PhD research
Current and completed PhD research projects in the Centre for Appearance Research
Current PhD research
Visible Difference research | Researcher |
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Online support for people affected by burns injuries | Christia Huntington |
Promoting positive psychological adjustment in parents and carers of children and young people with an appearance-altering condition or injury | Maia Thornton |
Body Image research | Researcher |
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The impact of social media on adolescent health and wellbeing | Sabrina Meechem |
Research covering Visible Difference and Body image | Researcher |
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Developing an intervention for primary school-aged children to increase acceptance of diversity of appearance | Jade Parnell |
Body image and men with breast cancer | Beth Herring |
Body image, appearance and physical activity after diagnosis of prostate cancer | Caterina Gentili |
Development and evaluation of a school-based body image intervention to change attitudes towards appearance and promote acceptance of appearance diversity | Chantelle Bailey |
Completed PhD research
Completed visible difference and body image PhD research and the staff involved.
Body Image research | Researcher |
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Big business and body image | Nadia Craddock |
An exploration of the sociocultural influences affecting lesbian and bisexual women’s body image | Caroline Huxley |
Adolescents, appearance and anti-bullying strategies | Emily Lovegrove |
A critical psychological investigation of obesity | Irmgard Tischner |
Exploring the role of cognitive, physical and social variables between body image and appearance concerns and physical activity participation | Daisy Townsend |
Development of negative body image and disordered eating in adolescents | Jamie White |
Research covering Visible Difference and Body Image | Researcher |
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Body image in midlife: Developing a psychosocial intervention for women who have received treatment for breast cancer | Helena Lewis-Smith |