differences by Gee et al. (2020): https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S174014451830545X?casa_token=IExj1b47hrUAAAAA:0-kivvJPL76odSyVZwExhh2OLwp6s5z0FM1sjkuXnzy0kbi_hVlRBfZ-5TEjFrZsLHSAr5TU Please remember to rate, review, share and subscribe and happy listening! 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 Transcript available soon at: bit.ly/3FfqSH6 Cover image designed by Abbi Matthews Episode developed by Ella Guest Episode produced by Maia Thornton