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Associate Professor of Psychology @CAR_UWE Body Image | Disordered Eating | Mental Health She/Her/Hers 💥

Bristol, England
Joined May 2012
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[2/2] We've developed an online, group CBT body image programme. Thanks to @NIHRresearch funding, this is being evaluated among women who have had #BreastCancer with the help of @MaggiesCentres. Read the free-access protocol paper here 👉🏽 bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/1… #WorldCancerDay
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[1/2] Most women will experience body image concerns following treatment for #BreastCancer. This can lead to anxiety, depression, intimacy issues, & social withdrawal. Despite this, body image support is missing. #WorldCancerDay
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Know someone who has had #BreastCancer and is struggling with #BodyImage concerns? Please share this opportunity with them👇🏽 Or pass my details on to them! 🙂 #cancer #appearance #bodyacceptance #bodyneutrality #mastectomy #breastreconstruction
🙋🏾‍♂️CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS! 🙋🏼 Have you had #BreastCancer? Are you struggling with your #BodyImage? Take part in @NIHRresearch funded #research exploring a #BodyImageSupport programme to help women feel more comfortable in their body! Find out more here 👉🏿 bit.ly/ABCStudyInfo
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Dr Helena Lewis-Smith retweeted
Great sunny prof doc #HealthPsychology supervision today with @Vrogers0709 and @H_LewisSmith in #Bristol Harbourside with great coffee and an extra supervisor 🐾🦴🐶 @PsychUWEBristol @PSRG_UWE @CAR_UWE
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Dr Helena Lewis-Smith retweeted
And the #AM10 Panel Discussion has begun! ‘Beyond the selfie: Can social media influencers shape the appearance diversity landscape?’ With @StephanieYeboah @amitzz99 @PhyllidaSwift @DrAmySlater Mazviona Madzima (YouTube), Antony Genova (Google), and @Caryn_Franklin ✨
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Break from chairing to present this exciting research at #AM10! Full paper here 👉 sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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@H_LewisSmith presents research exploring the impact of diverse representation in media on appearance concerns, weight stigma, racism & internalised racism #AM10
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Scott Griffiths presenting on how TikTok videos may contribute to eating disorders #AM10
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Dr Helena Lewis-Smith retweeted
Hope you are all enjoying @_phillippa key note lecture at #am10. Feeling #inspired to collaborate with industry to try and positively change #publichealth
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And so it begins!! #AM10 🤩
Full room here as CAR Director Professor Beth Daniels opens the #AM10 conference ❤️
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Dr Helena Lewis-Smith retweeted
Re-sharing this database of BIPOC-authored papers from across psychology. This is a wonderful resource, esp. for those aiming to diversify their syllabi, journal clubs, citation networks, and general awareness. Please add your or others' papers! docs.google.com/spreadsheets…
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These chicas ❤️ @LuzScappatura @DrMartinWagar las mejores 😍#ICED2024 😘 @LuzScappatura @DrMartinWagar – at Manhattan, NY
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Loved presenting our research led by @LatikaAhuja2 at @aedweb ICED2024. The experience of positive body image among men? It’s complicated! 🤨 – at Manhattan, NY
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Dr. @H_LewisSmith from @CAR_UWE presented on qualitative research exploring positive body image in men: “masculinity is so tied into muscularity and exercise…but men can face masculinity pressures while simultaneously experiencing positive body image” #ICED2024 @aedweb
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Thanks to our amazing speakers: Dr Anne Becker, Dr Yael Latzer, Dr Debra Franko & @sookningchua 👏 Such a privilege to share the stage with these inspiring women conducting such pioneering & impactful research across the world 🌍🤩 #ICED2024 @aedweb @DrMartinWagar @LuzScappatura – at New York, NY
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After a year of organising, it was so much fun to chair the @aedweb #ICED2024 Sociocultural Plenary ‘Beyond the West: Cultural adaptations to target sociocultural risk factors for eating disorders’ with the lovely @DrMartinWagar @LuzScappatura 🌍 ❤️ – at New York, NY
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✨Looking for a #ResearchFellow to work on an exciting @NIHRresearch project evaluating a #BodyImage programme among women with #BreastCancer! Apply here 👉🏽 t.ly/Z-KPm Job Ref: R06857 #HealthPsychology #AcademicTwitter #ResearchJob #PostDoc #JobPosting #research
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✨Looking for a #ResearchFellow to work on an exciting @NIHRresearch project evaluating a #BodyImage programme among women with #BreastCancer! Apply here 👉🏽 t.ly/Z-KPm Job Ref: R06857 #HealthPsychology #AcademicTwitter #ResearchJob #PostDoc #JobPosting #research
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Congratulations Dr @BethCHerring - you did it! 👏🏽 Your PhD has made a huge contribution to better understanding the #experience & #psychosocial needs of #men with #breastcancer & their #carers 🖤Read the first publication here 👉🏽shorturl.at/uvLX1 #MensHealth #Movember
A huge thank you to my PhD supervisors ⁦@DianaHarcourt⁩ ⁦@H_LewisSmith⁩ and Dr Nicole Paraskeva for their amazing support and guidance and making the experience so very enjoyable. I couldn’t have asked for more! #malebreastcancer #breastcancer #CAR_UWE
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Dr Helena Lewis-Smith retweeted
Embrace an Inclusive Halloween! 🧡 Halloween can be a difficult time for those with appearance-altering conditions or injuries. Let's choose costumes that celebrate creativity, not stereotypes. #InclusiveHalloween #EmbraceDifferences #Halloween #Scars #Scarring #FacialDifference
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👀 Check out this new tool aimed at boosting girls’ #bodyconfidence both on & off the #sports field - rigorously evaluated by my amazing colleagues! 🏀🏑🏉🩰⚽️#KeepHerConfident #bodyimage
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Dr Helena Lewis-Smith retweeted
🩳On this week’s SUMMER SHORT, we have @GarbettKirsty Research Fellow at CAR, discussing their paper titled ‘Body Image Among Girls In Indonesia: Associations with Disordered Eating Behaviours, Life Engagement, Desire for Cosmetic Surgery and Psychosocial Influences’.
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