Welcome back to Appearance Matters: The Podcast! In this month’s episode, Kat speaks to Dr Luciana Zuest (Towson University, US) and Dr Eva Pila (Western University, Canada) about weight bias and weight stigma in sport and exercise settings, and how to make physical activity spaces more inclusive for all bodies.
Dr Eva Pila: https://www.uwo.ca/fhs/kin/about/faculty/pila_e.html
Body Image & Health Research Lab: https://bihlab.com/, @bihresearch (Instagram)
Dr Luciana Zuest: https://www.towson.edu/chp/departments/kinesiology/facultystaff/luciana-zuest.html
Weight-Inclusive Thinking for Fitness Spaces: https://www.weightinclusivethinking.com/
If you’re interested in hearing more about the Appearance Matters Conference, hosted by the Centre for Appearance Research (9th – 11th of June 2026), click here: https://www.uwe.ac.uk/research/centres-and-groups/appearance/news-and-events/am-conference
Appearance Matters 11 abstract submissions are now open and the deadline is the 7th of November!
Cover image by Trevor James
Music by Sian Evans & John Landau: toplinefilm.com
Episode developed and produced by Kat Schneider
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Welcome back to Appearance Matters: The Podcast! In this month’s episode, Kat speaks to Dr Luciana Zuest (Towson University, US) and Dr Eva Pila (Western University, Canada) about weight bias and weight stigma in sport and exercise settings, and how to make physical activity spaces more inclusive for all bodies.
Dr Eva Pila: https://www.uwo.ca/fhs/kin/about/faculty/pila_e.html
Body Image & Health Research Lab: https://bihlab.com/, @bihresearch (Instagram)
Dr Luciana Zuest: https://www.towson.edu/chp/departments/kinesiology/facultystaff/luciana-zuest.html
Weight-Inclusive Thinking for Fitness Spaces: https://www.weightinclusivethinking.com/
If you’re interested in hearing more about the Appearance Matters Conference, hosted by the Centre for Appearance Research (9th – 11th of June 2026), click here: https://www.uwe.ac.uk/research/centres-and-groups/appearance/news-and-events/am-conference
Appearance Matters 11 abstract submissions are now open and the deadline is the 7th of November!
Cover image by Trevor James
Music by Sian Evans & John Landau: toplinefilm.com
Episode developed and produced by Kat Schneider
Summer Short Series: Visible Difference Parenting Toolkit
Appearance Matters: The Podcast!
16 minutes 18 seconds
2 months ago
Summer Short Series: Visible Difference Parenting Toolkit
Welcome to our 2025 Summer Short Series! We're back with bitesize episodes showcasing recent work from our team at the Centre for Appearance Research!
In this episode, we are joined by Dr Maia Thornton, Senior Research Fellow at CAR, who tells us about her recent paper entitled: The Visible Difference Parenting Toolkit: development of an ACT-based intervention to improve the well-being of parents and caregivers of children with appearance-affecting conditions and injuries.
Maia discusses a support intervention for parents of children with visible differences, which she developed during her PhD.
In this episode, we also introduce two new podcast hosts. Dr Kat Schneider and Dr Ella Guest are both Senior Research Fellows at CAR who will be joining the podcast team.
Read Maia's open access paper: https://academic.oup.com/jpepsy/advance-article/doi/10.1093/jpepsy/jsaf054/8205549
Find out more about the Visible Difference Support Hub https://visibledifferencesupporthub.com/
Cover image by Trevor James
Music by Sian Evans & John Landau: toplinefilm.com
Episode developed and produced by Maia Thornton & Ella Guest
Appearance Matters: The Podcast!
Welcome back to Appearance Matters: The Podcast! In this month’s episode, Kat speaks to Dr Luciana Zuest (Towson University, US) and Dr Eva Pila (Western University, Canada) about weight bias and weight stigma in sport and exercise settings, and how to make physical activity spaces more inclusive for all bodies.
Dr Eva Pila: https://www.uwo.ca/fhs/kin/about/faculty/pila_e.html
Body Image & Health Research Lab: https://bihlab.com/, @bihresearch (Instagram)
Dr Luciana Zuest: https://www.towson.edu/chp/departments/kinesiology/facultystaff/luciana-zuest.html
Weight-Inclusive Thinking for Fitness Spaces: https://www.weightinclusivethinking.com/
If you’re interested in hearing more about the Appearance Matters Conference, hosted by the Centre for Appearance Research (9th – 11th of June 2026), click here: https://www.uwe.ac.uk/research/centres-and-groups/appearance/news-and-events/am-conference
Appearance Matters 11 abstract submissions are now open and the deadline is the 7th of November!
Cover image by Trevor James
Music by Sian Evans & John Landau: toplinefilm.com
Episode developed and produced by Kat Schneider
