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Appearance, Culture & Evolution Lab


Lab Members

Academic and Research Staff

Research Students

Georgia Tuohy – Gender attitudes and empathy in children in Uganda and the UK

Charlie Greenall – Eating and autism

Shuang Hua – Social media, gender roles and body image in Chinese women

Joel Caleb Hernandez – Colour-based appearance anxiety in Latin America

Associate Members

Dr Linda Lidborg,

Former students

Dr Bobby May (Impulsivity, gender and aggression), Dr Hue San Kuay (Child-to-parent violence), Dr Natalia Dutra (Development of cooperation in children), Dr Katy Jacques (Muscularity preferences in children and adults), Dr Louise Hanson (New methods in children’s body image),  Joe McAdam (MRes; Stereotypes of facial appearance and sexual preference in gay men), Dr James Rutter (Sexual dimorphism and gender in the voice)


Material for the public

Caregivers wanting to support girls’ body image may find it useful to visit the BeReal Campaign or this guide to helping girls learn to love their bodies.