Members of the Centre for Appearance Research (CAR)
Research interests and contact details of our members.
We welcome diverse disciplines, methodologies, experiences and backgrounds in our Centre membership.
Co-Directors
Name | Key research interests |
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Professor Diana Harcourt |
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Dr Amy Slater |
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Staff
Name | Key research interests |
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Dr Latika Ahuja |
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Radhika Bhatia |
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Dr Issy Bray |
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Mahira Budhraja |
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Dr Alex Clarke |
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Eleanor Coates |
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Bruna Oliveira Costa |
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Dr Nadia Craddock |
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Professor Phillippa Diedrichs |
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Dr Catrin Griffiths |
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Kirsty Garbett |
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Dr Caterina Gentili |
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Dr Ella Guest |
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Dr Emma Halliwell |
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Farheen Hasan |
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Sharon Haywood |
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Dr Liz Jenkinson |
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Dr Mary Keeling |
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Danielle Keohane |
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Dr Helena Lewis-Smith |
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Abbi Mathews |
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Dr Tim Moss |
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Dr Nicole Paraskeva |
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Georgina Pegram |
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Christine Ramsey-Wade |
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Dr Kat Schneider |
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Harriet Smith |
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Dr Nicola Stock |
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Aline Tinoco |
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Dr Pippa Tollow |
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Associate Professor Heidi Williamson |
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Fabio Zucchelli |
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Current PhD students
Name | Title of PhD |
Chantelle Bailey |
Development and evaluation of a school-based body image intervention to change attitudes towards appearance and promote acceptance of appearance diversity |
Beth Herring |
Body image and men with breast cancer |
Christia Huntington |
Online support for people affected by burns injuries |
Kieran Moulton |
Exploring the psychosocial motivations and experiences of individuals who undergo decorative tattooing as a method of scar camouflage and/or decoration in the UK |
Jade Parnell |
Developing an intervention for primary school-aged children to increase acceptance of diversity of appearance |
Maia Thornton |
Promoting positive psychological adjustment in parents and carers of children and young people with an appearance-altering condition or injury |
Completed PhD students
Name | Title of PhD | Supervisors |
Dr Laura Armstrong-James |
Paediatric and young people's psychosocial adjustment to burn injuries |
Professor Diana Harcourt, Professor Nichola Rumsey, Dr Heidi Williamson, Dr Julia Cadogan |
Dr Jenny Barke |
Young people’s experiences of visible differences associated with genetic/inherited conditions |
Professor Diana Harcourt |
Dr Alyson Bessell |
Facing up to visible difference: The design and evaluation of a new computer-based psychosocial intervention |
Dr Tim Moss, Professor Nichola Rumsey, Professor Diana Harcourt |
Dr Heather Brant |
Psychosocial and ethical issues around visible difference associated with genetic conditions |
Professor Diana Harcourt |
Big business and body image |
Professor Phillippa Diedrichs, Dr Emma Halliwell, Dr Fiona Spotswood, Meaghan Ramsey |
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Dr Emma Dures |
Psychosocial impact of Epidermylosis Bullosa (EB) |
Professor Nichola Rumsey, Marianna Morris, Dr Kate Gleeson |
Dr Fiona Fox |
An exploration of online peer support for young people with chronic skin conditions |
Marianne Morris, Professor Nichola Rumsey |
Dr Caterina Gentili |
Body image, appearance and physical activity after diagnosis of prostate cancer |
Professor Diana Harcourt, Dr Stuart McLean, Dr Lucy McGeagh, Professor Amit Bahl, Professor Raj Persad |
Dr Nikki Hayfield |
Bisexual women’s visual identities: A feminist mixed-methods exploration |
Dr Victoria Clarke, Dr Emma Halliwell, Professor Nichola Rumsey, Dr Helen Malson |
Dr Jennifer Heath |
Peer support for parents of people affected by burn injuries |
Professor Diana Harcourt, Dr Heidi Williamson, Lisa Williams |
Dr Caroline Huxley |
An exploration of the sociocultural influences affecting lesbian and bisexual women’s body image |
Dr Emma Halliwell, Dr Victoria Clarke, Professor Nichola Rumsey |
Dr Sue Jackson |
The psychosocial importance of eyes and the impact of strabismus on adults |
Professor Nichola Rumsey, Marianne Morris, Richard Harrad |
Dr Fiona Kennedy |
The psychosocial impact and perception of Ductal Carcinoma in Situ |
Professor Diana Harcourt, Professor Nichola Rumsey |
Psychosocial support for appearance-related concerns amongst people living with a visible difference: exploring the |
Professor Diana Harcourt, Professor Nichola Rumsey, Professor Phillippa Diedrichs |
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Dr Emily Lovegrove |
Adolescents, appearance and anti-bullying strategies |
Professor Nichola Rumsey, Keith Postlethwaite |
Sabrina Meechem | The impact of social media on adolescent health and wellbeing |
Dr Amy Slater, Dr Emma Halliwell, Dr Issy Bray, Dr Yvette Morey |
Dr Geeta Patel |
Black Minority Ethnic (BME) women's experiences following breast cancer diagnosis |
Professor Diana Harcourt, Professor Nichola Rumsey, Habib Naqvi |
Psychosocial interventions to support women affected by hair loss due to chemotherapy treatment |
Professor Diana Harcourt, Professor Nichola Rumsey |
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Dr Matthew Ridley |
Redefining resilience in the context of cleft lip and/or palate: Using adult data to inform the development of an intervention to promote positive outcomes |
Professor Nichola Rumsey, Dr Amy Slater |
Dr Ben Rosser |
Cognitive information processing biases and appearance adjustment: The role of the appearance self-schema |
Dr Tim Moss, Professor Nichola Rumsey |
Dr Nick Sharratt |
The impact of appearance concerns on intimacy in people with disfigurement |
Professor Nichola Rumsey, Dr Tim Moss, Dr Elizabeth Jenkinson |
Dr Irmgard Tischner |
A critical psychological investigation of obesity |
Dr Helen Malson, Dr Emma Halliwell, Professor Nichola Rumsey |
Dr Daisy Townsend |
Exploring the role of cognitive, physical and social variables between body image and appearance concerns and physical activity participation |
Dr James Byron Daniel, Dr Emma Halliwell, Professor Diana Harcourt |
Dr Melissa Wallace |
The psychosocial impact of conditions altering appearance during adolescence |
Professor Diana Harcourt, Professor Nichola Rumsey |
Visiting staff (previous)
Name | Year | From |
September 2016–October 2017 |
University of Masstricht, Netherlands |
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September 2012–September 2013 |
Statped, Norway |
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Tara De Paoli (PhD student) |
October 2016-January 2017 |
University of Melbourne, Australia |
February 2013- July 2013 |
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September-November 2013 |
LaTrobe University, Melbourne |
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October 2011–November 2011 |
Deakin University, Melbourne |
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May–June 2018 |
Univeristat Autonoma de Barcelona |
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November 2011-November 2012 |
LaTrobe University, Melbourne |
Honorary members
Name | Honorary Award |
Dr Jessica Alleva |
CAR Honorary Research Fellow |
Dr Julia Cadogan |
CAR Honorary Research Fellow |
UWE Bristol Doctor of Science |
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UWE Bristol Doctor of Science |
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Professor Martin Persson |
CAR Honorary Research Fellow |
UWE Bristol Doctor of Science |
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