Dove Self-Esteem Project (DSEP)

Professor Phillippa Diedrichs

Phillippa leads the CAR/DSEP partnership team of researchers. Phillippa is a research psychologist with an international reputation for creating evidence-based strategies to improve body image in community, business, and policy settings, and investigating psychological and social influences on body image (e.g., social media, advertising, peers and family).

Associate Professor Heidi Williamson

Heidi assists Phillippa with leading the CAR/DSEP partnership team. She is an experienced applied health researcher, with a reputation for developing and evaluating body image interventions for young people and adults.

Dr Latika Ahuja

Latika is a Research Fellow working on the Indian streams of research. Latika is a trained mental health professional and has experience working therapeutically with young people and adults across various mental health institutions in Mumbai and New Delhi, India.

Mahira Budhraja

Mahira is a cross-partnership Research Associate. Mahira has a background in applied health psychology. Her expertise lies in researching women's health, she has looked at facets of sexual health, pain, body image and intimate partner violence through her research career.

Dr Nadia Craddock

Nadia is a Research Fellow who leads the Confident Me stream of research in Indonesia. Nadia’s expertise lies in colourism, disordered eating and the role of business in fostering positive body image through the lens of corporate social responsibility.

Kirsty Garbett

Kirsty is a Research Fellow who leads the partnership with Girl Effect and measures validation in Indonesia. Kirsty is an applied body image researcher with extensive experience in the development and evaluation of interventions aimed to improve body confidence among adolescents.

Farheen Hasan

Farheen is a Research Associate working on India-related projects at CAR. Farheen has a background in conducting cross-cultural research, and the impact of cultural and religious factors on body image and psychosocial outcomes. Farheen is passionate about working with children in developing countries, social justice and social change, alongside her work in body image.

Sharon Haywood

Sharon is a Research Associate working on the Indonesia streams of research. She has extensive experience in size-inclusive activism and facilitating policy change in Argentina and on a global level. Sharon is passionate about applied research regarding the relationship between clothing size availability and size discrimination.

Dr Helena Lewis-Smith

Helena is a Senior Research Fellow who leads the India and Rapid Response streams of research. Helena has expertise in investigating sociocultural and psychological risk factors for, and health consequences of, body image concerns. She is also recognised for developing and evaluating interventions in education, community and clinical settings with children and adults.

Dr Emily Matheson

Emily is a Senior Research Fellow who leads the Brazil and Movement streams of research. Emily’s expertise lies in intervention development and evaluation. Emily is passionate about the use of digital innovation, as well as intervening the psychosocial barriers that prevent girls and women from engaging in and benefiting from movement.

Dr Nicole Paraskeva

Nicole is a Senior Research Fellow who leads the project in collaboration with Dove Kids. Nicole is an expert in researching risk factors for the development of body image concerns, evaluating community-based interventions including the coordination of clinical research trials, designing and evaluating shared decision-making tools for use in clinical settings, systematic reviews, and qualitative research.

Dr Jekaterina Schneider

Kat joined CAR as a Research Fellow, bringing her expertise in applied research within sport and exercise psychology and intervention development and evaluation. Kat is passionate about body image, exercise psychology, and eating disorders, as well as the promotion of diversity and inclusivity in research.

Harriet Smith

Harriet is a Research Associate primarily working on the Brazil stream of research and Rapid Response Framework, with a focus on developing and evaluating digital interventions for young people. Harriet has a background in applied health psychology research, working in clinical and community settings as an Assistant Psychologist and Research Assistant. Harriet is passionate about creating accessible mental health interventions for young people around the world. Her other interests include the role of body image in chronic health conditions, positive body image and social justice.

Aline Tinoco

Aline is Research Associate working on developing Embodied Movement Tools for Coaches and Girls. She is a dietician with an MSc in Public Health and specialises in clinical nutrition, more specifically under the Health at Every Size framework and using non-diet approaches like intuitive and mindful eating. She has extensive experience in the international NGO sector on designing planning and evaluating community programmes focusing on women’s health, from breastfeeding and maternal health to menstrual health for girls. She is particularly interested in women’s health, specifically in the areas of non-diet nutrition, intuitive eating, mindful eating and body image.